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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Pennsylvania

626 public high schools in Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Downingtown STEM Academy leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 59.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

626

Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

99.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

59.1%

BEST IN READING · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Downingtown STEM Academy	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	962	99.6%
2	Central HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	2,329	96.3%
3	Lower Merion HS	Ardmore, PA	Lower Merion SD	High	1,674	94.9%
4	Upper Saint Clair HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	High	1,269	94.5%
5	Mt Lebanon SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	High	1,772	94.1%
6	Freeport Area SHS	Freeport, PA	Freeport Area SD	High	512	92.4%
7	Gamp	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	634	92.4%
8	Harriton SHS	Rosemont, PA	Lower Merion SD	High	1,239	92.3%
9	Fox Chapel Area HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	High	1,360	92.0%
10	Thomas Jefferson HS	Jefferson Hills, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	High	1,041	92.0%
11	Springfield HS	Springfield, PA	Springfield SD	High	1,434	91.9%
12	Academy at Palumbo	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	1,225	91.7%
13	Delaware Valley HS	Milford, PA	Delaware Valley SD	High	1,380	91.1%
14	Masterman Julia R Sec Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	1,183	90.9%
15	Radnor SHS	Radnor, PA	Radnor Township SD	High	1,146	90.8%
16	HS of Engineering & Science	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	851	90.7%
17	Penn Trafford HS	Harrison City, PA	Penn-Trafford SD	High	1,167	90.5%
18	Pine-Richland HS	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	High	1,449	89.7%
19	Hampton HS	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	High	865	89.7%
20	Palmyra Area SHS	Palmyra, PA	Palmyra Area SD	High	1,126	89.6%
21	Peters Twp HS	McMurray, PA	Peters Township SD	High	1,267	89.0%
22	Science Leadership Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	502	89.0%
23	New Hope-Solebury HS	New Hope, PA	New Hope-Solebury SD	High	450	88.5%
24	North Allegheny HS	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	High	2,711	88.4%
25	State College Area HS	State College, PA	State College Area SD	High	2,402	88.4%
26	Conestoga SHS	Berwyn, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	High	2,264	87.9%
27	Unionville HS	Kennett Square, PA	Unionville-Chadds Ford SD	High	1,263	87.9%
28	Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	Bethlehem, PA	Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	High	550	87.8%
29	Abington Heights HS	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	High	1,115	87.5%
30	Hershey HS	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	High	1,050	86.6%
31	Haverford SHS	Havertown, PA	Haverford Township SD	High	1,994	86.3%
32	Penncrest HS	Media, PA	Rose Tree Media SD	High	1,255	86.3%
33	York Suburban SHS	York, PA	York Suburban SD	High	859	86.3%
34	Garnet Valley HS	Glen Mills, PA	Garnet Valley SD	High	1,485	86.2%
35	Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	840	86.1%
36	South Fayette HS	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	High	1,143	86.0%
37	Central Bucks HS-East	Doylestown, PA	Central Bucks SD	High	1,374	85.8%
38	Wissahickon SHS	Ambler, PA	Wissahickon SD	High	1,480	85.3%
39	Camp Hill SHS	Camp Hill, PA	Camp Hill SD	High	400	85.0%
40	Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS	Plymouth Meeting, PA	Colonial SD	High	1,637	84.9%
41	Parkway Center City Middle College	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	436	84.5%
42	Capital Area School for the Arts CS	Harrisburg, PA	Capital Area School for the Arts CS	High	193	84.2%
43	Creative and Performing Arts	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	643	84.1%
44	Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	599	83.3%
45	Norwin HS	North Huntingdon, PA	Norwin SD	High	1,671	83.2%
46	Perkiomen Valley HS	Collegeville, PA	Perkiomen Valley SD	High	1,616	83.2%
47	Honesdale HS	Honesdale, PA	Wayne Highlands SD	High	679	83.0%
48	Quaker Valley HS	Leetsdale, PA	Quaker Valley SD	High	550	82.9%
49	Lewisburg HS	Lewisburg, PA	Lewisburg Area SD	High	551	82.6%
50	Strath Haven HS	Wallingford, PA	Wallingford-Swarthmore SD	High	1,175	82.5%

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