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The highest-performing public schools in science in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Across Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 36 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Mercersburg El Sch leads the list at 97.0%, against a median of 77.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Science)

97.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

77.3%

BEST IN SCIENCE · FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Mercersburg El Sch	Mercersburg, PA	Tuscarora SD	Elementary	232	97.0%
2	Guilford Hills El Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Elementary	191	96.7%
3	Lurgan El Sch	Lurgan, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Elementary	121	94.7%
4	Fannett-Metal El Sch	Willow Hill, PA	Fannett-Metal SD	Elementary	175	90.9%
5	Mountain View El Sch	Mercersburg, PA	Tuscarora SD	Elementary	185	89.3%
6	Hooverville El Sch	Waynesboro, PA	Waynesboro Area SD	Elementary	317	88.5%
7	Buchanan El Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Elementary	251	87.9%
8	Greencastle-Antrim El Sch	Greencastle, PA	Greencastle-Antrim SD	Elementary	671	87.9%
9	South Hamilton El Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Elementary	275	87.5%
10	Scotland El Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Elementary	460	87.1%
11	Summitview El Sch	Waynesboro, PA	Waynesboro Area SD	Elementary	363	87.0%
12	Hamilton Heights El Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Elementary	553	83.3%
13	Mowrey El Sch	Waynesboro, PA	Waynesboro Area SD	Elementary	534	82.6%
14	Fayetteville El Sch	Fayetteville, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Elementary	481	82.0%
15	Falling Spring El Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Elementary	256	81.8%
16	New Franklin El Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Elementary	206	81.0%
17	Marion El Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Elementary	292	80.6%
18	Grandview El Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Elementary	277	77.6%
19	Fairview El Sch	Waynesboro, PA	Waynesboro Area SD	Elementary	597	77.0%
20	Stevens El Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Elementary	305	72.9%
21	Greencastle-Antrim MS	Greencastle, PA	Greencastle-Antrim SD	Middle	729	72.8%
22	St Thomas El Sch	Saint Thomas, PA	Tuscarora SD	Elementary	297	68.3%
23	Chambersburg Area MS - North	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Middle	1,072	68.2%
24	Benjamin Chambers El Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Elementary	583	67.0%
25	Montgomery El Sch	Mercersburg, PA	Tuscarora SD	Elementary	212	65.2%
26	James Buchanan MS	Mercersburg, PA	Tuscarora SD	Middle	535	61.5%
27	Greencastle-Antrim SHS	Greencastle, PA	Greencastle-Antrim SD	High	982	61.4%
28	Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	High	706	61.0%
29	Chambersburg Area MS - South	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	Middle	1,025	59.5%
30	Waynesboro Area MS	Waynesboro, PA	Waynesboro Area SD	Middle	887	53.6%
31	Shippensburg Area MS	Shippensburg, PA	Shippensburg Area SD	Middle	851	50.9%
32	James Buchanan HS	Mercersburg, PA	Tuscarora SD	High	721	50.0%
33	Fannett-Metal SHS	Willow Hill, PA	Fannett-Metal SD	High	124	48.0%
34	Waynesboro Area Senior High School	Waynesboro, PA	Waynesboro Area SD	High	1,392	46.7%
35	Chambersburg Area SHS	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	High	2,319	46.2%
36	Shippensburg Area SHS	Shippensburg, PA	Shippensburg Area SD	High	1,097	43.6%

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