Berks County schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 91 schools in Berks County, Pennsylvania with reported English Language Arts scores. Pennsylvania state average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kutztown Area SHS Kutztown · Kutztown Area SD | High | 78.1% | +27.0pp |
| 2 | Wilson HS West Lawn · Wilson SD | High | 76.1% | +25.0pp |
| 3 | Tulpehocken Area HS Bernville · Tulpehocken Area SD | High | 73.7% | +22.6pp |
| 4 | Exeter Twp SHS Reading · Exeter Township SD | High | 73.0% | +21.9pp |
| 5 | West Reading El Ctr West Reading · Wyomissing Area SD | Middle | 72.7% | +21.6pp |
| 6 | Twin Valley HS Elverson · Twin Valley SD | High | 72.4% | +21.3pp |
| 7 | Daniel Boone Area HS Birdsboro · Daniel Boone Area SD | High | 71.8% | +20.7pp |
| 8 | Boyertown Area SHS Boyertown · Boyertown Area SD | High | 68.9% | +17.8pp |
| 9 | Oley Valley SHS Oley · Oley Valley SD | High | 67.9% | +16.8pp |
| 10 | Fleetwood SHS Fleetwood · Fleetwood Area SD | High | 66.2% | +15.1pp |
| 11 | Conrad Weiser HS Robesonia · Conrad Weiser Area SD | High | 64.5% | +13.4pp |
| 12 | Kutztown Area MS Kutztown · Kutztown Area SD | Middle | 63.8% | +12.7pp |
| 13 | Shiloh Hills El Sch Sinking Spring · Wilson SD | Elementary | 61.1% | +10.0pp |
| 14 | Whitfield El Sch West Lawn · Wilson SD | Elementary | 60.4% | +9.3pp |
| 15 | Kutztown El Sch Kutztown · Kutztown Area SD | Elementary | 60.3% | +9.2pp |
| 16 | Owatin Creek El Sch Reading · Exeter Township SD | Elementary | 59.6% | +8.5pp |
| 17 | Oley Valley El Sch Oley · Oley Valley SD | Elementary | 58.9% | +7.8pp |
| 18 | Governor Mifflin SHS Shillington · Governor Mifflin SD | High | 58.7% | +7.6pp |
| 19 | Wyomissing Hills El Ctr Wyomissing · Wyomissing Area SD | Elementary | 58.7% | +7.6pp |
| 20 | Hamburg Area HS Hamburg · Hamburg Area SD | High | 58.4% | +7.3pp |
| 21 | Schuylkill Valley HS Leesport · Schuylkill Valley SD | High | 57.9% | +6.8pp |
| 22 | Spring Ridge El Sch Wyomissing · Wilson SD | Elementary | 57.4% | +6.3pp |
| 23 | Conrad Weiser East El Sch Wernersville · Conrad Weiser Area SD | Elementary | 57.0% | +5.9pp |
| 24 | Wilson West MS Sinking Spring · Wilson SD | Middle | 56.6% | +5.5pp |
| 25 | Boyertown Area MS-West Boyertown · Boyertown Area SD | Middle | 56.0% | +4.9pp |
| 26 | Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr Douglassville · Daniel Boone Area SD | Elementary | 55.9% | +4.8pp |
| 27 | Earl El Sch Boyertown · Boyertown Area SD | Elementary | 55.9% | +4.8pp |
| 28 | Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS Topton · Brandywine Heights Area SD | Middle | 55.5% | +4.4pp |
| 29 | Tulpehocken Area MS Bernville · Tulpehocken Area SD | Middle | 53.9% | +2.8pp |
| 30 | Wyomissing Area JSHS Wyomissing · Wyomissing Area SD | High | 53.9% | +2.8pp |
| 31 | Twin Valley MS Elverson · Twin Valley SD | Middle | 53.7% | +2.6pp |
| 32 | Green Valley El Sch Sinking Spring · Wilson SD | Elementary | 53.3% | +2.2pp |
| 33 | Oley Valley MS Oley · Oley Valley SD | Middle | 53.1% | +2.0pp |
| 34 | Boyertown El Sch Boyertown · Boyertown Area SD | Elementary | 51.9% | +0.8pp |
| 35 | Brandywine Heights HS Mertztown · Brandywine Heights Area SD | High | 51.9% | +0.8pp |
| 36 | Reiffton Sch Reading · Exeter Township SD | Middle | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 37 | Andrew Maier El Sch Blandon · Fleetwood Area SD | Elementary | 51.4% | +0.3pp |
| 38 | Cornwall Terrace El Sch Sinking Spring · Wilson SD | Elementary | 50.9% | -0.2pp |
| 39 | Washington El Sch Barto · Boyertown Area SD | Elementary | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 40 | Wilson Southern MS Sinking Spring · Wilson SD | Middle | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 41 | Greenwich-Lenhartsville El Sch Lenhartsville · Kutztown Area SD | Elementary | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 42 | Penn Bernville El Sch Bernville · Tulpehocken Area SD | Elementary | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 43 | Hereford El Sch Hereford · Upper Perkiomen SD | Elementary | 49.6% | -1.5pp |
| 44 | Schuylkill Valley MS Leesport · Schuylkill Valley SD | Middle | 48.5% | -2.6pp |
| 45 | Exeter Twp JHS Reading · Exeter Township SD | Middle | 48.2% | -2.9pp |
| 46 | Robeson El Ctr Birdsboro · Twin Valley SD | Elementary | 48.2% | -2.9pp |
| 47 | Jacksonwald El Sch Reading · Exeter Township SD | Elementary | 47.6% | -3.5pp |
| 48 | Intermediate Sch Shillington · Governor Mifflin SD | Middle | 47.2% | -3.9pp |
| 49 | Daniel Boone Area MS Douglassville · Daniel Boone Area SD | Middle | 46.7% | -4.4pp |
| 50 | Muhlenberg HS Reading · Muhlenberg SD | High | 46.7% | -4.4pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the PSSA + Keystone % Proficient or Advanced threshold on the latest available PSSA + Keystone English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Berks County, Pennsylvania with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Pennsylvania statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Pennsylvania ranking.