Centre County schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 31 schools in Centre County, Pennsylvania with reported English Language Arts scores. Pennsylvania state average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State College Area HS State College · State College Area SD | High | 88.4% | +37.3pp |
| 2 | Ferguson Twp El Sch Pine Grove Mills · State College Area SD | Elementary | 81.1% | +30.0pp |
| 3 | Park Forest MS State College · State College Area SD | Middle | 79.2% | +28.1pp |
| 4 | Radio Park El Sch State College · State College Area SD | Elementary | 78.5% | +27.4pp |
| 5 | Centre Hall-Potter El Sch Centre Hall · Penns Valley Area SD | Elementary | 75.3% | +24.2pp |
| 6 | Mount Nittany MS State College · State College Area SD | Middle | 75.2% | +24.1pp |
| 7 | Howard El Sch Howard · Bald Eagle Area SD | Elementary | 72.7% | +21.6pp |
| 8 | Centre Learning Community CS State College · Centre Learning Community CS | Middle | 72.1% | +21.0pp |
| 9 | Mount Nittany El Sch State College · State College Area SD | Elementary | 71.5% | +20.4pp |
| 10 | Spring Creek El Sch State College · State College Area SD | Elementary | 68.8% | +17.7pp |
| 11 | Corl Street El Sch State College · State College Area SD | Elementary | 68.1% | +17.0pp |
| 12 | Park Forest El Sch State College · State College Area SD | Elementary | 68.1% | +17.0pp |
| 13 | Benner El Sch Bellefonte · Bellefonte Area SD | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.8pp |
| 14 | Bellefonte Area HS Bellefonte · Bellefonte Area SD | High | 67.2% | +16.1pp |
| 15 | Easterly Parkway El Sch State College · State College Area SD | Elementary | 64.7% | +13.6pp |
| 16 | Marion-Walker El Sch Bellefonte · Bellefonte Area SD | Elementary | 63.6% | +12.5pp |
| 17 | Philipsburg El Sch Philipsburg · Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD | Elementary | 63.3% | +12.2pp |
| 18 | Miles Township El Sch Rebersburg · Penns Valley Area SD | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.2pp |
| 19 | Mountaintop Area El Sch Snow Shoe · Bald Eagle Area SD | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.8pp |
| 20 | Gray's Woods El Sch Port Matilda · State College Area SD | Elementary | 60.1% | +9.0pp |
| 21 | Penns Valley Area El and Intrmd Sch Spring Mills · Penns Valley Area SD | Elementary | 59.4% | +8.3pp |
| 22 | Young Scholars of Central PA CS State College · Young Scholars of Central PA CS | Elementary | 59.1% | +8.0pp |
| 23 | Pleasant Gap El Sch Pleasant Gap · Bellefonte Area SD | Elementary | 58.1% | +7.0pp |
| 24 | Philipsburg-Osceola Area HS Philipsburg · Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD | High | 57.9% | +6.8pp |
| 25 | Bellefonte Area MS Bellefonte · Bellefonte Area SD | Middle | 56.5% | +5.4pp |
| 26 | Port Matilda El Sch Port Matilda · Bald Eagle Area SD | Elementary | 54.5% | +3.4pp |
| 27 | Liberty-Curtin El Sch Blanchard · Keystone Central SD | Elementary | 48.3% | -2.8pp |
| 28 | Bellefonte El Sch Bellefonte · Bellefonte Area SD | Elementary | 47.4% | -3.7pp |
| 29 | Penns Valley Area JSHS Spring Mills · Penns Valley Area SD | High | 45.4% | -5.7pp |
| 30 | Bald Eagle Area MS/SHS Wingate · Bald Eagle Area SD | High | 43.4% | -7.7pp |
| 31 | Wingate El Sch Wingate · Bald Eagle Area SD | Elementary | 34.3% | -16.8pp |
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 Centre 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.