Lancaster County schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 18 schools in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with reported English Language Arts scores. Pennsylvania state average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warwick SHS Lititz · Warwick SD | High | 81.0% | +29.9pp |
| 2 | Ephrata SHS Ephrata · Ephrata Area SD | High | 79.2% | +28.1pp |
| 3 | Manheim Twp HS Lancaster · Manheim Township SD | High | 78.7% | +27.6pp |
| 4 | Cocalico SHS Denver · Cocalico SD | High | 78.6% | +27.5pp |
| 5 | Lampeter-Strasburg SHS Lampeter · Lampeter-Strasburg SD | High | 75.0% | +23.9pp |
| 6 | Penn Manor HS Millersville · Penn Manor SD | High | 74.7% | +23.6pp |
| 7 | Hempfield SHS Landisville · Hempfield SD | High | 73.7% | +22.6pp |
| 8 | Garden Spot SHS New Holland · Eastern Lancaster County SD | High | 69.8% | +18.7pp |
| 9 | Conestoga Valley SHS Lancaster · Conestoga Valley SD | High | 69.6% | +18.5pp |
| 10 | Manheim Central SHS Manheim · Manheim Central SD | High | 66.7% | +15.6pp |
| 11 | Elizabethtown Area SHS Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown Area SD | High | 65.4% | +14.3pp |
| 12 | Donegal HS Mount Joy · Donegal SD | High | 63.2% | +12.1pp |
| 13 | Pequea Valley HS Kinzers · Pequea Valley SD | High | 54.2% | +3.1pp |
| 14 | Solanco HS Quarryville · Solanco SD | High | 51.2% | +0.1pp |
| 15 | McCaskey Campus Lancaster · Lancaster SD | High | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 16 | Columbia HS Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | High | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 17 | Phoenix Academy Lancaster · Lancaster SD | High | 18.6% | -32.5pp |
| 18 | La Academia Partnership CS Lancaster · La Academia Partnership CS | High | 11.0% | -40.1pp |
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 Lancaster 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.