Lancaster County schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 106 schools in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with reported English Language Arts scores. Pennsylvania state average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Elizabethtown Area MS Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown Area SD | Middle | 56.8% | +5.7pp |
| 52 | Mountville El Sch Mountville · Hempfield SD | Elementary | 56.1% | +5.0pp |
| 53 | Fulton El Sch Ephrata · Ephrata Area SD | Elementary | 55.3% | +4.2pp |
| 54 | John R Bonfield El Sch Lititz · Warwick SD | Elementary | 55.3% | +4.2pp |
| 55 | Doe Run El Sch Manheim · Manheim Central SD | Elementary | 55.0% | +3.9pp |
| 56 | Fritz El Sch Lancaster · Conestoga Valley SD | Elementary | 54.8% | +3.7pp |
| 57 | Pequea Valley HS Kinzers · Pequea Valley SD | High | 54.2% | +3.1pp |
| 58 | New Holland Elementary New Holland · Eastern Lancaster County SD | Elementary | 54.1% | +3.0pp |
| 59 | Highland El Sch Ephrata · Ephrata Area SD | Elementary | 53.8% | +2.7pp |
| 60 | Hambright El Sch Lancaster · Penn Manor SD | Elementary | 52.4% | +1.3pp |
| 61 | Brecknock El Sch Denver · Eastern Lancaster County SD | Elementary | 51.9% | +0.8pp |
| 62 | Gerald G Huesken MS Lancaster · Conestoga Valley SD | Middle | 51.3% | +0.2pp |
| 63 | Solanco HS Quarryville · Solanco SD | High | 51.2% | +0.1pp |
| 64 | Ephrata Intermediate Sch Ephrata · Ephrata Area SD | Middle | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 65 | McCaskey Campus Lancaster · Lancaster SD | High | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 66 | Paradise El Sch Paradise · Pequea Valley SD | Elementary | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 67 | Donegal Intermediate School Marietta · Donegal SD | Elementary | 50.3% | -0.8pp |
| 68 | Bear Creek School Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown Area SD | Elementary | 50.1% | -1.0pp |
| 69 | Manheim Central MS Manheim · Manheim Central SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 70 | Pequea El Sch Willow Street · Penn Manor SD | Elementary | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
| 71 | Salisbury El Sch Gap · Pequea Valley SD | Elementary | 48.7% | -2.4pp |
| 72 | Wickersham El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 48.1% | -3.0pp |
| 73 | Ephrata MS Ephrata · Ephrata Area SD | Middle | 47.8% | -3.3pp |
| 74 | Baron EL Sch Manheim · Manheim Central SD | Elementary | 47.4% | -3.7pp |
| 75 | Pequea Valley Intrmd Sch Kinzers · Pequea Valley SD | Middle | 47.0% | -4.1pp |
| 76 | Donegal JHS Mount Joy · Donegal SD | Middle | 46.5% | -4.6pp |
| 77 | Wharton El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 78 | Smith-Wade-El El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.5pp |
| 79 | Providence El Sch New Providence · Solanco SD | Elementary | 43.4% | -7.7pp |
| 80 | Clermont El Sch Quarryville · Solanco SD | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.8pp |
| 81 | Garden Spot MS New Holland · Eastern Lancaster County SD | Middle | 42.9% | -8.2pp |
| 82 | Swift MS Quarryville · Solanco SD | Middle | 41.7% | -9.4pp |
| 83 | Quarryville El Sch Quarryville · Solanco SD | Elementary | 41.3% | -9.8pp |
| 84 | Fulton El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 85 | Smith MS Quarryville · Solanco SD | Middle | 37.9% | -13.2pp |
| 86 | Reynolds MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 87 | Burrowes El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 35.2% | -15.9pp |
| 88 | Smoketown El Sch Lancaster · Conestoga Valley SD | Elementary | 34.9% | -16.2pp |
| 89 | Leola El Sch Lancaster · Conestoga Valley SD | Elementary | 33.1% | -18.0pp |
| 90 | Ross El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 31.4% | -19.7pp |
| 91 | Hamilton El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 30.9% | -20.2pp |
| 92 | Lincoln MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 28.7% | -22.4pp |
| 93 | Columbia HS Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | High | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 94 | Martin School Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.1pp |
| 95 | Washington El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.7pp |
| 96 | Columbia MS Taylor Campus Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | Middle | 24.0% | -27.1pp |
| 97 | Wheatland MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 22.9% | -28.2pp |
| 98 | Lafayette El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 22.8% | -28.3pp |
| 99 | Park El Sch Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.8pp |
| 100 | Columbia MS Hill Campus Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | Middle | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
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.