Philadelphia County schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 297 schools in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania with reported English Language Arts scores. Pennsylvania state average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 96.3% | +45.2pp |
| 2 | Gamp Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 92.4% | +41.3pp |
| 3 | Academy at Palumbo Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 91.7% | +40.6pp |
| 4 | Masterman Julia R Sec Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 90.9% | +39.8pp |
| 5 | HS of Engineering & Science Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 90.7% | +39.6pp |
| 6 | Meredith William M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 90.5% | +39.4pp |
| 7 | Penn Alexander Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 89.9% | +38.8pp |
| 8 | Science Leadership Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 89.0% | +37.9pp |
| 9 | Greenfield Albert M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 86.3% | +35.2pp |
| 10 | Parkway Center City Middle College Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 84.5% | +33.4pp |
| 11 | Creative and Performing Arts Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 84.1% | +33.0pp |
| 12 | Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 83.3% | +32.2pp |
| 13 | McCall Gen George A Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 79.3% | +28.2pp |
| 14 | Greenberg Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 74.2% | +23.1pp |
| 15 | Bodine William W HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 72.0% | +20.9pp |
| 16 | Franklin Towne CHS Philadelphia · Franklin Towne CHS | High | 70.8% | +19.7pp |
| 17 | Girls HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 70.8% | +19.7pp |
| 18 | Adaire Alexander Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 70.7% | +19.6pp |
| 19 | Jenks Abram Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 70.5% | +19.4pp |
| 20 | The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 68.8% | +17.7pp |
| 21 | Powel Samuel Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 68.1% | +17.0pp |
| 22 | Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures CS Philadelphia · Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures CS | Elementary | 65.5% | +14.4pp |
| 23 | Franklin LC Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 65.3% | +14.2pp |
| 24 | Cook-Wissahickon Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 63.9% | +12.8pp |
| 25 | Fanny Jackson Coppin Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 63.4% | +12.3pp |
| 26 | Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 62.8% | +11.7pp |
| 27 | Henry Charles W Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 62.2% | +11.1pp |
| 28 | Kensington Health Sciences Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 62.2% | +11.1pp |
| 29 | Green Woods CS Philadelphia · Green Woods CS | Elementary | 61.7% | +10.6pp |
| 30 | Christopher Columbus CS Philadelphia · Christopher Columbus CS | Elementary | 60.8% | +9.7pp |
| 31 | John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 60.7% | +9.6pp |
| 32 | TECH Freire CS Philadelphia · TECH Freire CS | High | 59.8% | +8.7pp |
| 33 | Hackett Horatio B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 59.4% | +8.3pp |
| 34 | Baldi C C A MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 58.2% | +7.1pp |
| 35 | Multicultural Academy CS Philadelphia · Multicultural Academy CS | High | 57.4% | +6.3pp |
| 36 | Stanton Edwin M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 57.3% | +6.2pp |
| 37 | Mathematics Science & Technology Community CS Philadelphia · Mathematics Science & Technology Community CS | Combined | 56.1% | +5.0pp |
| 38 | Dobson James Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 56.0% | +4.9pp |
| 39 | New Foundations CS Philadelphia · New Foundations CS | Combined | 56.0% | +4.9pp |
| 40 | Universal Audenried CS Philadelphia · Universal Audenried CS | High | 55.1% | +4.0pp |
| 41 | Science Leadership Academy MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 54.7% | +3.6pp |
| 42 | Frank Anne Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 54.0% | +2.9pp |
| 43 | Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 53.4% | +2.3pp |
| 44 | Philadelphia Academy CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Academy CS | Combined | 52.6% | +1.5pp |
| 45 | Shawmont Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 51.9% | +0.8pp |
| 46 | Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 47 | Fox Chase Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 51.6% | +0.5pp |
| 48 | Philadelphia Performing Arts CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Performing Arts CS | Combined | 51.6% | +0.5pp |
| 49 | Decatur Stephen Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 51.5% | +0.4pp |
| 50 | Bache-Martin Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 51.2% | +0.1pp |
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 Philadelphia 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.