Philadelphia County schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 193 schools in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania with reported English Language Arts scores. Pennsylvania state average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Holme Thomas Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 35.9% | -15.2pp |
| 52 | Universal Alcorn CS Philadelphia · Universal Alcorn CS | Elementary | 35.8% | -15.3pp |
| 53 | Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS Philadelphia · Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 54 | Farrell Louis H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 55 | Fitzpatrick Aloysius L Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 33.2% | -17.9pp |
| 56 | Childs George W Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 33.0% | -18.1pp |
| 57 | Northeast Community Propel Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 32.7% | -18.4pp |
| 58 | Mayfair Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 32.6% | -18.5pp |
| 59 | Girard Stephen Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 32.5% | -18.6pp |
| 60 | Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary | Elementary | 32.4% | -18.7pp |
| 61 | Mastery CS-Smedley Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Smedley Campus | Elementary | 32.2% | -18.9pp |
| 62 | Kearny Gen Philip Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 32.0% | -19.1pp |
| 63 | Antonia Pantoja Community CS Philadelphia · Antonia Pantoja Community CS | Elementary | 31.9% | -19.2pp |
| 64 | Mastery Prep Elementary CS Philadelphia · Mastery Prep Elementary CS | Elementary | 31.3% | -19.8pp |
| 65 | Richmond Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 31.2% | -19.9pp |
| 66 | Penrose Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 30.5% | -20.6pp |
| 67 | Rhawnhurst Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 30.5% | -20.6pp |
| 68 | Mastery CS - Mann Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Mann Campus | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.9pp |
| 69 | West Oak Lane CS Philadelphia · West Oak Lane CS | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.1pp |
| 70 | Brown Henry A Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.3pp |
| 71 | Inquiry CS Philadelphia · Inquiry CS | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.3pp |
| 72 | Franklin S Edmonds Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.6pp |
| 73 | Northwood Academy CS Philadelphia · Northwood Academy CS | Elementary | 29.4% | -21.7pp |
| 74 | Crossan Kennedy C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 75 | Samuel Gompers Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 76 | Emlen Eleanor C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 77 | Logan James Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 78 | Catharine Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.7% | -22.4pp |
| 79 | Waring Laura W Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.4% | -22.7pp |
| 80 | Pennell Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.3% | -22.8pp |
| 81 | Juniata Park Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 82 | Olney El Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 83 | Ziegler William H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.1% | -23.0pp |
| 84 | Brown Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 26.9% | -24.2pp |
| 85 | Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary | Elementary | 26.4% | -24.7pp |
| 86 | Overbrook Elementary School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 26.3% | -24.8pp |
| 87 | McCloskey John F Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 26.1% | -25.0pp |
| 88 | Mastery CS John Wister Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS John Wister Elementary | Elementary | 26.0% | -25.1pp |
| 89 | Key Francis Scott Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 25.9% | -25.2pp |
| 90 | Day Anna B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 25.0% | -26.1pp |
| 91 | Patterson John M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 25.0% | -26.1pp |
| 92 | Finletter Thomas K Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 24.8% | -26.3pp |
| 93 | Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.7pp |
| 94 | Discovery CS Philadelphia · Discovery CS | Elementary | 24.0% | -27.1pp |
| 95 | KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS Philadelphia · KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS | Elementary | 23.9% | -27.2pp |
| 96 | Rowen William Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.5% | -27.6pp |
| 97 | Lowell James R Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.4% | -27.7pp |
| 98 | Bryant William C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.3% | -27.8pp |
| 99 | Washington Martha Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.3% | -27.8pp |
| 100 | Wissahickon CS Philadelphia · Wissahickon CS | Elementary | 23.2% | -27.9pp |
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.