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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Bregy F Amedee Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.1% | -28.0pp |
| 102 | Ellwood Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 22.9% | -28.2pp |
| 103 | Independence CS West Philadelphia · Independence CS West | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.4pp |
| 104 | Forrest Edwin Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 22.1% | -29.0pp |
| 105 | Russell Byers CS Philadelphia · Russell Byers CS | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 106 | Webster Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 107 | Dunbar Paul L Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.5% | -29.6pp |
| 108 | Solis-Cohen Solomon Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.5% | -29.6pp |
| 109 | Franklin Benjamin Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.7pp |
| 110 | Lawton Henry W Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.7pp |
| 111 | Sheppard Isaac Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.7pp |
| 112 | KIPP West Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · KIPP West Philadelphia CS | Elementary | 21.2% | -29.9pp |
| 113 | Fitler Academics Plus Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.0% | -30.1pp |
| 114 | Kelley William D Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.0% | -30.1pp |
| 115 | Harrington Avery D Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 20.9% | -30.2pp |
| 116 | Global Leadership Academy CS Philadelphia · Global Leadership Academy CS | Elementary | 20.7% | -30.4pp |
| 117 | Hopkinson Francis Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 20.5% | -30.6pp |
| 118 | Southwest Leadership Academy CS Philadelphia · Southwest Leadership Academy CS | Elementary | 20.4% | -30.7pp |
| 119 | Comegys Benjamin B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 20.3% | -30.8pp |
| 120 | Kelly John B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 20.0% | -31.1pp |
| 121 | Marshall Thurgood Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.8% | -31.3pp |
| 122 | Welsh John Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.8% | -31.3pp |
| 123 | Spruance Gilbert Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.5% | -31.6pp |
| 124 | Allen Ethan Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.2% | -31.9pp |
| 125 | Hamilton Andrew Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.0% | -32.1pp |
| 126 | Morrison Andrew J Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.5pp |
| 127 | KIPP Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · KIPP Philadelphia CS | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 128 | Morris Robert Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 129 | Duckrey Tanner Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 18.2% | -32.9pp |
| 130 | Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS | Elementary | 18.2% | -32.9pp |
| 131 | Deep Roots CS Philadelphia · Deep Roots CS | Elementary | 17.7% | -33.4pp |
| 132 | Philadelphia Montessori CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Montessori CS | Elementary | 17.6% | -33.5pp |
| 133 | Anderson Add B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 17.3% | -33.8pp |
| 134 | DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 17.3% | -33.8pp |
| 135 | Lindley Academy CS at Birney Philadelphia · Lindley Academy CS at Birney | Elementary | 17.1% | -34.0pp |
| 136 | People for People CS Philadelphia · People for People CS | Elementary | 16.8% | -34.3pp |
| 137 | Munoz-Marin Luis Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.6% | -34.5pp |
| 138 | Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 139 | Locke Alain Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 140 | The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds Philadelphia · The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 141 | Samuel Pennypacker Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.3% | -34.8pp |
| 142 | Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey Philadelphia · Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey | Elementary | 16.1% | -35.0pp |
| 143 | Marshall John Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.1% | -35.0pp |
| 144 | Hunter William H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.0% | -35.1pp |
| 145 | Rhoads James Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.0% | -35.1pp |
| 146 | Cramp William Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.9% | -35.2pp |
| 147 | Prince Hall Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.5% | -35.6pp |
| 148 | Bethune Mary McLeod Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.4% | -35.7pp |
| 149 | Guidon S Bluford El Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.3% | -35.8pp |
| 150 | Willard Frances E Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.3% | -35.8pp |
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 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.