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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Farrell Louis H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 102 | Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 33.3% | -17.8pp |
| 103 | Fitzpatrick Aloysius L Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 33.2% | -17.9pp |
| 104 | Childs George W Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 33.0% | -18.1pp |
| 105 | Mastery CS-Pickett Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Pickett Campus | High | 33.0% | -18.1pp |
| 106 | Northeast Community Propel Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 32.7% | -18.4pp |
| 107 | MaST Community CS III Philadelphia · MaST Community CS III | Combined | 32.6% | -18.5pp |
| 108 | Mayfair Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 32.6% | -18.5pp |
| 109 | Girard Stephen Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 32.5% | -18.6pp |
| 110 | Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary | Elementary | 32.4% | -18.7pp |
| 111 | Mastery CS-Smedley Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Smedley Campus | Elementary | 32.2% | -18.9pp |
| 112 | Kearny Gen Philip Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 32.0% | -19.1pp |
| 113 | Antonia Pantoja Community CS Philadelphia · Antonia Pantoja Community CS | Elementary | 31.9% | -19.2pp |
| 114 | Universal Institute CS Philadelphia · Universal Institute CS | Combined | 31.4% | -19.7pp |
| 115 | Mastery Prep Elementary CS Philadelphia · Mastery Prep Elementary CS | Elementary | 31.3% | -19.8pp |
| 116 | Richmond Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 31.2% | -19.9pp |
| 117 | Sankofa Freedom Academy CS Philadelphia · Sankofa Freedom Academy CS | Combined | 31.2% | -19.9pp |
| 118 | Castor Gardens MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 31.1% | -20.0pp |
| 119 | Imhotep Institute CHS Philadelphia · Imhotep Institute CHS | High | 30.8% | -20.3pp |
| 120 | Penrose Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 30.5% | -20.6pp |
| 121 | Rhawnhurst Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 30.5% | -20.6pp |
| 122 | Mastery CS - Mann Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Mann Campus | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.9pp |
| 123 | West Oak Lane CS Philadelphia · West Oak Lane CS | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.1pp |
| 124 | Brown Henry A Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.3pp |
| 125 | Inquiry CS Philadelphia · Inquiry CS | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.3pp |
| 126 | Franklin S Edmonds Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.6pp |
| 127 | Northwood Academy CS Philadelphia · Northwood Academy CS | Elementary | 29.4% | -21.7pp |
| 128 | AMY at Martin Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 129 | Crossan Kennedy C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 130 | Middle Years Alternative Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 131 | Samuel Gompers Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 132 | Emlen Eleanor C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 133 | Freire CS Philadelphia · Freire CS | High | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 134 | Logan James Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 135 | Catharine Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.7% | -22.4pp |
| 136 | Fels Samuel HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 28.4% | -22.7pp |
| 137 | Waring Laura W Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.4% | -22.7pp |
| 138 | Furness Horace HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 28.3% | -22.8pp |
| 139 | Pennell Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.3% | -22.8pp |
| 140 | Community Academy of Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · Community Academy of Philadelphia CS | Combined | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 141 | Juniata Park Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 142 | Olney El Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 143 | Ziegler William H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.1% | -23.0pp |
| 144 | Mariana Bracetti Academy CS Philadelphia · Mariana Bracetti Academy CS | Combined | 27.9% | -23.2pp |
| 145 | Brown Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 26.9% | -24.2pp |
| 146 | Mastery CS-Hardy Williams Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Hardy Williams | Combined | 26.9% | -24.2pp |
| 147 | Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary | Elementary | 26.4% | -24.7pp |
| 148 | Overbrook Elementary School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 26.3% | -24.8pp |
| 149 | McCloskey John F Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 26.1% | -25.0pp |
| 150 | Mastery CS John Wister Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS John Wister Elementary | Elementary | 26.0% | -25.1pp |
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.