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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Southwest Leadership Academy CS Philadelphia · Southwest Leadership Academy CS | Elementary | 20.4% | -30.7pp |
| 202 | Comegys Benjamin B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 20.3% | -30.8pp |
| 203 | Feltonville Sch of Arts & Sciences Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 20.0% | -31.1pp |
| 204 | Kelly John B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 20.0% | -31.1pp |
| 205 | The Linc Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 20.0% | -31.1pp |
| 206 | Marshall Thurgood Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.8% | -31.3pp |
| 207 | Roxborough HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 19.8% | -31.3pp |
| 208 | Welsh John Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.8% | -31.3pp |
| 209 | King Martin Luther HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 19.7% | -31.4pp |
| 210 | Spruance Gilbert Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.5% | -31.6pp |
| 211 | West Philadelphia HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 19.4% | -31.7pp |
| 212 | Allen Ethan Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.2% | -31.9pp |
| 213 | Hamilton Andrew Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.0% | -32.1pp |
| 214 | Morrison Andrew J Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.5pp |
| 215 | KIPP Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · KIPP Philadelphia CS | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 216 | Morris Robert Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 217 | Duckrey Tanner Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 18.2% | -32.9pp |
| 218 | Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS | Elementary | 18.2% | -32.9pp |
| 219 | Deep Roots CS Philadelphia · Deep Roots CS | Elementary | 17.7% | -33.4pp |
| 220 | Philadelphia Montessori CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Montessori CS | Elementary | 17.6% | -33.5pp |
| 221 | Anderson Add B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 17.3% | -33.8pp |
| 222 | Belmont CS Philadelphia · Belmont CS | Combined | 17.3% | -33.8pp |
| 223 | DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 17.3% | -33.8pp |
| 224 | Lindley Academy CS at Birney Philadelphia · Lindley Academy CS at Birney | Elementary | 17.1% | -34.0pp |
| 225 | People for People CS Philadelphia · People for People CS | Elementary | 16.8% | -34.3pp |
| 226 | Munoz-Marin Luis Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.6% | -34.5pp |
| 227 | Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 228 | Locke Alain Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 229 | 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 |
| 230 | Samuel Pennypacker Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.3% | -34.8pp |
| 231 | Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey Philadelphia · Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey | Elementary | 16.1% | -35.0pp |
| 232 | Marshall John Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.1% | -35.0pp |
| 233 | Hunter William H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.0% | -35.1pp |
| 234 | Rhoads James Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.0% | -35.1pp |
| 235 | Cramp William Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.9% | -35.2pp |
| 236 | First Philadelphia Preparatory CS Philadelphia · First Philadelphia Preparatory CS | Combined | 15.8% | -35.3pp |
| 237 | Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones Philadelphia · Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones | Middle | 15.6% | -35.5pp |
| 238 | Prince Hall Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.5% | -35.6pp |
| 239 | Bethune Mary McLeod Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.4% | -35.7pp |
| 240 | Harding Warren G MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 15.4% | -35.7pp |
| 241 | Guidon S Bluford El Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.3% | -35.8pp |
| 242 | Willard Frances E Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.3% | -35.8pp |
| 243 | Morton Thomas G Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.1% | -36.0pp |
| 244 | Pan American Academy CS Philadelphia · Pan American Academy CS | Elementary | 15.1% | -36.0pp |
| 245 | Blankenburg Rudolph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.0% | -36.1pp |
| 246 | Sullivan James J Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.0% | -36.1pp |
| 247 | Howe Julia Ward Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.7% | -36.4pp |
| 248 | Meade Gen George C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.7% | -36.4pp |
| 249 | West Phila. Achievement CES Philadelphia · West Phila. Achievement CES | Elementary | 14.7% | -36.4pp |
| 250 | Ludlow James R Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.5% | -36.6pp |
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.