Philadelphia County schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 83 schools in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania with reported Science scores. Pennsylvania state average: 50.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masterman Julia R Sec Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 95.7% | +45.1pp |
| 2 | Central HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 69.2% | +18.6pp |
| 3 | Academy at Palumbo Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 68.9% | +18.3pp |
| 4 | Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 68.1% | +17.5pp |
| 5 | Science Leadership Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 66.1% | +15.5pp |
| 6 | Gamp Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 65.5% | +14.9pp |
| 7 | HS of Engineering & Science Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 64.7% | +14.1pp |
| 8 | Parkway Center City Middle College Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 60.9% | +10.3pp |
| 9 | Mathematics Science & Technology Community CS Philadelphia · Mathematics Science & Technology Community CS | Combined | 56.1% | +5.5pp |
| 10 | Philadelphia Performing Arts CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Performing Arts CS | Combined | 52.3% | +1.7pp |
| 11 | Franklin Towne CHS Philadelphia · Franklin Towne CHS | High | 50.3% | -0.3pp |
| 12 | Maritime Academy CS Philadelphia · Maritime Academy CS | Combined | 49.0% | -1.6pp |
| 13 | MaST Community CS II Philadelphia · MaST Community CS II | Combined | 48.5% | -2.1pp |
| 14 | Girls HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 48.4% | -2.2pp |
| 15 | Bodine William W HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 47.6% | -3.0pp |
| 16 | Philadelphia Academy CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Academy CS | Combined | 47.5% | -3.1pp |
| 17 | Creative and Performing Arts Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 44.2% | -6.4pp |
| 18 | Franklin LC Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 42.6% | -8.0pp |
| 19 | New Foundations CS Philadelphia · New Foundations CS | Combined | 41.8% | -8.8pp |
| 20 | Multicultural Academy CS Philadelphia · Multicultural Academy CS | High | 40.4% | -10.2pp |
| 21 | Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 39.4% | -11.2pp |
| 22 | The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 38.7% | -11.9pp |
| 23 | Community Academy of Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · Community Academy of Philadelphia CS | Combined | 37.2% | -13.4pp |
| 24 | Tacony Academy CS Philadelphia · Tacony Academy CS | Combined | 37.1% | -13.5pp |
| 25 | Mariana Bracetti Academy CS Philadelphia · Mariana Bracetti Academy CS | Combined | 34.3% | -16.3pp |
| 26 | Northeast HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 33.2% | -17.4pp |
| 27 | Mastery CS -Thomas Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Thomas Campus | Combined | 31.3% | -19.3pp |
| 28 | Freire CS Philadelphia · Freire CS | High | 31.1% | -19.5pp |
| 29 | Universal Audenried CS Philadelphia · Universal Audenried CS | High | 30.2% | -20.4pp |
| 30 | Lankenau HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 30.1% | -20.5pp |
| 31 | Esperanza Academy CS Philadelphia · Esperanza Academy CS | Combined | 29.4% | -21.2pp |
| 32 | Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 28.2% | -22.4pp |
| 33 | Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers Philadelphia · Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers | High | 27.1% | -23.5pp |
| 34 | Washington George HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 25.6% | -25.0pp |
| 35 | Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus | High | 24.0% | -26.6pp |
| 36 | Robeson HS for Human Services Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 23.3% | -27.3pp |
| 37 | Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 22.8% | -27.8pp |
| 38 | Penn Treaty Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 21.6% | -29.0pp |
| 39 | Furness Horace HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 21.3% | -29.3pp |
| 40 | Lincoln HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 21.2% | -29.4pp |
| 41 | Motivation HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 21.0% | -29.6pp |
| 42 | Kensington Health Sciences Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 19.5% | -31.1pp |
| 43 | Swenson Arts and Technology High School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 18.4% | -32.2pp |
| 44 | Mastery CS-Hardy Williams Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Hardy Williams | Combined | 18.2% | -32.4pp |
| 45 | Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS | High | 18.0% | -32.6pp |
| 46 | Olney HS Philadephia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 17.9% | -32.7pp |
| 47 | Frankford HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 17.8% | -32.8pp |
| 48 | Sankofa Freedom Academy CS Philadelphia · Sankofa Freedom Academy CS | Combined | 17.8% | -32.8pp |
| 49 | TECH Freire CS Philadelphia · TECH Freire CS | High | 17.4% | -33.2pp |
| 50 | KIPP DuBois CS Philadelphia · KIPP DuBois CS | High | 16.1% | -34.5pp |
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 Science 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.