Pennsylvania schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 2,702 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downingtown STEM Academy Downingtown · Downingtown Area SD | High | 99.6% | +48.5pp |
| 2 | Central HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 96.3% | +45.2pp |
| 3 | Pleasant Valley El Sch McMurray · Peters Township SD | Elementary | 95.2% | +44.1pp |
| 4 | Lower Merion HS Ardmore · Lower Merion SD | High | 94.9% | +43.8pp |
| 5 | Upper Saint Clair HS Pittsburgh · Upper St. Clair SD | High | 94.5% | +43.4pp |
| 6 | Mt Lebanon SHS Pittsburgh · Mt Lebanon SD | High | 94.1% | +43.0pp |
| 7 | Freeport Area SHS Freeport · Freeport Area SD | High | 92.4% | +41.3pp |
| 8 | Gamp Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 92.4% | +41.3pp |
| 9 | Harriton SHS Rosemont · Lower Merion SD | High | 92.3% | +41.2pp |
| 10 | Fox Chapel Area HS Pittsburgh · Fox Chapel Area SD | High | 92.0% | +40.9pp |
| 11 | Thomas Jefferson HS Jefferson Hills · West Jefferson Hills SD | High | 92.0% | +40.9pp |
| 12 | Springfield HS Springfield · Springfield SD | High | 91.9% | +40.8pp |
| 13 | Academy at Palumbo Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 91.7% | +40.6pp |
| 14 | Fairview El Sch Pittsburgh · Fox Chapel Area SD | Elementary | 91.7% | +40.6pp |
| 15 | Delaware Valley HS Milford · Delaware Valley SD | High | 91.1% | +40.0pp |
| 16 | Masterman Julia R Sec Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 90.9% | +39.8pp |
| 17 | Baker El Sch Pittsburgh · Upper St. Clair SD | Elementary | 90.8% | +39.7pp |
| 18 | Eisenhower El Sch Pittsburgh · Upper St. Clair SD | Elementary | 90.8% | +39.7pp |
| 19 | Radnor SHS Radnor · Radnor Township SD | High | 90.8% | +39.7pp |
| 20 | HS of Engineering & Science Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 90.7% | +39.6pp |
| 21 | Meredith William M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 90.5% | +39.4pp |
| 22 | Penn Trafford HS Harrison City · Penn-Trafford SD | High | 90.5% | +39.4pp |
| 23 | Penn Alexander Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 89.9% | +38.8pp |
| 24 | Hampton HS Allison Park · Hampton Township SD | High | 89.7% | +38.6pp |
| 25 | Pine-Richland HS Gibsonia · Pine-Richland SD | High | 89.7% | +38.6pp |
| 26 | Palmyra Area SHS Palmyra · Palmyra Area SD | High | 89.6% | +38.5pp |
| 27 | Merion El Sch Merion Station · Lower Merion SD | Elementary | 89.5% | +38.4pp |
| 28 | Poff El Sch Gibsonia · Hampton Township SD | Elementary | 89.2% | +38.1pp |
| 29 | Bradford Woods El Sch Bradford Woods · North Allegheny SD | Elementary | 89.1% | +38.0pp |
| 30 | Peters Twp HS McMurray · Peters Township SD | High | 89.0% | +37.9pp |
| 31 | Science Leadership Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 89.0% | +37.9pp |
| 32 | Bower Hill El Sch Venetia · Peters Township SD | Elementary | 88.9% | +37.8pp |
| 33 | Boyce MS Pittsburgh · Upper St. Clair SD | Middle | 88.8% | +37.7pp |
| 34 | Fort Washington El Sch Fort Washington · Upper Dublin SD | Elementary | 88.7% | +37.6pp |
| 35 | New Hope-Solebury HS New Hope · New Hope-Solebury SD | High | 88.5% | +37.4pp |
| 36 | North Allegheny HS Wexford · North Allegheny SD | High | 88.4% | +37.3pp |
| 37 | State College Area HS State College · State College Area SD | High | 88.4% | +37.3pp |
| 38 | William Penn El Sch Bethel Park · Bethel Park SD | Elementary | 88.1% | +37.0pp |
| 39 | Franklin El Sch Sewickley · North Allegheny SD | Elementary | 88.0% | +36.9pp |
| 40 | Conestoga SHS Berwyn · Tredyffrin-Easttown SD | High | 87.9% | +36.8pp |
| 41 | Unionville HS Kennett Square · Unionville-Chadds Ford SD | High | 87.9% | +36.8pp |
| 42 | Donaldson Elem Sch Oakdale · West Allegheny SD | Elementary | 87.8% | +36.7pp |
| 43 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Bethlehem · Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts | High | 87.8% | +36.7pp |
| 44 | Abington Heights HS Clarks Summit · Abington Heights SD | High | 87.5% | +36.4pp |
| 45 | Radnor MS Wayne · Radnor Township SD | Middle | 87.2% | +36.1pp |
| 46 | Hosack El Sch Allison Park · North Allegheny SD | Elementary | 86.8% | +35.7pp |
| 47 | Hershey HS Hershey · Derry Township SD | High | 86.6% | +35.5pp |
| 48 | Infinity CS Harrisburg · Infinity CS | Elementary | 86.4% | +35.3pp |
| 49 | Fort Couch MS Pittsburgh · Upper St. Clair SD | Middle | 86.3% | +35.2pp |
| 50 | Greenfield Albert M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 86.3% | +35.2pp |
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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). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Pennsylvania, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.