Pennsylvania schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 50 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Environmental CS at Frick Park Pittsburgh · Environmental CS at Frick Park | Combined | 67.6% | +16.5pp |
| 2 | Fell CS Simpson · Fell CS | Combined | 63.3% | +12.2pp |
| 3 | Mathematics Science & Technology Community CS Philadelphia · Mathematics Science & Technology Community CS | Combined | 56.1% | +5.0pp |
| 4 | New Foundations CS Philadelphia · New Foundations CS | Combined | 56.0% | +4.9pp |
| 5 | Philadelphia Academy CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Academy CS | Combined | 52.6% | +1.5pp |
| 6 | Avon Grove CS West Grove · Avon Grove CS | Combined | 52.1% | +1.0pp |
| 7 | Philadelphia Performing Arts CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Performing Arts CS | Combined | 51.6% | +0.5pp |
| 8 | Pennsylvania Leadership CS West Chester · Pennsylvania Leadership CS | Combined | 48.3% | -2.8pp |
| 9 | Mastery CS -Thomas Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Thomas Campus | Combined | 46.5% | -4.6pp |
| 10 | School Lane CS Bensalem · School Lane CS | Combined | 45.7% | -5.4pp |
| 11 | Tacony Academy CS Philadelphia · Tacony Academy CS | Combined | 42.6% | -8.5pp |
| 12 | Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS Bethlehem · Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS | Combined | 41.9% | -9.2pp |
| 13 | MaST Community CS II Philadelphia · MaST Community CS II | Combined | 37.8% | -13.3pp |
| 14 | Commonwealth Charter Academy CS Harrisburg · Commonwealth Charter Academy CS | Combined | 37.3% | -13.8pp |
| 15 | Renaissance Academy Charter School Phoenixville · Renaissance Academy CS | Combined | 35.5% | -15.6pp |
| 16 | Tidioute Community CS Tidioute · Tidioute Community CS | Combined | 35.4% | -15.7pp |
| 17 | Pennsylvania Virtual CS King of Prussia · Pennsylvania Virtual CS | Combined | 34.9% | -16.2pp |
| 18 | Executive Education Academy CS Allentown · Executive Education Academy CS | Combined | 34.6% | -16.5pp |
| 19 | Gillingham Charter School Pottsville · Gillingham Charter School | Combined | 34.1% | -17.0pp |
| 20 | Collegium CS Exton · Collegium CS | Combined | 33.8% | -17.3pp |
| 21 | MaST Community CS III Philadelphia · MaST Community CS III | Combined | 32.6% | -18.5pp |
| 22 | Chester Charter Scholars Academy CS Chester · Chester Charter Scholars Academy CS | Combined | 32.3% | -18.8pp |
| 23 | Pennsylvania Cyber CS Midland · Pennsylvania Cyber CS | Combined | 32.1% | -19.0pp |
| 24 | Universal Institute CS Philadelphia · Universal Institute CS | Combined | 31.4% | -19.7pp |
| 25 | Sankofa Freedom Academy CS Philadelphia · Sankofa Freedom Academy CS | Combined | 31.2% | -19.9pp |
| 26 | Lincoln Leadership Academy CS Allentown · Lincoln Leadership Academy CS | Combined | 30.9% | -20.2pp |
| 27 | California Academy of Learning CS Coal Center · California Academy of Learning CS | Combined | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 28 | York Academy Regional CS York · York Academy Regional CS | Combined | 29.0% | -22.1pp |
| 29 | Community Academy of Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · Community Academy of Philadelphia CS | Combined | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 30 | Mariana Bracetti Academy CS Philadelphia · Mariana Bracetti Academy CS | Combined | 27.9% | -23.2pp |
| 31 | Mastery CS-Hardy Williams Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Hardy Williams | Combined | 26.9% | -24.2pp |
| 32 | Esperanza Academy CS Philadelphia · Esperanza Academy CS | Combined | 23.9% | -27.2pp |
| 33 | Propel CS-Montour Pittsburgh · Propel CS-Montour | Combined | 23.1% | -28.0pp |
| 34 | The SD of Philadelphia Virtual Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Combined | 23.1% | -28.0pp |
| 35 | Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation CS Altoona · Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation CS | Combined | 21.2% | -29.9pp |
| 36 | Sugar Valley Rural CS Loganton · Sugar Valley Rural CS | Combined | 20.8% | -30.3pp |
| 37 | Maritime Academy CS Philadelphia · Maritime Academy CS | Combined | 20.5% | -30.6pp |
| 38 | Agora Cyber CS King of Prussia · Agora Cyber CS | Combined | 20.4% | -30.7pp |
| 39 | Propel CS-Homestead Homestead · Propel CS-Homestead | Combined | 19.9% | -31.2pp |
| 40 | Insight PA Cyber CS Exton · Insight PA Cyber CS | Combined | 18.8% | -32.3pp |
| 41 | Propel CS-Braddock Hills Pittsburgh · Propel CS-Braddock Hills | Combined | 18.2% | -32.9pp |
| 42 | Reach Cyber CS Harrisburg · Reach Cyber CS | Combined | 17.6% | -33.5pp |
| 43 | Belmont CS Philadelphia · Belmont CS | Combined | 17.3% | -33.8pp |
| 44 | Roberto Clemente CS Allentown · Roberto Clemente CS | Combined | 16.7% | -34.4pp |
| 45 | First Philadelphia Preparatory CS Philadelphia · First Philadelphia Preparatory CS | Combined | 15.8% | -35.3pp |
| 46 | Cougar Academy Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Combined | 15.4% | -35.7pp |
| 47 | Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS Sewickley · Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS | Combined | 15.3% | -35.8pp |
| 48 | Esperanza Cyber CS Philadelphia · Esperanza Cyber CS | Combined | 8.5% | -42.6pp |
| 49 | HOPE for Hyndman Charter School Hyndman · HOPE for Hyndman CS | Combined | 8.5% | -42.6pp |
| 50 | ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber CS Philadelphia · ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber CS | Combined | 5.5% | -45.6pp |
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). 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.