Pennsylvania schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 1,514 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pleasant Valley El Sch McMurray · Peters Township SD | Elementary | 95.2% | +44.1pp |
| 2 | Fairview El Sch Pittsburgh · Fox Chapel Area SD | Elementary | 91.7% | +40.6pp |
| 3 | Baker El Sch Pittsburgh · Upper St. Clair SD | Elementary | 90.8% | +39.7pp |
| 4 | Eisenhower El Sch Pittsburgh · Upper St. Clair SD | Elementary | 90.8% | +39.7pp |
| 5 | Meredith William M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 90.5% | +39.4pp |
| 6 | Penn Alexander Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 89.9% | +38.8pp |
| 7 | Merion El Sch Merion Station · Lower Merion SD | Elementary | 89.5% | +38.4pp |
| 8 | Poff El Sch Gibsonia · Hampton Township SD | Elementary | 89.2% | +38.1pp |
| 9 | Bradford Woods El Sch Bradford Woods · North Allegheny SD | Elementary | 89.1% | +38.0pp |
| 10 | Bower Hill El Sch Venetia · Peters Township SD | Elementary | 88.9% | +37.8pp |
| 11 | Fort Washington El Sch Fort Washington · Upper Dublin SD | Elementary | 88.7% | +37.6pp |
| 12 | William Penn El Sch Bethel Park · Bethel Park SD | Elementary | 88.1% | +37.0pp |
| 13 | Franklin El Sch Sewickley · North Allegheny SD | Elementary | 88.0% | +36.9pp |
| 14 | Donaldson Elem Sch Oakdale · West Allegheny SD | Elementary | 87.8% | +36.7pp |
| 15 | Hosack El Sch Allison Park · North Allegheny SD | Elementary | 86.8% | +35.7pp |
| 16 | Infinity CS Harrisburg · Infinity CS | Elementary | 86.4% | +35.3pp |
| 17 | Greenfield Albert M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 86.3% | +35.2pp |
| 18 | Ithan El Sch Bryn Mawr · Radnor Township SD | Elementary | 86.2% | +35.1pp |
| 19 | Pickering Valley El Sch Chester Springs · Downingtown Area SD | Elementary | 86.2% | +35.1pp |
| 20 | Hillendale El Sch Chadds Ford · Unionville-Chadds Ford SD | Elementary | 85.9% | +34.8pp |
| 21 | OHara El Sch Pittsburgh · Fox Chapel Area SD | Elementary | 85.9% | +34.8pp |
| 22 | Streams El Sch Pittsburgh · Upper St. Clair SD | Elementary | 85.5% | +34.4pp |
| 23 | Sunset Valley El Sch North Huntingdon · Norwin SD | Elementary | 85.5% | +34.4pp |
| 24 | Cold Spring El Sch Doylestown · Central Bucks SD | Elementary | 85.1% | +34.0pp |
| 25 | Marshall El Sch Wexford · North Allegheny SD | Elementary | 84.9% | +33.8pp |
| 26 | New Eagle El Sch Wayne · Tredyffrin-Easttown SD | Elementary | 84.9% | +33.8pp |
| 27 | Jefferson El Sch Pittsburgh · Mt Lebanon SD | Elementary | 84.7% | +33.6pp |
| 28 | Bucks County Montessori CS Fairless Hills · Bucks County Montessori CS | Elementary | 84.5% | +33.4pp |
| 29 | Hillside El Sch Berwyn · Tredyffrin-Easttown SD | Elementary | 84.4% | +33.3pp |
| 30 | Wallingford El Sch Wallingford · Wallingford-Swarthmore SD | Elementary | 84.4% | +33.3pp |
| 31 | Goodnoe El Sch Newtown · Council Rock SD | Elementary | 84.1% | +33.0pp |
| 32 | Coopertown El Sch Bryn Mawr · Haverford Township SD | Elementary | 83.7% | +32.6pp |
| 33 | Scenic Hills El Sch Springfield · Springfield SD | Elementary | 83.6% | +32.5pp |
| 34 | Stony Creek El Sch Blue Bell · Wissahickon SD | Elementary | 83.6% | +32.5pp |
| 35 | McCullough El Sch Jeannette · Penn-Trafford SD | Elementary | 83.4% | +32.3pp |
| 36 | Pittsburgh Montessori K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 83.3% | +32.2pp |
| 37 | Hartwood El Sch Pittsburgh · Fox Chapel Area SD | Elementary | 83.2% | +32.1pp |
| 38 | South Fayette Intermediate Sch McDonald · South Fayette Township SD | Elementary | 83.2% | +32.1pp |
| 39 | Maple Glen El Sch Maple Glen · Upper Dublin SD | Elementary | 82.9% | +31.8pp |
| 40 | Markham El Sch Pittsburgh · Mt Lebanon SD | Elementary | 82.9% | +31.8pp |
| 41 | Souderton CS Collaborative Souderton · Souderton CS Collaborative | Elementary | 82.9% | +31.8pp |
| 42 | Rose Tree El Sch Media · Rose Tree Media SD | Elementary | 82.7% | +31.6pp |
| 43 | Gayman El Sch Doylestown · Central Bucks SD | Elementary | 82.6% | +31.5pp |
| 44 | Radnor El Sch Radnor · Radnor Township SD | Elementary | 82.6% | +31.5pp |
| 45 | Conshohocken El Sch Conshohocken · Colonial SD | Elementary | 82.5% | +31.4pp |
| 46 | McMurray El Sch McMurray · Peters Township SD | Elementary | 82.5% | +31.4pp |
| 47 | Wyland El Sch Allison Park · Hampton Township SD | Elementary | 82.5% | +31.4pp |
| 48 | Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch Swarthmore · Wallingford-Swarthmore SD | Elementary | 82.4% | +31.3pp |
| 49 | Peebles El Sch Pittsburgh · North Allegheny SD | Elementary | 82.2% | +31.1pp |
| 50 | Trafford El Sch Trafford · Penn-Trafford SD | Elementary | 82.2% | +31.1pp |
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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.