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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851 | Smethport Area El Sch Smethport · Smethport Area SD | Elementary | 45.9% | -5.2pp |
| 852 | Walt Disney El Sch Levittown · Pennsbury SD | Elementary | 45.9% | -5.2pp |
| 853 | Bellevue El Sch Pittsburgh · Northgate SD | Elementary | 45.8% | -5.3pp |
| 854 | Sharpsville Area El Sch Sharpsville · Sharpsville Area SD | Elementary | 45.8% | -5.3pp |
| 855 | Vida CS Gettysburg · Vida CS | Elementary | 45.8% | -5.3pp |
| 856 | Bermudian Springs El Sch York Springs · Bermudian Springs SD | Elementary | 45.7% | -5.4pp |
| 857 | Blue Ridge El Sch New Milford · Blue Ridge SD | Elementary | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 858 | Fairfield Area El Sch Fairfield · Fairfield Area SD | Elementary | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 859 | Hegins-Hubley El Sch Valley View · Tri-Valley SD | Elementary | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 860 | Leedom El Sch Ridley Park · Ridley SD | Elementary | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 861 | West Rockhill El Sch Sellersville · Pennridge SD | Elementary | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 862 | Woodland El Sch Emporium · Cameron County SD | Elementary | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 863 | Ben Franklin Sch Uniontown · Uniontown Area SD | Elementary | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 864 | Dr Cleveland Steward Jr El Sch Monroeville · Gateway SD | Elementary | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 865 | S S Palmer El Sch Palmerton · Palmerton Area SD | Elementary | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 866 | Upper Dauphin Area El Sch Lykens · Upper Dauphin Area SD | Elementary | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 867 | Williamsburg Community El Sch Williamsburg · Williamsburg Community SD | Elementary | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 868 | Woodlyn El Sch Woodlyn · Ridley SD | Elementary | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 869 | Hillside El Sch New Cumberland · West Shore SD | Elementary | 45.4% | -5.7pp |
| 870 | Jefferson-Morgan El Sch Jefferson · Jefferson-Morgan SD | Elementary | 45.4% | -5.7pp |
| 871 | Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 45.4% | -5.7pp |
| 872 | Hamilton El Sch Carlisle · Carlisle Area SD | Elementary | 45.3% | -5.8pp |
| 873 | Hamilton Heights El Sch Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Elementary | 45.3% | -5.8pp |
| 874 | L B Morris El Sch Jim Thorpe · Jim Thorpe Area SD | Elementary | 45.3% | -5.8pp |
| 875 | York Twp El Sch York · Dallastown Area SD | Elementary | 45.3% | -5.8pp |
| 876 | Bethel El Sch Bethel · Tulpehocken Area SD | Elementary | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 877 | Emily Brittain El Sch Butler · Butler Area SD | Elementary | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 878 | Northwestern Lehigh El Sch New Tripoli · Northwestern Lehigh SD | Elementary | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 879 | Wharton El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 880 | Forbes Road El Sch Waterfall · Forbes Road SD | Elementary | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
| 881 | Hatfield El Sch Uniontown · Laurel Highlands SD | Elementary | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
| 882 | Nottingham School Oxford · Oxford Area SD | Elementary | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
| 883 | Pittsburgh Minadeo K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
| 884 | Highlands El Sch Tarentum · Highlands SD | Elementary | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 885 | Penn Cambria Intrmd Sch Lilly · Penn Cambria SD | Elementary | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 886 | Penn-Kidder Campus Albrightsville · Jim Thorpe Area SD | Elementary | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 887 | Plainfield El Sch Nazareth · Pen Argyl Area SD | Elementary | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 888 | Pleasantville Elementary School Pleasantville · Titusville Area SD | Elementary | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 889 | Stewartstown El Sch Stewartstown · South Eastern SD | Elementary | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 890 | Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch Claysburg · Claysburg-Kimmel SD | Elementary | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 891 | Fairview El Sch Waynesboro · Waynesboro Area SD | Elementary | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 892 | Forest City Regional El Sch Forest City · Forest City Regional SD | Elementary | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 893 | Halifax Area El Sch Halifax · Halifax Area SD | Elementary | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 894 | Northern Bedford Co El Sch Loysburg · Northern Bedford County SD | Elementary | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 895 | Cornwells El Sch Bensalem · Bensalem Township SD | Elementary | 44.8% | -6.3pp |
| 896 | Smithfield El Sch Smithfield · Albert Gallatin Area SD | Elementary | 44.8% | -6.3pp |
| 897 | Tyrone Area El Sch Tyrone · Tyrone Area SD | Elementary | 44.8% | -6.3pp |
| 898 | Alloway Creek El Sch Littlestown · Littlestown Area SD | Elementary | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 899 | Elk Lake El Sch Springville · Elk Lake SD | Elementary | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 900 | Iron Forge El Sch Boiling Springs · South Middleton SD | Elementary | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
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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.