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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Brandywine Heights El Sch Topton · Brandywine Heights Area SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1002 | Chester Street El Sch Kingston · Wyoming Valley West SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1003 | Colebrookdale El Sch Boyertown · Boyertown Area SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1004 | Cranberry El Sch Seneca · Cranberry Area SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1005 | Fulton El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1006 | Line Mountain El Sch Trevorton · Line Mountain SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1007 | Moore Sch Pittsburgh · Brentwood Borough SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1008 | Pleasant Valley Intermediate Sch Kunkletown · Pleasant Valley SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1009 | Clearview El Sch Brogue · Red Lion Area SD | Elementary | 40.3% | -10.8pp |
| 1010 | Frances Willard #32 Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 40.3% | -10.8pp |
| 1011 | Glenolden Sch Glenolden · Interboro SD | Elementary | 40.3% | -10.8pp |
| 1012 | Russell B Walter El Sch Tioga · Northern Tioga SD | Elementary | 40.2% | -10.9pp |
| 1013 | Weatherly Area El Sch Weatherly · Weatherly Area SD | Elementary | 40.2% | -10.9pp |
| 1014 | East Hanover El Sch Grantville · Lower Dauphin SD | Elementary | 40.1% | -11.0pp |
| 1015 | Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS Philadelphia · Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS | Elementary | 40.1% | -11.0pp |
| 1016 | Maplewood El Sch Townville · Penncrest SD | Elementary | 40.1% | -11.0pp |
| 1017 | Marion El Sch Belle Vernon · Belle Vernon Area SD | Elementary | 40.1% | -11.0pp |
| 1018 | Daniel J Flood El Sch Wilkes Barre · Wilkes-Barre Area SD | Elementary | 40.0% | -11.1pp |
| 1019 | Eddystone El Sch Eddystone · Ridley SD | Elementary | 40.0% | -11.1pp |
| 1020 | Northern Cambria El Sch Northern Cambria · Northern Cambria SD | Elementary | 40.0% | -11.1pp |
| 1021 | Broad Street El Sch Butler · Butler Area SD | Elementary | 39.8% | -11.3pp |
| 1022 | East Juniata El Sch Richfield · Juniata County SD | Elementary | 39.8% | -11.3pp |
| 1023 | Ross El Sch Sweet Valley · Lake-Lehman SD | Elementary | 39.8% | -11.3pp |
| 1024 | J M Hill El Sch East Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg Area SD | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1025 | Lurgan El Sch Lurgan · Chambersburg Area SD | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1026 | Mill Hall El Sch Mill Hall · Keystone Central SD | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1027 | Neidig El Sch Quakertown · Quakertown Community SD | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1028 | Grandview El Sch Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Elementary | 39.6% | -11.5pp |
| 1029 | Susquehanna Community El Sch Susquehanna · Susquehanna Community SD | Elementary | 39.6% | -11.5pp |
| 1030 | Clearfield Area El Sch Clearfield · Clearfield Area SD | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 1031 | Lenape El Sch Ford City · Armstrong SD | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 1032 | Summit Township El Sch Butler · Butler Area SD | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 1033 | Kane Area El Sch Kane · Kane Area SD | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.9pp |
| 1034 | Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.9pp |
| 1035 | Valley El Sch Bensalem · Bensalem Township SD | Elementary | 39.1% | -12.0pp |
| 1036 | Carmichaels Area El Ctr Carmichaels · Carmichaels Area SD | Elementary | 39.0% | -12.1pp |
| 1037 | Carroll El Sch Shermans Dale · West Perry SD | Elementary | 39.0% | -12.1pp |
| 1038 | Kirkbride Eliza B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 38.9% | -12.2pp |
| 1039 | George J Plava El Sch Mc Clellandtown · Albert Gallatin Area SD | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.4pp |
| 1040 | Lehighton Area Elementary Center Lehighton · Lehighton Area SD | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.4pp |
| 1041 | Mowrie A Ebner El Sch Altoona · Altoona Area SD | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.4pp |
| 1042 | Old Forge El Sch Old Forge · Old Forge SD | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.4pp |
| 1043 | Sligo El Sch Sligo · Union SD | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.4pp |
| 1044 | Lea Henry C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 38.6% | -12.5pp |
| 1045 | Cornell El Sch Coraopolis · Cornell SD | Elementary | 38.5% | -12.6pp |
| 1046 | Martinsburg El Sch Martinsburg · Spring Cove SD | Elementary | 38.5% | -12.6pp |
| 1047 | Penn Valley El Sch Levittown · Pennsbury SD | Elementary | 38.5% | -12.6pp |
| 1048 | Willow Creek El Sch Fleetwood · Fleetwood Area SD | Elementary | 38.4% | -12.7pp |
| 1049 | Central El Sch Beaver Falls · Big Beaver Falls Area SD | Elementary | 38.3% | -12.8pp |
| 1050 | Neason Hill El Sch Meadville · Crawford Central SD | Elementary | 38.3% | -12.8pp |
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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.