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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | Cochranton El Sch Cochranton · Crawford Central SD | Elementary | 35.8% | -15.3pp |
| 1102 | Universal Alcorn CS Philadelphia · Universal Alcorn CS | Elementary | 35.8% | -15.3pp |
| 1103 | Pittsburgh Mifflin K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 35.7% | -15.4pp |
| 1104 | Robert Reid El Sch Middletown · Middletown Area SD | Elementary | 35.7% | -15.4pp |
| 1105 | Arlington Heights El Sch Stroudsburg · Stroudsburg Area SD | Elementary | 35.5% | -15.6pp |
| 1106 | Hopewell El Sch Aliquippa · Hopewell Area SD | Elementary | 35.5% | -15.6pp |
| 1107 | Mount Carmel Area El Sch Mount Carmel · Mount Carmel Area SD | Elementary | 35.5% | -15.6pp |
| 1108 | Samuel K Faust El Sch Bensalem · Bensalem Township SD | Elementary | 35.5% | -15.6pp |
| 1109 | Mountain View El Sch Kingsley · Mountain View SD | Elementary | 35.4% | -15.7pp |
| 1110 | Mt Holly Springs El Sch Mt Holly Springs · Carlisle Area SD | Elementary | 35.4% | -15.7pp |
| 1111 | Susquenita El Sch Duncannon · Susquenita SD | Elementary | 35.4% | -15.7pp |
| 1112 | Burrowes El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 35.2% | -15.9pp |
| 1113 | A L Wilson El Sch Fairchance · Albert Gallatin Area SD | Elementary | 35.1% | -16.0pp |
| 1114 | Governor Wolf El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 35.1% | -16.0pp |
| 1115 | Lee Park El Sch Hanover Township · Hanover Area SD | Elementary | 35.1% | -16.0pp |
| 1116 | Clearview El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 35.0% | -16.1pp |
| 1117 | South Side El Sch Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Elementary | 35.0% | -16.1pp |
| 1118 | East Lansdowne El Sch East Lansdowne · William Penn SD | Elementary | 34.9% | -16.2pp |
| 1119 | Montessori Regional CS Erie · Montessori Regional CS | Elementary | 34.9% | -16.2pp |
| 1120 | Propel CS-East Turtle Creek · Propel CS-East | Elementary | 34.9% | -16.2pp |
| 1121 | Smoketown El Sch Lancaster · Conestoga Valley SD | Elementary | 34.9% | -16.2pp |
| 1122 | Clarke El Ctr Pottsville · Pottsville Area SD | Elementary | 34.8% | -16.3pp |
| 1123 | Masontown El Sch Masontown · Albert Gallatin Area SD | Elementary | 34.7% | -16.4pp |
| 1124 | Muhlenberg El Ctr Reading · Muhlenberg SD | Elementary | 34.7% | -16.4pp |
| 1125 | South St Marys Street El Sch Saint Marys · Saint Marys Area SD | Elementary | 34.7% | -16.4pp |
| 1126 | St Thomas El Sch Saint Thomas · Tuscarora SD | Elementary | 34.6% | -16.5pp |
| 1127 | California Area El Sch Coal Center · California Area SD | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 1128 | Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS Philadelphia · Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 1129 | Farrell Louis H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 1130 | Southmoreland El Sch Scottdale · Southmoreland SD | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 1131 | Gettysburg Montessori CS Gettysburg · Gettysburg Montessori CS | Elementary | 34.4% | -16.7pp |
| 1132 | Cheltenham El Sch Cheltenham · Cheltenham SD | Elementary | 34.3% | -16.8pp |
| 1133 | West Hill El Sch Sharon · Sharon City SD | Elementary | 34.3% | -16.8pp |
| 1134 | Wingate El Sch Wingate · Bald Eagle Area SD | Elementary | 34.3% | -16.8pp |
| 1135 | Union Canal El Sch Lebanon · Cornwall-Lebanon SD | Elementary | 34.0% | -17.1pp |
| 1136 | New Brighton Area El Sch New Brighton · New Brighton Area SD | Elementary | 33.9% | -17.2pp |
| 1137 | East Derry El Sch Lewistown · Mifflin County SD | Elementary | 33.8% | -17.3pp |
| 1138 | Primos El Sch Primos · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 33.7% | -17.4pp |
| 1139 | Cumru El Sch Shillington · Governor Mifflin SD | Elementary | 33.5% | -17.6pp |
| 1140 | Keystone El Sch Croydon · Bristol Township SD | Elementary | 33.5% | -17.6pp |
| 1141 | New Bloomfield El Sch New Bloomfield · West Perry SD | Elementary | 33.5% | -17.6pp |
| 1142 | Middle Smithfield El Sch East Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg Area SD | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.8pp |
| 1143 | Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.8pp |
| 1144 | Youngsville El Sch Youngsville · Warren County SD | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.8pp |
| 1145 | Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy York · York City SD | Elementary | 33.2% | -17.9pp |
| 1146 | Fitzpatrick Aloysius L Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 33.2% | -17.9pp |
| 1147 | Leola El Sch Lancaster · Conestoga Valley SD | Elementary | 33.1% | -18.0pp |
| 1148 | Childs George W Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 33.0% | -18.1pp |
| 1149 | North Schuylkill El Sch Ashland · North Schuylkill SD | Elementary | 32.9% | -18.2pp |
| 1150 | Mill Creek El Sch Levittown · Bristol Township SD | Elementary | 32.8% | -18.3pp |
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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.