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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | West Oak Lane CS Philadelphia · West Oak Lane CS | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.1pp |
| 1202 | Garrettford El Sch Drexel Hill · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 29.9% | -21.2pp |
| 1203 | Northwest Area Intermediate Sch Shickshinny · Northwest Area SD | Elementary | 29.9% | -21.2pp |
| 1204 | Brown Henry A Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.3pp |
| 1205 | Inquiry CS Philadelphia · Inquiry CS | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.3pp |
| 1206 | Phillips El Sch Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.3pp |
| 1207 | Aldan El Sch Aldan · William Penn SD | Elementary | 29.7% | -21.4pp |
| 1208 | Highland Park El Sch Upper Darby · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 29.7% | -21.4pp |
| 1209 | Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy Turtle Creek · Woodland Hills SD | Elementary | 29.6% | -21.5pp |
| 1210 | William Penn El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 29.6% | -21.5pp |
| 1211 | Franklin S Edmonds Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.6pp |
| 1212 | Lincolnway El Sch York · West York Area SD | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.6pp |
| 1213 | Musser El Sch Sharon · Sharon City SD | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.6pp |
| 1214 | Neil Armstrong #40 Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.6pp |
| 1215 | Northwood Academy CS Philadelphia · Northwood Academy CS | Elementary | 29.4% | -21.7pp |
| 1216 | Clark Wood El Sch Elkland · Northern Tioga SD | Elementary | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 1217 | Crossan Kennedy C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 1218 | Reeceville El Sch Coatesville · Coatesville Area SD | Elementary | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 1219 | Samuel Gompers Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 1220 | Lewistown El Sch Lewistown · Mifflin County SD | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.1pp |
| 1221 | McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS McAdoo · Hazleton Area SD | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.1pp |
| 1222 | Logan El Sch Altoona · Altoona Area SD | Elementary | 28.9% | -22.2pp |
| 1223 | Emlen Eleanor C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 1224 | Lawnton El Sch Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 1225 | Lehigh Valley Dual Language CS Bethlehem · Lehigh Valley Dual Language CS | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 1226 | Logan James Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 1227 | Morrisville Intermediate Sch Morrisville · Morrisville Borough SD | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 1228 | Catharine Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.7% | -22.4pp |
| 1229 | Victory El Sch Harrisville · Franklin Area SD | Elementary | 28.7% | -22.4pp |
| 1230 | Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny CS Pittsburgh · Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny CS | Elementary | 28.6% | -22.5pp |
| 1231 | Sheffield Area El Sch Sheffield · Warren County SD | Elementary | 28.4% | -22.7pp |
| 1232 | Waring Laura W Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.4% | -22.7pp |
| 1233 | Pennell Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.3% | -22.8pp |
| 1234 | Pittsburgh Banksville K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 28.3% | -22.8pp |
| 1235 | Juniata Park Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 1236 | Olney El Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 1237 | Clear Run Intrmd Sch Tobyhanna · Pocono Mountain SD | Elementary | 28.1% | -23.0pp |
| 1238 | Francis McClure El Sch McKeesport · McKeesport Area SD | Elementary | 28.1% | -23.0pp |
| 1239 | Ziegler William H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.1% | -23.0pp |
| 1240 | Delta-Peach Bottom El Sch Delta · South Eastern SD | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.1pp |
| 1241 | Mazie Gable El Sch Red Lion · Red Lion Area SD | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.1pp |
| 1242 | Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS Pittsburgh · Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.1pp |
| 1243 | Benjamin Rush El Sch Bensalem · Bensalem Township SD | Elementary | 27.9% | -23.2pp |
| 1244 | Glenside El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 27.7% | -23.4pp |
| 1245 | Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS Easton · Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.5pp |
| 1246 | Grover Cleveland El Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.5pp |
| 1247 | Jeannette McKee El Sch Jeannette · Jeannette City SD | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.5pp |
| 1248 | Troy Intrmd Sch Troy · Troy Area SD | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.5pp |
| 1249 | Charles Sumner #18 Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.6pp |
| 1250 | Dodson El Sch Wilkes Barre · Wilkes-Barre Area SD | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.7pp |
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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.