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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | Sylvan Heights Science CS Harrisburg · Sylvan Heights Science CS | Elementary | 27.2% | -23.9pp |
| 1252 | Brookwood El Sch Levittown · Bristol Township SD | Elementary | 27.1% | -24.0pp |
| 1253 | Francis H Sheckler El Sch Catasauqua · Catasauqua Area SD | Elementary | 27.1% | -24.0pp |
| 1254 | Penn Hills El Sch Pittsburgh · Penn Hills SD | Elementary | 27.1% | -24.0pp |
| 1255 | Heights/Murray El Sch Wilkes Barre · Wilkes-Barre Area SD | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.1pp |
| 1256 | Highland El Sch Ambridge · Ambridge Area SD | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.1pp |
| 1257 | Martin School Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.1pp |
| 1258 | Brown Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 26.9% | -24.2pp |
| 1259 | Rainbow El Sch Coatesville · Coatesville Area SD | Elementary | 26.7% | -24.4pp |
| 1260 | Hiram W Dodd El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 26.5% | -24.6pp |
| 1261 | Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary | Elementary | 26.4% | -24.7pp |
| 1262 | Harding El Sch Lebanon · Lebanon SD | Elementary | 26.3% | -24.8pp |
| 1263 | Overbrook Elementary School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 26.3% | -24.8pp |
| 1264 | McCloskey John F Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 26.1% | -25.0pp |
| 1265 | Warren Area El Ctr Warren · Warren County SD | Elementary | 26.1% | -25.0pp |
| 1266 | Marvine El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 26.0% | -25.1pp |
| 1267 | Mastery CS John Wister Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS John Wister Elementary | Elementary | 26.0% | -25.1pp |
| 1268 | Key Francis Scott Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 25.9% | -25.2pp |
| 1269 | John Adams #4 Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 25.8% | -25.3pp |
| 1270 | Freeland El/MS Freeland · Hazleton Area SD | Elementary | 25.7% | -25.4pp |
| 1271 | John F. Kennedy #7 Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 25.7% | -25.4pp |
| 1272 | Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS Erie · Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS | Elementary | 25.7% | -25.4pp |
| 1273 | Shirley Twp El Sch Mount Union · Mount Union Area SD | Elementary | 25.7% | -25.4pp |
| 1274 | Penn-Lincoln El Sch Altoona · Altoona Area SD | Elementary | 25.6% | -25.5pp |
| 1275 | Shamokin Area El Sch Coal Township · Shamokin Area SD | Elementary | 25.6% | -25.5pp |
| 1276 | Tri-Community El Sch Steelton · Central Dauphin SD | Elementary | 25.4% | -25.7pp |
| 1277 | Franklin El Sch Pottstown · Pottstown SD | Elementary | 25.2% | -25.9pp |
| 1278 | Day Anna B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 25.0% | -26.1pp |
| 1279 | Patterson John M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 25.0% | -26.1pp |
| 1280 | Tenth & Green El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 24.9% | -26.2pp |
| 1281 | West Crawford El Sch Connellsville · Connellsville Area SD | Elementary | 24.9% | -26.2pp |
| 1282 | Finletter Thomas K Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 24.8% | -26.3pp |
| 1283 | Logan El Sch North Versailles · East Allegheny SD | Elementary | 24.8% | -26.3pp |
| 1284 | Heights Terrace El/MS Hazleton · Hazleton Area SD | Elementary | 24.7% | -26.4pp |
| 1285 | Cheston El Sch Easton · Easton Area SD | Elementary | 24.6% | -26.5pp |
| 1286 | Davenport El Sch Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Elementary | 24.6% | -26.5pp |
| 1287 | Pittsburgh Weil K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 24.6% | -26.5pp |
| 1288 | Shenandoah Valley El Sch Shenandoah · Shenandoah Valley SD | Elementary | 24.6% | -26.5pp |
| 1289 | Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 24.5% | -26.6pp |
| 1290 | Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.7pp |
| 1291 | Washington El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.7pp |
| 1292 | Washington Park El Sch Washington · Washington SD | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.7pp |
| 1293 | Devers Sch York · York City SD | Elementary | 24.3% | -26.8pp |
| 1294 | Caln El Sch Thorndale · Coatesville Area SD | Elementary | 24.2% | -26.9pp |
| 1295 | Lincoln El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 24.2% | -26.9pp |
| 1296 | Marshall Street El Sch Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Elementary | 24.2% | -26.9pp |
| 1297 | Washington Intrmd Sch New Castle · New Castle Area SD | Elementary | 24.1% | -27.0pp |
| 1298 | Discovery CS Philadelphia · Discovery CS | Elementary | 24.0% | -27.1pp |
| 1299 | Stevens El Sch Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Elementary | 24.0% | -27.1pp |
| 1300 | KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS Philadelphia · KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS | Elementary | 23.9% | -27.2pp |
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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.