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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | Westbrook Park El Sch Clifton Heights · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 23.9% | -27.2pp |
| 1302 | Stony Creek El Sch Reading · Antietam SD | Elementary | 23.8% | -27.3pp |
| 1303 | Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS Harrisburg · Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS | Elementary | 23.7% | -27.4pp |
| 1304 | Wilkins El STEAM Academy Pittsburgh · Woodland Hills SD | Elementary | 23.7% | -27.4pp |
| 1305 | Rowen William Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.5% | -27.6pp |
| 1306 | Second District El Sch Meadville · Crawford Central SD | Elementary | 23.5% | -27.6pp |
| 1307 | Lowell James R Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.4% | -27.7pp |
| 1308 | Bryant William C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.3% | -27.8pp |
| 1309 | Lafayette El Sch Uniontown · Uniontown Area SD | Elementary | 23.3% | -27.8pp |
| 1310 | Muhlenberg El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 23.3% | -27.8pp |
| 1311 | Washington Martha Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.3% | -27.8pp |
| 1312 | Wissahickon CS Philadelphia · Wissahickon CS | Elementary | 23.2% | -27.9pp |
| 1313 | Bregy F Amedee Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.1% | -28.0pp |
| 1314 | Stewart El Sch Lower Burrell · Burrell SD | Elementary | 23.1% | -28.0pp |
| 1315 | Carbondale El Sch Carbondale · Carbondale Area SD | Elementary | 22.9% | -28.2pp |
| 1316 | Ellwood Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 22.9% | -28.2pp |
| 1317 | Lafayette El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 22.8% | -28.3pp |
| 1318 | Edgewood El STEAM Academy Pittsburgh · Woodland Hills SD | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.4pp |
| 1319 | Independence CS West Philadelphia · Independence CS West | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.4pp |
| 1320 | Park Lane El Sch Darby · William Penn SD | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.4pp |
| 1321 | Brownsville Area El Sch Brownsville · Brownsville Area SD | Elementary | 22.6% | -28.5pp |
| 1322 | Lincoln El Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 22.6% | -28.5pp |
| 1323 | Freemansburg El Sch Freemansburg · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 22.4% | -28.7pp |
| 1324 | Park El Sch Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.8pp |
| 1325 | GNA El Ctr Nanticoke · Greater Nanticoke Area SD | Elementary | 22.2% | -28.9pp |
| 1326 | Forrest Edwin Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 22.1% | -29.0pp |
| 1327 | JoAnna Connell Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 1328 | Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 1329 | Price El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 1330 | Russell Byers CS Philadelphia · Russell Byers CS | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 1331 | Sixteenth & Haak El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 1332 | Union Terrace El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 1333 | Webster Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 1334 | State El Ctr Larksville · Wyoming Valley West SD | Elementary | 21.9% | -29.2pp |
| 1335 | Twelfth & Marion El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 21.9% | -29.2pp |
| 1336 | Dunbar Paul L Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.5% | -29.6pp |
| 1337 | Propel CS-Northside Pittsburgh · Propel CS-Northside | Elementary | 21.5% | -29.6pp |
| 1338 | Solis-Cohen Solomon Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.5% | -29.6pp |
| 1339 | Franklin Benjamin Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.7pp |
| 1340 | Lawton Henry W Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.7pp |
| 1341 | Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.7pp |
| 1342 | Propel CS-Pitcairn Pittsburgh · Propel CS-Pitcairn | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.7pp |
| 1343 | Sheppard Isaac Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.7pp |
| 1344 | Pittsburgh West Liberty K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 21.3% | -29.8pp |
| 1345 | KIPP West Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · KIPP West Philadelphia CS | Elementary | 21.2% | -29.9pp |
| 1346 | Northwest El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 21.1% | -30.0pp |
| 1347 | Fitler Academics Plus Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.0% | -30.1pp |
| 1348 | Kelley William D Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.0% | -30.1pp |
| 1349 | Harrington Avery D Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 20.9% | -30.2pp |
| 1350 | Mahanoy Area El Sch Mahanoy City · Mahanoy Area SD | Elementary | 20.8% | -30.3pp |
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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.