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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1351 | Global Leadership Academy CS Philadelphia · Global Leadership Academy CS | Elementary | 20.7% | -30.4pp |
| 1352 | Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 20.7% | -30.4pp |
| 1353 | Hopkinson Francis Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 20.5% | -30.6pp |
| 1354 | Thirteenth & Union El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 20.5% | -30.6pp |
| 1355 | Southwest Leadership Academy CS Philadelphia · Southwest Leadership Academy CS | Elementary | 20.4% | -30.7pp |
| 1356 | Comegys Benjamin B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 20.3% | -30.8pp |
| 1357 | Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch Harrisburg · Susquehanna Township SD | Elementary | 20.1% | -31.0pp |
| 1358 | Donegan El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 20.0% | -31.1pp |
| 1359 | Juniata El Sch Mifflintown · Juniata County SD | Elementary | 20.0% | -31.1pp |
| 1360 | Kelly John B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 20.0% | -31.1pp |
| 1361 | Thirteenth & Green El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 19.9% | -31.2pp |
| 1362 | Marshall Thurgood Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.8% | -31.3pp |
| 1363 | Welsh John Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.8% | -31.3pp |
| 1364 | Roy A. Hunt El Sch Arnold · New Kensington-Arnold SD | Elementary | 19.7% | -31.4pp |
| 1365 | Ferndale El Sch Johnstown · Ferndale Area SD | Elementary | 19.5% | -31.6pp |
| 1366 | Spruance Gilbert Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.5% | -31.6pp |
| 1367 | Allen Ethan Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.2% | -31.9pp |
| 1368 | Hamilton Andrew Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 19.0% | -32.1pp |
| 1369 | Isaac Tripp El Sch Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 19.0% | -32.1pp |
| 1370 | Turner Intermediate Sch Wilkinsburg · Wilkinsburg Borough SD | Elementary | 18.9% | -32.2pp |
| 1371 | Clairton El Sch Clairton · Clairton City SD | Elementary | 18.8% | -32.3pp |
| 1372 | Morrison Andrew J Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.5pp |
| 1373 | Paxinosa El Sch Easton · Easton Area SD | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.5pp |
| 1374 | Sto-Rox Primary Ctr McKees Rocks · Sto-Rox SD | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.5pp |
| 1375 | KIPP Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · KIPP Philadelphia CS | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 1376 | Luis A. Ramos El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 1377 | Morris Robert Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 1378 | Williams Valley El Sch Tower City · Williams Valley SD | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 1379 | Ritter El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 18.4% | -32.7pp |
| 1380 | Pittsburgh Faison K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 18.3% | -32.8pp |
| 1381 | Duckrey Tanner Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 18.2% | -32.9pp |
| 1382 | Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS | Elementary | 18.2% | -32.9pp |
| 1383 | Roosevelt El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 18.2% | -32.9pp |
| 1384 | Whitehall El Sch Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Elementary | 18.1% | -33.0pp |
| 1385 | Jefferson El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 18.0% | -33.1pp |
| 1386 | Melrose Sch Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Elementary | 17.9% | -33.2pp |
| 1387 | Turkeyfoot Valley Area El Sch Confluence · Turkeyfoot Valley Area SD | Elementary | 17.9% | -33.2pp |
| 1388 | Carter and MacRae El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 17.7% | -33.4pp |
| 1389 | Deep Roots CS Philadelphia · Deep Roots CS | Elementary | 17.7% | -33.4pp |
| 1390 | Arts Academy Elementary CS Allentown · Arts Academy Elementary CS | Elementary | 17.6% | -33.5pp |
| 1391 | McKinley Sch York · York City SD | Elementary | 17.6% | -33.5pp |
| 1392 | Philadelphia Montessori CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Montessori CS | Elementary | 17.6% | -33.5pp |
| 1393 | Anderson Add B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 17.3% | -33.8pp |
| 1394 | DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 17.3% | -33.8pp |
| 1395 | Hancock El Sch Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Elementary | 17.3% | -33.8pp |
| 1396 | Panther Valley El Sch Nesquehoning · Panther Valley SD | Elementary | 17.2% | -33.9pp |
| 1397 | Lindley Academy CS at Birney Philadelphia · Lindley Academy CS at Birney | Elementary | 17.1% | -34.0pp |
| 1398 | Monessen El Ctr Monessen · Monessen City SD | Elementary | 17.0% | -34.1pp |
| 1399 | Barrett El Sch Homestead · Steel Valley SD | Elementary | 16.9% | -34.2pp |
| 1400 | McNichols Plaza Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 16.8% | -34.3pp |
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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.