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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 | People for People CS Philadelphia · People for People CS | Elementary | 16.8% | -34.3pp |
| 1402 | Steelton-Highspire El Sch Steelton · Steelton-Highspire SD | Elementary | 16.8% | -34.3pp |
| 1403 | Harding Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 16.7% | -34.4pp |
| 1404 | Pittsburgh Miller K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 16.7% | -34.4pp |
| 1405 | Munoz-Marin Luis Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.6% | -34.5pp |
| 1406 | Catalyst Academy CS Pittsburgh · Catalyst Academy CS | Elementary | 16.5% | -34.6pp |
| 1407 | Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 1408 | Locke Alain Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 1409 | Main Street Sch Upland · Chester-Upland SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 1410 | Pittsburgh Langley K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 1411 | The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds Philadelphia · The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 1412 | Tyson-Schoener El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 1413 | Samuel Pennypacker Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.3% | -34.8pp |
| 1414 | Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey Philadelphia · Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey | Elementary | 16.1% | -35.0pp |
| 1415 | Marshall John Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.1% | -35.0pp |
| 1416 | Amanda E Stout El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 16.0% | -35.1pp |
| 1417 | Hunter William H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.0% | -35.1pp |
| 1418 | Rhoads James Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.0% | -35.1pp |
| 1419 | Cramp William Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.9% | -35.2pp |
| 1420 | Riverside El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 15.9% | -35.2pp |
| 1421 | Mosser El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 15.8% | -35.3pp |
| 1422 | Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 15.7% | -35.4pp |
| 1423 | Bywood El Sch Upper Darby · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 15.6% | -35.5pp |
| 1424 | Prince Hall Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.5% | -35.6pp |
| 1425 | Bethune Mary McLeod Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.4% | -35.7pp |
| 1426 | Lauers Park El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 15.4% | -35.7pp |
| 1427 | Guidon S Bluford El Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.3% | -35.8pp |
| 1428 | Willard Frances E Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.3% | -35.8pp |
| 1429 | Morton Thomas G Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.1% | -36.0pp |
| 1430 | Pan American Academy CS Philadelphia · Pan American Academy CS | Elementary | 15.1% | -36.0pp |
| 1431 | Bell Avenue School Yeadon · William Penn SD | Elementary | 15.0% | -36.1pp |
| 1432 | Blankenburg Rudolph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.0% | -36.1pp |
| 1433 | Sullivan James J Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.0% | -36.1pp |
| 1434 | Tenth & Penn El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 15.0% | -36.1pp |
| 1435 | Howe Julia Ward Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.7% | -36.4pp |
| 1436 | Meade Gen George C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.7% | -36.4pp |
| 1437 | West Phila. Achievement CES Philadelphia · West Phila. Achievement CES | Elementary | 14.7% | -36.4pp |
| 1438 | Charles Kelly El Sch Drexel Hill · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 14.5% | -36.6pp |
| 1439 | King El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 14.5% | -36.6pp |
| 1440 | Ludlow James R Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.5% | -36.6pp |
| 1441 | Walnut Street El Sch Darby · William Penn SD | Elementary | 14.5% | -36.6pp |
| 1442 | Spring Garden Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.3% | -36.8pp |
| 1443 | Steel Edward Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.1% | -37.0pp |
| 1444 | Barry Comm John Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.0% | -37.1pp |
| 1445 | Davis Sch York · York City SD | Elementary | 14.0% | -37.1pp |
| 1446 | Sheridan Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.0% | -37.1pp |
| 1447 | Feltonville Intermediate School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 13.8% | -37.3pp |
| 1448 | Northwest El Sch Lebanon · Lebanon SD | Elementary | 13.8% | -37.3pp |
| 1449 | Perry El Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 13.8% | -37.3pp |
| 1450 | Roosevelt Theodore MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 13.6% | -37.5pp |
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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.