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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1451 | Fountain Hill El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 13.4% | -37.7pp |
| 1452 | Cooke Jay MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 13.3% | -37.8pp |
| 1453 | Frederick Douglass Mastery CS Philadelphia · Frederick Douglass Mastery CS | Elementary | 13.3% | -37.8pp |
| 1454 | Stonehurst Hills El Sch Upper Darby · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 13.3% | -37.8pp |
| 1455 | Disston Hamilton Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 13.2% | -37.9pp |
| 1456 | McMichael Morton Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 13.0% | -38.1pp |
| 1457 | Pittsburgh King K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 13.0% | -38.1pp |
| 1458 | Gideon Edward Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 12.9% | -38.2pp |
| 1459 | Dick William Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 12.7% | -38.4pp |
| 1460 | Ferguson Sch York · York City SD | Elementary | 12.7% | -38.4pp |
| 1461 | Stearne Allen M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 12.7% | -38.4pp |
| 1462 | Millmont El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 12.6% | -38.5pp |
| 1463 | Stetser El Sch Chester · Chester-Upland SD | Elementary | 12.6% | -38.5pp |
| 1464 | Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 12.5% | -38.6pp |
| 1465 | Jackson Sch York · York City SD | Elementary | 12.5% | -38.6pp |
| 1466 | Sheridan El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 12.4% | -38.7pp |
| 1467 | Carnell Laura H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 12.2% | -38.9pp |
| 1468 | KIPP North Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · KIPP North Philadelphia CS | Elementary | 12.1% | -39.0pp |
| 1469 | Cayuga School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 12.0% | -39.1pp |
| 1470 | Laboratory CS Philadelphia · Laboratory CS | Elementary | 12.0% | -39.1pp |
| 1471 | Allen Dr Ethel Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 11.9% | -39.2pp |
| 1472 | Heston Edward Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 11.9% | -39.2pp |
| 1473 | Washington El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 11.9% | -39.2pp |
| 1474 | Longstreth William C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 11.8% | -39.3pp |
| 1475 | Foose Sch Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Elementary | 11.6% | -39.5pp |
| 1476 | Lincoln CS York · Lincoln CS | Elementary | 11.6% | -39.5pp |
| 1477 | Twin Rivers El Sch McKeesport · McKeesport Area SD | Elementary | 11.4% | -39.7pp |
| 1478 | Aliquippa El Sch Aliquippa · Aliquippa SD | Elementary | 11.3% | -39.8pp |
| 1479 | Central El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 11.3% | -39.8pp |
| 1480 | Hartranft John F Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 11.3% | -39.8pp |
| 1481 | Mitchell El Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 11.2% | -39.9pp |
| 1482 | Greater Johnstown El Sch Johnstown · Greater Johnstown SD | Elementary | 11.1% | -40.0pp |
| 1483 | Hannah Penn York · York City SD | Elementary | 11.1% | -40.0pp |
| 1484 | McDaniel Delaplaine Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 10.7% | -40.4pp |
| 1485 | Potter-Thomas Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 10.5% | -40.6pp |
| 1486 | Benjamin Franklin Sch Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Elementary | 10.0% | -41.1pp |
| 1487 | Chester Community CS Chester · Chester Community CS | Elementary | 10.0% | -41.1pp |
| 1488 | McKinley William Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 9.9% | -41.2pp |
| 1489 | Russell C. Phillips El Sch Farrell · Farrell Area SD | Elementary | 9.9% | -41.2pp |
| 1490 | Kenderton El Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 9.8% | -41.3pp |
| 1491 | Pfeiffer-Burleigh Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 9.6% | -41.5pp |
| 1492 | Alliance for Progress CS Philadelphia · Alliance for Progress CS | Elementary | 9.5% | -41.6pp |
| 1493 | Blaine James G Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 9.5% | -41.6pp |
| 1494 | Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 9.5% | -41.6pp |
| 1495 | Diehl Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 9.4% | -41.7pp |
| 1496 | Urban Pathways K-5 College CS Pittsburgh · Urban Pathways K-5 College CS | Elementary | 9.4% | -41.7pp |
| 1497 | Wright Richard R Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 9.4% | -41.7pp |
| 1498 | Duquesne El Sch Duquesne · Duquesne City SD | Elementary | 8.9% | -42.2pp |
| 1499 | Goode Sch York · York City SD | Elementary | 8.7% | -42.4pp |
| 1500 | Lamberton Robert E Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 8.7% | -42.4pp |
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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.