Pennsylvania schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | Taylor Bayard Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 8.7% | -42.4pp |
| 1502 | Scott at Lincoln School Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Elementary | 8.6% | -42.5pp |
| 1503 | Edgmont Scholars Academy Chester · Chester-Upland SD | Elementary | 8.4% | -42.7pp |
| 1504 | Elkin Lewis Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 8.3% | -42.8pp |
| 1505 | Jefferson El Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 8.1% | -43.0pp |
| 1506 | McKinley El Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 8.0% | -43.1pp |
| 1507 | Peirce Thomas M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 7.5% | -43.6pp |
| 1508 | Rhodes E Washington Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 7.4% | -43.7pp |
| 1509 | Chester Upland Sch of Arts Chester · Chester-Upland SD | Elementary | 7.0% | -44.1pp |
| 1510 | Edison El Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 5.3% | -45.8pp |
| 1511 | Propel CS-Hazelwood Pittsburgh · Propel CS-Hazelwood | Elementary | 5.2% | -45.9pp |
| 1512 | McClure Alexander K Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 4.0% | -47.1pp |
| 1513 | Downey Sch Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Elementary | 2.7% | -48.4pp |
| 1514 | Provident CS - West Baden · Provident CS - West | Elementary | 2.6% | -48.5pp |
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.