Pennsylvania schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 623 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Mapletown JSHS Greensboro · Southeastern Greene SD | High | 46.5% | -4.6pp |
| 452 | Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers Philadelphia · Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers | High | 46.5% | -4.6pp |
| 453 | Antietam HS Reading · Antietam SD | High | 46.3% | -4.8pp |
| 454 | Northwestern SHS Albion · Northwestern SD | High | 46.3% | -4.8pp |
| 455 | West Scranton HS Scranton · Scranton SD | High | 46.3% | -4.8pp |
| 456 | 21st Century Cyber CS West Chester · 21st Century Cyber CS | High | 46.2% | -4.9pp |
| 457 | Rockwood Area JSHS Rockwood · Rockwood Area SD | High | 46.1% | -5.0pp |
| 458 | Hughesville JSHS Hughesville · East Lycoming SD | High | 46.0% | -5.1pp |
| 459 | Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS Salisbury · Salisbury-Elk Lick SD | High | 45.9% | -5.2pp |
| 460 | North Schuylkill JSHS Ashland · North Schuylkill SD | High | 45.8% | -5.3pp |
| 461 | Parkway Northwest Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 45.8% | -5.3pp |
| 462 | Elk Lake JSHS Springville · Elk Lake SD | High | 45.7% | -5.4pp |
| 463 | Ambridge Area HS Ambridge · Ambridge Area SD | High | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 464 | Easton Area HS Easton · Easton Area SD | High | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 465 | Susquehanna Community JSHS Susquehanna · Susquehanna Community SD | High | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 466 | Penns Valley Area JSHS Spring Mills · Penns Valley Area SD | High | 45.4% | -5.7pp |
| 467 | York County School of Technology York · York County School of Technology | High | 45.4% | -5.7pp |
| 468 | Harmony Area JSHS Westover · Harmony Area SD | High | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 469 | KIPP DuBois CS Philadelphia · KIPP DuBois CS | High | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 470 | Midland Innovation & Technology CS Midland · Midland Innovation & Technology CS | High | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 471 | Motivation HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 472 | Penn Hills SHS Pittsburgh · Penn Hills SD | High | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
| 473 | Keystone JSHS Knox · Keystone SD | High | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 474 | Eisenhower MS/HS Russell · Warren County SD | High | 44.8% | -6.3pp |
| 475 | Redbank Valley HS New Bethlehem · Redbank Valley SD | High | 44.5% | -6.6pp |
| 476 | Brownsville Area HS Brownsville · Brownsville Area SD | High | 44.4% | -6.7pp |
| 477 | Steel Valley SHS Munhall · Steel Valley SD | High | 44.4% | -6.7pp |
| 478 | Ferndale Area JSHS Johnstown · Ferndale Area SD | High | 44.3% | -6.8pp |
| 479 | Oswayo Valley JSHS Shinglehouse · Oswayo Valley SD | High | 44.2% | -6.9pp |
| 480 | Midd-West HS Middleburg · Midd-West SD | High | 44.1% | -7.0pp |
| 481 | Lake-Lehman JSHS Lehman · Lake-Lehman SD | High | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 482 | Karns City Jr/Sr HS Karns City · Karns City Area SD | High | 43.8% | -7.3pp |
| 483 | Lankenau HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 43.8% | -7.3pp |
| 484 | Liberty HS Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | High | 43.8% | -7.3pp |
| 485 | Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS Three Springs · Southern Huntingdon County SD | High | 43.8% | -7.3pp |
| 486 | Northern Potter JSHS Ulysses · Northern Potter SD | High | 43.7% | -7.4pp |
| 487 | Bald Eagle Area MS/SHS Wingate · Bald Eagle Area SD | High | 43.4% | -7.7pp |
| 488 | Blacklick Valley JSHS Nanty Glo · Blacklick Valley SD | High | 43.3% | -7.8pp |
| 489 | Mid Valley Secondary Center Throop · Mid Valley SD | High | 43.2% | -7.9pp |
| 490 | New Castle SHS New Castle · New Castle Area SD | High | 42.9% | -8.2pp |
| 491 | Forest City Regional HS Forest City · Forest City Regional SD | High | 42.7% | -8.4pp |
| 492 | Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS | High | 42.6% | -8.5pp |
| 493 | Lawrence County Career and Technical Center New Castle · Lawrence County Career and Technical Center | High | 42.5% | -8.6pp |
| 494 | West Greene JSHS Waynesburg · West Greene SD | High | 42.3% | -8.8pp |
| 495 | Dunmore JSHS Dunmore · Dunmore SD | High | 42.0% | -9.1pp |
| 496 | Cranberry Area JSHS Seneca · Cranberry Area SD | High | 41.8% | -9.3pp |
| 497 | Washington George HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 41.7% | -9.4pp |
| 498 | Wilmington Area JSHS New Wilmington · Wilmington Area SD | High | 41.5% | -9.6pp |
| 499 | Academy Park HS Sharon Hill · Southeast Delco SD | High | 41.4% | -9.7pp |
| 500 | Penns Manor Area JSHS Clymer · Penns Manor Area SD | High | 41.3% | -9.8pp |
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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.