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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Cowanesque Valley JSHS Westfield · Northern Tioga SD | High | 41.2% | -9.9pp |
| 502 | Towanda Area JSHS Towanda · Towanda Area SD | High | 41.2% | -9.9pp |
| 503 | Williamson SHS Tioga · Northern Tioga SD | High | 40.9% | -10.2pp |
| 504 | Jefferson-Morgan MS/HS Jefferson · Jefferson-Morgan SD | High | 40.8% | -10.3pp |
| 505 | Port Allegany JSHS Port Allegany · Port Allegany SD | High | 40.7% | -10.4pp |
| 506 | Central Dauphin East SHS Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | High | 40.5% | -10.6pp |
| 507 | Mount Carmel Area HS Mount Carmel · Mount Carmel Area SD | High | 40.0% | -11.1pp |
| 508 | Franklin Area JSHS Franklin · Franklin Area SD | High | 39.7% | -11.4pp |
| 509 | Moshannon Valley JSHS Houtzdale · Moshannon Valley SD | High | 39.6% | -11.5pp |
| 510 | Susquehanna Twp HS Harrisburg · Susquehanna Township SD | High | 39.5% | -11.6pp |
| 511 | Swenson Arts and Technology High School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 39.5% | -11.6pp |
| 512 | West Mifflin Area HS West Mifflin · West Mifflin Area SD | High | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 513 | Maplewood JSHS Guys Mills · Penncrest SD | High | 39.2% | -11.9pp |
| 514 | Truman SHS Levittown · Bristol Township SD | High | 39.1% | -12.0pp |
| 515 | Clearfield Area JSHS Clearfield · Clearfield Area SD | High | 38.8% | -12.3pp |
| 516 | Wyoming Area Sec Ctr Exeter · Wyoming Area SD | High | 38.8% | -12.3pp |
| 517 | Bethlehem-Center JSHS Fredericktown · Bethlehem-Center SD | High | 38.5% | -12.6pp |
| 518 | Troy Area JSHS Troy · Troy Area SD | High | 38.4% | -12.7pp |
| 519 | Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus | High | 38.1% | -13.0pp |
| 520 | Coudersport Area JSHS Coudersport · Coudersport Area SD | High | 37.8% | -13.3pp |
| 521 | Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 37.8% | -13.3pp |
| 522 | Norristown Area HS Norristown · Norristown Area SD | High | 37.7% | -13.4pp |
| 523 | Building 21 Allentown Allentown · Allentown City SD | High | 37.2% | -13.9pp |
| 524 | Lincoln HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 36.8% | -14.3pp |
| 525 | Mifflin Co JHS Lewistown · Mifflin County SD | High | 36.8% | -14.3pp |
| 526 | Northwest Area HS Shickshinny · Northwest Area SD | High | 36.8% | -14.3pp |
| 527 | Conemaugh Valley JSHS Johnstown · Conemaugh Valley SD | High | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 528 | Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 36.6% | -14.5pp |
| 529 | Sullivan Co JSHS Laporte · Sullivan County SD | High | 36.6% | -14.5pp |
| 530 | McKeesport Area SHS McKeesport · McKeesport Area SD | High | 36.5% | -14.6pp |
| 531 | Mount Union Area SHS Mount Union · Mount Union Area SD | High | 36.2% | -14.9pp |
| 532 | Mastery CS-Gratz Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Gratz Campus | High | 35.6% | -15.5pp |
| 533 | Sheffield Area MS/HS Sheffield · Warren County SD | High | 35.6% | -15.5pp |
| 534 | Penn Wood HS Lansdowne · William Penn SD | High | 35.4% | -15.7pp |
| 535 | Pittsburgh Brashear HS Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 35.2% | -15.9pp |
| 536 | Woodland Hills HS Pittsburgh · Woodland Hills SD | High | 34.9% | -16.2pp |
| 537 | Baldwin SHS Pittsburgh · Baldwin-Whitehall SD | High | 34.8% | -16.3pp |
| 538 | Jeannette HS Jeannette · Jeannette City SD | High | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 539 | Northern Lebanon SHS Fredericksburg · Northern Lebanon SD | High | 34.4% | -16.7pp |
| 540 | Southern Fulton JSHS Warfordsburg · Southern Fulton SD | High | 34.3% | -16.8pp |
| 541 | Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School Bloomsburg · Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School | High | 33.8% | -17.3pp |
| 542 | South Allegheny HS McKeesport · South Allegheny SD | High | 33.7% | -17.4pp |
| 543 | Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 33.3% | -17.8pp |
| 544 | Mastery CS-Pickett Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Pickett Campus | High | 33.0% | -18.1pp |
| 545 | Youngsville MS/HS Youngsville · Warren County SD | High | 32.6% | -18.5pp |
| 546 | Coatesville Intermediate HS Coatsville · Coatesville Area SD | High | 32.5% | -18.6pp |
| 547 | Cornell HS Coraopolis · Cornell SD | High | 32.5% | -18.6pp |
| 548 | William Allen HS Allentown · Allentown City SD | High | 32.5% | -18.6pp |
| 549 | Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center Connellsville · Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center | High | 32.4% | -18.7pp |
| 550 | Upper Darby SHS Drexel Hill · Upper Darby SD | High | 32.4% | -18.7pp |
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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.