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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 31.9% | -19.2pp |
| 552 | Tunkhannock HS Tunkhannock · Tunkhannock Area SD | High | 31.9% | -19.2pp |
| 553 | Louis E Dieruff HS Allentown · Allentown City SD | High | 31.7% | -19.4pp |
| 554 | South Williamsport Area JSHS South Williamsport · South Williamsport Area SD | High | 31.7% | -19.4pp |
| 555 | Upper Dauphin Area HS Elizabethville · Upper Dauphin Area SD | High | 31.7% | -19.4pp |
| 556 | East Allegheny JSHS North Versailles · East Allegheny SD | High | 31.6% | -19.5pp |
| 557 | West Side Career & Technology Center Kingston · West Side Career & Technology Center | High | 31.4% | -19.7pp |
| 558 | Northeast Bradford JSHS Rome · Northeast Bradford SD | High | 31.1% | -20.0pp |
| 559 | Reading SHS Reading · Reading SD | High | 31.1% | -20.0pp |
| 560 | Imhotep Institute CHS Philadelphia · Imhotep Institute CHS | High | 30.8% | -20.3pp |
| 561 | Lebanon SHS Lebanon · Lebanon SD | High | 30.5% | -20.6pp |
| 562 | Achievement House CS Exton · Achievement House CS | High | 30.0% | -21.1pp |
| 563 | Center for Student Learning CS at Pennsbury Levittown · Center for Student Learning CS at Pennsbury | High | 29.2% | -21.9pp |
| 564 | Pittsburgh Westinghouse Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 29.1% | -22.0pp |
| 565 | Freire CS Philadelphia · Freire CS | High | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 566 | Fels Samuel HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 28.4% | -22.7pp |
| 567 | STEM at Showalter Chester · Chester-Upland SD | High | 28.4% | -22.7pp |
| 568 | Furness Horace HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 28.3% | -22.8pp |
| 569 | Columbia HS Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | High | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 570 | Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School Reynoldsville · Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School | High | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 571 | Pine Grove Area HS Pine Grove · Pine Grove Area SD | High | 27.9% | -23.2pp |
| 572 | William Penn SHS York · York City SD | High | 27.9% | -23.2pp |
| 573 | Carbondale Area JSHS Carbondale · Carbondale Area SD | High | 27.8% | -23.3pp |
| 574 | Morrisville HS Morrisville · Morrisville Borough SD | High | 27.8% | -23.3pp |
| 575 | Panther Valley JSHS Lansford · Panther Valley SD | High | 26.4% | -24.7pp |
| 576 | Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 25.9% | -25.2pp |
| 577 | Olney HS Philadephia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 25.7% | -25.4pp |
| 578 | Kensington HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 25.4% | -25.7pp |
| 579 | Clairton MS/HS Clairton · Clairton City SD | High | 25.3% | -25.8pp |
| 580 | Pittsburgh Perry HS Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 25.3% | -25.8pp |
| 581 | Edison HS/Fareira Skills Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 25.2% | -25.9pp |
| 582 | Vaux HS: A Big Picture School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 25.0% | -26.1pp |
| 583 | School of the Future Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 24.7% | -26.4pp |
| 584 | Building 21 Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 24.2% | -26.9pp |
| 585 | Bartram John - Main Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 23.8% | -27.3pp |
| 586 | Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS | High | 23.8% | -27.3pp |
| 587 | South Philadelphia HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 23.3% | -27.8pp |
| 588 | Shenandoah Valley JSHS Shenandoah · Shenandoah Valley SD | High | 23.2% | -27.9pp |
| 589 | Hanover Area JSHS Hanover Township · Hanover Area SD | High | 22.5% | -28.6pp |
| 590 | Penn Treaty Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 21.9% | -29.2pp |
| 591 | Sayre William L MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 21.8% | -29.3pp |
| 592 | Overbrook HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 21.2% | -29.9pp |
| 593 | Farrell Area HS/UMS Farrell · Farrell Area SD | High | 21.1% | -30.0pp |
| 594 | Frankford HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 20.9% | -30.2pp |
| 595 | Mastery CS - Shoemaker Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus | High | 20.5% | -30.6pp |
| 596 | Valley JSHS New Kensington · New Kensington-Arnold SD | High | 20.5% | -30.6pp |
| 597 | The Linc Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 20.0% | -31.1pp |
| 598 | Roxborough HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 19.8% | -31.3pp |
| 599 | King Martin Luther HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 19.7% | -31.4pp |
| 600 | West Philadelphia HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 19.4% | -31.7pp |
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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.