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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Cumberland Valley HS Mechanicsburg · Cumberland Valley SD | High | 82.2% | +31.1pp |
| 52 | Central Bucks HS-West Doylestown · Central Bucks SD | High | 82.1% | +31.0pp |
| 53 | Danville Area SHS Danville · Danville Area SD | High | 82.1% | +31.0pp |
| 54 | Avon Grove HS West Grove · Avon Grove SD | High | 81.6% | +30.5pp |
| 55 | West Chester East HS West Chester · West Chester Area SD | High | 81.5% | +30.4pp |
| 56 | Millersburg Area High School Millersburg · Millersburg Area SD | High | 81.1% | +30.0pp |
| 57 | West Chester Bayard Rustin HS West Chester · West Chester Area SD | High | 81.1% | +30.0pp |
| 58 | Warwick SHS Lititz · Warwick SD | High | 81.0% | +29.9pp |
| 59 | Mercer Area SHS Mercer · Mercer Area SD | High | 80.9% | +29.8pp |
| 60 | Central Bucks HS-South Warrington · Central Bucks SD | High | 80.8% | +29.7pp |
| 61 | Franklin Regional SHS Murrysville · Franklin Regional SD | High | 80.6% | +29.5pp |
| 62 | Leechburg Area HS Leechburg · Leechburg Area SD | High | 80.6% | +29.5pp |
| 63 | Central Valley HS Monaca · Central Valley SD | High | 80.4% | +29.3pp |
| 64 | Springfield Twp HS Erdenheim · Springfield Township SD | High | 80.4% | +29.3pp |
| 65 | Fort LeBoeuf SHS Waterford · Fort LeBoeuf SD | High | 80.3% | +29.2pp |
| 66 | Valley View HS Archbald · Valley View SD | High | 80.0% | +28.9pp |
| 67 | Eastern York HS Wrightsville · Eastern York SD | High | 79.9% | +28.8pp |
| 68 | Parkland HS Allentown · Parkland SD | High | 79.9% | +28.8pp |
| 69 | Council Rock HS North Newtown · Council Rock SD | High | 79.8% | +28.7pp |
| 70 | Mars Area SHS Mars · Mars Area SD | High | 79.8% | +28.7pp |
| 71 | Slippery Rock Area HS Slippery Rock · Slippery Rock Area SD | High | 79.6% | +28.5pp |
| 72 | Great Valley HS Malvern · Great Valley SD | High | 79.5% | +28.4pp |
| 73 | Southern Lehigh SHS Center Valley · Southern Lehigh SD | High | 79.5% | +28.4pp |
| 74 | Ephrata SHS Ephrata · Ephrata Area SD | High | 79.2% | +28.1pp |
| 75 | Hempfield Area SHS Greensburg · Hempfield Area SD | High | 79.1% | +28.0pp |
| 76 | Bethel Park HS Bethel Park · Bethel Park SD | High | 78.9% | +27.8pp |
| 77 | Upper Dublin HS Fort Washington · Upper Dublin SD | High | 78.8% | +27.7pp |
| 78 | Manheim Twp HS Lancaster · Manheim Township SD | High | 78.7% | +27.6pp |
| 79 | Cocalico SHS Denver · Cocalico SD | High | 78.6% | +27.5pp |
| 80 | Beaver Area SHS Beaver · Beaver Area SD | High | 78.3% | +27.2pp |
| 81 | Indiana Area SHS Indiana · Indiana Area SD | High | 78.2% | +27.1pp |
| 82 | Spring-Ford SHS 9-12 Ctr Royersford · Spring-Ford Area SD | High | 78.2% | +27.1pp |
| 83 | Keystone Oaks HS Pittsburgh · Keystone Oaks SD | High | 78.1% | +27.0pp |
| 84 | Kutztown Area SHS Kutztown · Kutztown Area SD | High | 78.1% | +27.0pp |
| 85 | Gateway SHS Monroeville · Gateway SD | High | 78.0% | +26.9pp |
| 86 | Fairview HS Fairview · Fairview SD | High | 77.9% | +26.8pp |
| 87 | Penn Cambria HS Cresson · Penn Cambria SD | High | 77.9% | +26.8pp |
| 88 | Susquehannock HS Glen Rock · Southern York County SD | High | 77.8% | +26.7pp |
| 89 | Lower Dauphin HS Hummelstown · Lower Dauphin SD | High | 77.6% | +26.5pp |
| 90 | Pennridge HS Perkasie · Pennridge SD | High | 77.5% | +26.4pp |
| 91 | General McLane HS Edinboro · General McLane SD | High | 77.4% | +26.3pp |
| 92 | Avonworth HS Pittsburgh · Avonworth SD | High | 77.3% | +26.2pp |
| 93 | Northwest PA Collegiate Academy Erie · Erie City SD | High | 77.1% | +26.0pp |
| 94 | Seneca HS Erie · Wattsburg Area SD | High | 77.1% | +26.0pp |
| 95 | South Side HS Hookstown · South Side Area SD | High | 77.0% | +25.9pp |
| 96 | Council Rock HS South Holland · Council Rock SD | High | 76.8% | +25.7pp |
| 97 | North Hills HS Pittsburgh · North Hills SD | High | 76.5% | +25.4pp |
| 98 | Souderton Area HS Souderton · Souderton Area SD | High | 76.5% | +25.4pp |
| 99 | Central Cambria HS Ebensburg · Central Cambria SD | High | 76.1% | +25.0pp |
| 100 | Wilson HS West Lawn · Wilson SD | High | 76.1% | +25.0pp |
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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.