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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Moon Area SHS Moon Township · Moon Area SD | High | 75.7% | +24.6pp |
| 102 | Scranton HS Scranton · Scranton SD | High | 75.7% | +24.6pp |
| 103 | Johnsonburg Area HS Johnsonburg · Johnsonburg Area SD | High | 75.6% | +24.5pp |
| 104 | Lampeter-Strasburg SHS Lampeter · Lampeter-Strasburg SD | High | 75.0% | +23.9pp |
| 105 | Salisbury SHS Allentown · Salisbury Township SD | High | 74.8% | +23.7pp |
| 106 | Penn Manor HS Millersville · Penn Manor SD | High | 74.7% | +23.6pp |
| 107 | Saucon Valley SHS Hellertown · Saucon Valley SD | High | 74.5% | +23.4pp |
| 108 | Upper Perkiomen HS Pennsburg · Upper Perkiomen SD | High | 74.5% | +23.4pp |
| 109 | Downingtown HS West Campus Downingtown · Downingtown Area SD | High | 74.4% | +23.3pp |
| 110 | Bedford SHS Bedford · Bedford Area SD | High | 74.3% | +23.2pp |
| 111 | Emmaus HS Emmaus · East Penn SD | High | 74.3% | +23.2pp |
| 112 | Pocono Mountain East HS Swiftwater · Pocono Mountain SD | High | 74.1% | +23.0pp |
| 113 | West Perry SHS Elliottsburg · West Perry SD | High | 74.1% | +23.0pp |
| 114 | Bangor Area HS Bangor · Bangor Area SD | High | 74.0% | +22.9pp |
| 115 | McDowell HS Erie · Millcreek Township SD | High | 73.9% | +22.8pp |
| 116 | Nazareth Area HS Nazareth · Nazareth Area SD | High | 73.9% | +22.8pp |
| 117 | North Penn SHS Lansdale · North Penn SD | High | 73.9% | +22.8pp |
| 118 | Selinsgrove Area HS Selinsgrove · Selinsgrove Area SD | High | 73.9% | +22.8pp |
| 119 | West Allegheny SHS Imperial · West Allegheny SD | High | 73.9% | +22.8pp |
| 120 | Hempfield SHS Landisville · Hempfield SD | High | 73.7% | +22.6pp |
| 121 | Palisades HS Kintnersville · Palisades SD | High | 73.7% | +22.6pp |
| 122 | Tulpehocken Area HS Bernville · Tulpehocken Area SD | High | 73.7% | +22.6pp |
| 123 | Palmerton Area HS Palmerton · Palmerton Area SD | High | 73.5% | +22.4pp |
| 124 | Stroudsburg HS Stroudsburg · Stroudsburg Area SD | High | 73.4% | +22.3pp |
| 125 | Shaler Area HS Pittsburgh · Shaler Area SD | High | 73.3% | +22.2pp |
| 126 | North Pocono HS Covington Twp · North Pocono SD | High | 73.1% | +22.0pp |
| 127 | Owen J Roberts HS Pottstown · Owen J Roberts SD | High | 73.1% | +22.0pp |
| 128 | Wallenpaupack Area HS Hawley · Wallenpaupack Area SD | High | 73.1% | +22.0pp |
| 129 | Exeter Twp SHS Reading · Exeter Township SD | High | 73.0% | +21.9pp |
| 130 | Hatboro-Horsham SHS Horsham · Hatboro-Horsham SD | High | 73.0% | +21.9pp |
| 131 | Methacton HS Eagleville · Methacton SD | High | 73.0% | +21.9pp |
| 132 | Trinity SHS Washington · Trinity Area SD | High | 73.0% | +21.9pp |
| 133 | Berlin Brothersvalley SHS Berlin · Berlin Brothersvalley SD | High | 72.9% | +21.8pp |
| 134 | Central York HS York · Central York SD | High | 72.7% | +21.6pp |
| 135 | Northeastern SHS Manchester · Northeastern York SD | High | 72.7% | +21.6pp |
| 136 | Chestnut Ridge SHS New Paris · Chestnut Ridge SD | High | 72.5% | +21.4pp |
| 137 | Downingtown HS East Campus Exton · Downingtown Area SD | High | 72.5% | +21.4pp |
| 138 | Cambria Heights SHS Patton · Cambria Heights SD | High | 72.4% | +21.3pp |
| 139 | Pennsbury HS Fairless Hills · Pennsbury SD | High | 72.4% | +21.3pp |
| 140 | Twin Valley HS Elverson · Twin Valley SD | High | 72.4% | +21.3pp |
| 141 | Blue Ridge HS New Milford · Blue Ridge SD | High | 72.2% | +21.1pp |
| 142 | Bloomsburg Area HS Bloomsburg · Bloomsburg Area SD | High | 72.1% | +21.0pp |
| 143 | Bodine William W HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 72.0% | +20.9pp |
| 144 | Bradford Area HS Bradford · Bradford Area SD | High | 71.9% | +20.8pp |
| 145 | Daniel Boone Area HS Birdsboro · Daniel Boone Area SD | High | 71.8% | +20.7pp |
| 146 | Mifflinburg Area SHS Mifflinburg · Mifflinburg Area SD | High | 71.8% | +20.7pp |
| 147 | North East High School North East · North East SD | High | 71.7% | +20.6pp |
| 148 | Blue Mountain HS Schuylkill Haven · Blue Mountain SD | High | 71.6% | +20.5pp |
| 149 | Conemaugh Twp Area MS/SHS Davidsville · Conemaugh Township Area SD | High | 71.4% | +20.3pp |
| 150 | Abington SHS Abington · Abington SD | High | 71.2% | +20.1pp |
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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.