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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Montoursville Area SHS Montoursville · Montoursville Area SD | High | 71.1% | +20.0pp |
| 152 | West Chester Henderson HS West Chester · West Chester Area SD | High | 71.0% | +19.9pp |
| 153 | Grove City Area HS Grove City · Grove City Area SD | High | 70.9% | +19.8pp |
| 154 | Franklin Towne CHS Philadelphia · Franklin Towne CHS | High | 70.8% | +19.7pp |
| 155 | Girls HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 70.8% | +19.7pp |
| 156 | Central Columbia SHS Bloomsburg · Central Columbia SD | High | 70.5% | +19.4pp |
| 157 | Mechanicsburg Area SHS Mechanicsburg · Mechanicsburg Area SD | High | 70.5% | +19.4pp |
| 158 | Red Land SHS Lewisberry · West Shore SD | High | 70.5% | +19.4pp |
| 159 | Greencastle-Antrim SHS Greencastle · Greencastle-Antrim SD | High | 70.2% | +19.1pp |
| 160 | Mohawk SHS New Castle · Mohawk Area SD | High | 70.2% | +19.1pp |
| 161 | Montour HS Mc Kees Rocks · Montour SD | High | 70.2% | +19.1pp |
| 162 | Greater Latrobe SHS Latrobe · Greater Latrobe SD | High | 70.0% | +18.9pp |
| 163 | Hickory HS Hermitage · Hermitage SD | High | 70.0% | +18.9pp |
| 164 | Littlestown SHS Littlestown · Littlestown Area SD | High | 70.0% | +18.9pp |
| 165 | Pleasant Valley HS Brodheadsville · Pleasant Valley SD | High | 69.9% | +18.8pp |
| 166 | Garden Spot SHS New Holland · Eastern Lancaster County SD | High | 69.8% | +18.7pp |
| 167 | Spring Grove Area HS Spring Grove · Spring Grove Area SD | High | 69.8% | +18.7pp |
| 168 | Conestoga Valley SHS Lancaster · Conestoga Valley SD | High | 69.6% | +18.5pp |
| 169 | Northern Bedford County HS Loysburg · Northern Bedford County SD | High | 69.6% | +18.5pp |
| 170 | Cochranton JSHS Cochranton · Crawford Central SD | High | 69.5% | +18.4pp |
| 171 | Belle Vernon Area HS Belle Vernon · Belle Vernon Area SD | High | 69.3% | +18.2pp |
| 172 | Wellsboro Area HS Wellsboro · Wellsboro Area SD | High | 69.2% | +18.1pp |
| 173 | Wilson Area HS Easton · Wilson Area SD | High | 69.2% | +18.1pp |
| 174 | Lehighton Area HS Lehighton · Lehighton Area SD | High | 69.1% | +18.0pp |
| 175 | Union Area HS New Castle · Union Area SD | High | 69.0% | +17.9pp |
| 176 | Boyertown Area SHS Boyertown · Boyertown Area SD | High | 68.9% | +17.8pp |
| 177 | Conneaut Area Senior High Linesville · Conneaut SD | High | 68.8% | +17.7pp |
| 178 | Ridgway Area HS Ridgway · Ridgway Area SD | High | 68.8% | +17.7pp |
| 179 | The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 68.8% | +17.7pp |
| 180 | Western Wayne HS Lake Ariel · Western Wayne SD | High | 68.8% | +17.7pp |
| 181 | Mount Pleasant Area HS Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant Area SD | High | 68.6% | +17.5pp |
| 182 | Lower Moreland HS Huntingdon Valley · Lower Moreland Township SD | High | 68.5% | +17.4pp |
| 183 | Deer Lakes HS Cheswick · Deer Lakes SD | High | 68.3% | +17.2pp |
| 184 | Dallastown Area SHS Dallastown · Dallastown Area SD | High | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 185 | Jim Thorpe Area HS Jim Thorpe · Jim Thorpe Area SD | High | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 186 | Laurel HS New Castle · Laurel SD | High | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 187 | Derry Area SHS Derry · Derry Area SD | High | 68.1% | +17.0pp |
| 188 | Plum SHS Plum · Plum Borough SD | High | 68.1% | +17.0pp |
| 189 | Windber Area HS Windber · Windber Area SD | High | 68.0% | +16.9pp |
| 190 | Dover Area HS Dover · Dover Area SD | High | 67.9% | +16.8pp |
| 191 | Oley Valley SHS Oley · Oley Valley SD | High | 67.9% | +16.8pp |
| 192 | Girard HS Girard · Girard SD | High | 67.8% | +16.7pp |
| 193 | Lincoln Park Performing Arts CS Midland · Lincoln Park Performing Arts CS | High | 67.7% | +16.6pp |
| 194 | Marple Newtown SHS Newtown Square · Marple Newtown SD | High | 67.7% | +16.6pp |
| 195 | Northampton Area HS Northampton · Northampton Area SD | High | 67.6% | +16.5pp |
| 196 | Somerset Area Jr-Sr HS Somerset · Somerset Area SD | High | 67.5% | +16.4pp |
| 197 | Cedar Crest HS Lebanon · Cornwall-Lebanon SD | High | 67.4% | +16.3pp |
| 198 | South Park SHS South Park · South Park SD | High | 67.4% | +16.3pp |
| 199 | Bermudian Springs HS York Springs · Bermudian Springs SD | High | 67.3% | +16.2pp |
| 200 | Northwestern Lehigh HS New Tripoli · Northwestern Lehigh SD | High | 67.3% | +16.2pp |
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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.