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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Apollo-Ridge HS Spring Church · Apollo-Ridge SD | High | 67.2% | +16.1pp |
| 202 | Bellefonte Area HS Bellefonte · Bellefonte Area SD | High | 67.2% | +16.1pp |
| 203 | Kennard-Dale HS Fawn Grove · South Eastern SD | High | 67.2% | +16.1pp |
| 204 | Northern Cambria HS Northern Cambria · Northern Cambria SD | High | 67.2% | +16.1pp |
| 205 | Fort Cherry JSHS Mc Donald · Fort Cherry SD | High | 67.1% | +16.0pp |
| 206 | Milton HS Milton · Milton Area SD | High | 66.9% | +15.8pp |
| 207 | Oxford Area High School Oxford · Oxford Area SD | High | 66.8% | +15.7pp |
| 208 | Manheim Central SHS Manheim · Manheim Central SD | High | 66.7% | +15.6pp |
| 209 | North Clarion Co JSHS Tionesta · North Clarion County SD | High | 66.7% | +15.6pp |
| 210 | Tussey Mountain HS Saxton · Tussey Mountain SD | High | 66.7% | +15.6pp |
| 211 | Phoenixville Area HS Phoenixville · Phoenixville Area SD | High | 66.4% | +15.3pp |
| 212 | Line Mountain HS Herndon · Line Mountain SD | High | 66.3% | +15.2pp |
| 213 | Berwick Area HS Berwick · Berwick Area SD | High | 66.2% | +15.1pp |
| 214 | Fleetwood SHS Fleetwood · Fleetwood Area SD | High | 66.2% | +15.1pp |
| 215 | Biglerville HS Biglerville · Upper Adams SD | High | 66.1% | +15.0pp |
| 216 | Loyalsock Twp SHS Williamsport · Loyalsock Township SD | High | 66.1% | +15.0pp |
| 217 | Northern HS Dillsburg · Northern York County SD | High | 66.1% | +15.0pp |
| 218 | Greenwood HS Millerstown · Greenwood SD | High | 66.0% | +14.9pp |
| 219 | Sun Valley HS Aston · Penn-Delco SD | High | 65.8% | +14.7pp |
| 220 | Cambridge Springs JSHS Cambridge Springs · Penncrest SD | High | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 221 | Middletown Area HS Middletown · Middletown Area SD | High | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 222 | Newport HS Newport · Newport SD | High | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 223 | Riverview JSHS Oakmont · Riverview SD | High | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 224 | William Tennent HS Warminster · Centennial SD | High | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 225 | Gettysburg Area HS Gettysburg · Gettysburg Area SD | High | 65.6% | +14.5pp |
| 226 | Freedom Area SHS Freedom · Freedom Area SD | High | 65.5% | +14.4pp |
| 227 | East Pennsboro Area SHS Enola · East Pennsboro Area SD | High | 65.4% | +14.3pp |
| 228 | Elizabethtown Area SHS Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown Area SD | High | 65.4% | +14.3pp |
| 229 | Jersey Shore Area SHS Jersey Shore · Jersey Shore Area SD | High | 65.4% | +14.3pp |
| 230 | Franklin LC Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 65.3% | +14.2pp |
| 231 | Homer-Center JSHS Homer City · Homer-Center SD | High | 65.3% | +14.2pp |
| 232 | Kiski Area HS Vandergrift · Kiski Area SD | High | 65.1% | +14.0pp |
| 233 | Richland HS Johnstown · Richland SD | High | 65.1% | +14.0pp |
| 234 | West Shamokin JSHS Rural Valley · Armstrong SD | High | 65.0% | +13.9pp |
| 235 | Pottsgrove SHS Pottstown · Pottsgrove SD | High | 64.9% | +13.8pp |
| 236 | Central Dauphin SHS Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | High | 64.8% | +13.7pp |
| 237 | Conrad Weiser HS Robesonia · Conrad Weiser Area SD | High | 64.5% | +13.4pp |
| 238 | Hanover SHS Hanover · Hanover Public SD | High | 64.5% | +13.4pp |
| 239 | Western Beaver Co JSHS Industry · Western Beaver County SD | High | 64.5% | +13.4pp |
| 240 | Kane Area HS Kane · Kane Area SD | High | 64.4% | +13.3pp |
| 241 | Shikellamy HS Sunbury · Shikellamy SD | High | 64.3% | +13.2pp |
| 242 | Canon-McMillan SHS Canonsburg · Canon-McMillan SD | High | 64.2% | +13.1pp |
| 243 | Halifax Area HS Halifax · Halifax Area SD | High | 64.2% | +13.1pp |
| 244 | Upper Merion Area HS King of Prussia · Upper Merion Area SD | High | 64.2% | +13.1pp |
| 245 | Westinghouse Arts Academy CS Wilmerding · Westinghouse Arts Academy CS | High | 64.2% | +13.1pp |
| 246 | Boiling Springs HS Boiling Springs · South Middleton SD | High | 64.1% | +13.0pp |
| 247 | Hopewell SHS Aliquippa · Hopewell Area SD | High | 64.1% | +13.0pp |
| 248 | Eastern Lebanon Co SHS Myerstown · Eastern Lebanon County SD | High | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 249 | Neshaminy HS Langhorne · Neshaminy SD | High | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 250 | Neshannock JSHS New Castle · Neshannock Township SD | High | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
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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.