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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Upper Moreland HS Willow Grove · Upper Moreland Township SD | High | 60.0% | +8.9pp |
| 302 | Brookville JSHS Brookville · Brookville Area SD | High | 59.9% | +8.8pp |
| 303 | Elizabeth Forward SHS Elizabeth · Elizabeth Forward SD | High | 59.9% | +8.8pp |
| 304 | Warrior Run JSHS Turbotville · Warrior Run SD | High | 59.9% | +8.8pp |
| 305 | TECH Freire CS Philadelphia · TECH Freire CS | High | 59.8% | +8.7pp |
| 306 | Bristol HS Bristol · Bristol Borough SD | High | 59.7% | +8.6pp |
| 307 | Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS Claysburg · Claysburg-Kimmel SD | High | 59.7% | +8.6pp |
| 308 | Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 59.7% | +8.6pp |
| 309 | Chichester SHS Boothwyn · Chichester SD | High | 59.6% | +8.5pp |
| 310 | Riverside HS Ellwood City · Riverside Beaver County SD | High | 59.6% | +8.5pp |
| 311 | Corry Area HS Corry · Corry Area SD | High | 59.5% | +8.4pp |
| 312 | Red Lion Area SHS Red Lion · Red Lion Area SD | High | 59.3% | +8.2pp |
| 313 | Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS Foxburg · Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD | High | 59.1% | +8.0pp |
| 314 | Big Spring HS Newville · Big Spring SD | High | 59.1% | +8.0pp |
| 315 | Chambersburg Area SHS Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | High | 59.1% | +8.0pp |
| 316 | North Star HS Boswell · North Star SD | High | 58.8% | +7.7pp |
| 317 | Governor Mifflin SHS Shillington · Governor Mifflin SD | High | 58.7% | +7.6pp |
| 318 | Lakeview Middle-HS Stoneboro · Lakeview SD | High | 58.7% | +7.6pp |
| 319 | Brentwood SHS Pittsburgh · Brentwood Borough SD | High | 58.6% | +7.5pp |
| 320 | Cedar Cliff HS Camp Hill · West Shore SD | High | 58.6% | +7.5pp |
| 321 | Highlands SHS Natrona Heights · Highlands SD | High | 58.6% | +7.5pp |
| 322 | West York Area HS York · West York Area SD | High | 58.5% | +7.4pp |
| 323 | Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Sch Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | High | 58.4% | +7.3pp |
| 324 | Hamburg Area HS Hamburg · Hamburg Area SD | High | 58.4% | +7.3pp |
| 325 | River Valley HS Blairsville · River Valley SD | High | 58.4% | +7.3pp |
| 326 | Frazier HS Perryopolis · Frazier SD | High | 58.2% | +7.1pp |
| 327 | Pottsville Area HS Pottsville · Pottsville Area SD | High | 58.0% | +6.9pp |
| 328 | Knoch HS Saxonburg · Knoch SD | High | 57.9% | +6.8pp |
| 329 | Mifflin Co HS Lewistown · Mifflin County SD | High | 57.9% | +6.8pp |
| 330 | Philipsburg-Osceola Area HS Philipsburg · Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD | High | 57.9% | +6.8pp |
| 331 | Schuylkill Valley HS Leesport · Schuylkill Valley SD | High | 57.9% | +6.8pp |
| 332 | Titusville High School Titusville · Titusville Area SD | High | 57.7% | +6.6pp |
| 333 | Avella Area JSHS Avella · Avella Area SD | High | 57.6% | +6.5pp |
| 334 | Catasauqua SHS Northampton · Catasauqua Area SD | High | 57.5% | +6.4pp |
| 335 | St Marys Area SHS Saint Marys · Saint Marys Area SD | High | 57.5% | +6.4pp |
| 336 | Multicultural Academy CS Philadelphia · Multicultural Academy CS | High | 57.4% | +6.3pp |
| 337 | Purchase Line JSHS Commodore · Purchase Line SD | High | 57.4% | +6.3pp |
| 338 | McConnellsburg HS McConnellsburg · Central Fulton SD | High | 57.1% | +6.0pp |
| 339 | Montrose Area JSHS Montrose · Montrose Area SD | High | 57.1% | +6.0pp |
| 340 | Connellsville Area SHS Connellsville · Connellsville Area SD | High | 56.9% | +5.8pp |
| 341 | Greensburg-Salem HS Greensburg · Greensburg Salem SD | High | 56.9% | +5.8pp |
| 342 | Waynesboro Area Senior High School Waynesboro · Waynesboro Area SD | High | 56.9% | +5.8pp |
| 343 | Cheltenham HS Wyncote · Cheltenham SD | High | 56.7% | +5.6pp |
| 344 | Chartiers-Houston JSHS Houston · Chartiers-Houston SD | High | 56.5% | +5.4pp |
| 345 | Crestwood Secondary Campus Mountain Top · Crestwood SD | High | 56.5% | +5.4pp |
| 346 | Saegertown JSHS Saegertown · Penncrest SD | High | 56.2% | +5.1pp |
| 347 | Southern Columbia HS Catawissa · Southern Columbia Area SD | High | 56.2% | +5.1pp |
| 348 | Rocky Grove JSHS Franklin · Valley Grove SD | High | 56.0% | +4.9pp |
| 349 | Otto-Eldred JSHS Duke Center · Otto-Eldred SD | High | 55.7% | +4.6pp |
| 350 | Meyersdale Area HS Meyersdale · Meyersdale Area SD | High | 55.6% | +4.5pp |
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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.