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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Carlynton JSHS Carnegie · Carlynton SD | High | 51.1% | +0.0pp |
| 402 | Riverside JSHS Taylor · Riverside SD | High | 51.0% | -0.1pp |
| 403 | Wyoming Valley West SHS Plymouth · Wyoming Valley West SD | High | 50.9% | -0.2pp |
| 404 | Wilkes-Barre Area HS Plains · Wilkes-Barre Area SD | High | 50.8% | -0.3pp |
| 405 | Muncy JSHS Muncy · Muncy SD | High | 50.7% | -0.4pp |
| 406 | Springdale JSHS Springdale · Allegheny Valley SD | High | 50.7% | -0.4pp |
| 407 | Tri-Valley JSHS Hegins · Tri-Valley SD | High | 50.7% | -0.4pp |
| 408 | National Constitution Center HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 50.6% | -0.5pp |
| 409 | Beaver Falls Area SHS Beaver Falls · Big Beaver Falls Area SD | High | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 410 | McCaskey Campus Lancaster · Lancaster SD | High | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 411 | Northeast HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 412 | Shamokin Area HS Shamokin · Shamokin Area SD | High | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 413 | Coatesville Area SHS Coatesville · Coatesville Area SD | High | 50.3% | -0.8pp |
| 414 | Stroudsburg JHS Stroudsburg · Stroudsburg Area SD | High | 50.3% | -0.8pp |
| 415 | Waynesburg Central JSHS Waynesburg · Central Greene SD | High | 50.3% | -0.8pp |
| 416 | James Buchanan HS Mercersburg · Tuscarora SD | High | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 417 | New Brighton Area HS New Brighton · New Brighton Area SD | High | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 418 | Robeson HS for Human Services Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 419 | Susquenita HS Duncannon · Susquenita SD | High | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 420 | Old Forge JSHS Old Forge · Old Forge SD | High | 49.6% | -1.5pp |
| 421 | Pottstown HS Pottstown · Pottstown SD | High | 49.5% | -1.6pp |
| 422 | Burgettstown MS/HS Burgettstown · Burgettstown Area SD | High | 49.3% | -1.8pp |
| 423 | City CHS Pittsburgh · City CHS | High | 49.3% | -1.8pp |
| 424 | Southmoreland SHS Alverton · Southmoreland SD | High | 49.3% | -1.8pp |
| 425 | California Area SHS Coal Center · California Area SD | High | 49.2% | -1.9pp |
| 426 | East Stroudsburg SHS South East Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg Area SD | High | 49.2% | -1.9pp |
| 427 | Union HS Rimersburg · Union SD | High | 49.2% | -1.9pp |
| 428 | Forbes Road JSHS Waterfall · Forbes Road SD | High | 49.1% | -2.0pp |
| 429 | Marion Center Area JR/SR HS Marion Center · Marion Center Area SD | High | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
| 430 | Rochester High School Rochester · Rochester Area SD | High | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
| 431 | Glendale JSHS Flinton · Glendale SD | High | 48.6% | -2.5pp |
| 432 | Sayre Area HS Sayre · Sayre Area SD | High | 48.6% | -2.5pp |
| 433 | Shade JSHS Cairnbrook · Shade-Central City SD | High | 48.6% | -2.5pp |
| 434 | Parkway West Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 48.5% | -2.6pp |
| 435 | Westmont Hilltop JSHS Johnstown · Westmont Hilltop SD | High | 48.5% | -2.6pp |
| 436 | Commodore Perry JSHS Hadley · Commodore Perry SD | High | 48.3% | -2.8pp |
| 437 | Northgate MSHS Pittsburgh · Northgate SD | High | 48.2% | -2.9pp |
| 438 | Pittsburgh Carrick HS Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 48.2% | -2.9pp |
| 439 | Washington HS Washington · Washington SD | High | 48.1% | -3.0pp |
| 440 | Pen Argyl Area HS Pen Argyl · Pen Argyl Area SD | High | 47.9% | -3.2pp |
| 441 | Sharon HS Sharon · Sharon City SD | High | 47.9% | -3.2pp |
| 442 | Hazleton Area HS Hazle Township · Hazleton Area SD | High | 47.2% | -3.9pp |
| 443 | Minersville Area JSHS Pottsville · Minersville Area SD | High | 47.2% | -3.9pp |
| 444 | Punxsutawney Area HS Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney Area SD | High | 47.2% | -3.9pp |
| 445 | Iroquois JSHS Erie · Iroquois SD | High | 47.1% | -4.0pp |
| 446 | Laurel Highlands SHS Uniontown · Laurel Highlands SD | High | 47.1% | -4.0pp |
| 447 | Bucks County Technical High School Fairless Hills · Bucks County Technical High School | High | 46.9% | -4.2pp |
| 448 | Carmichaels Area HS Carmichaels · Carmichaels Area SD | High | 46.8% | -4.3pp |
| 449 | Lenape Technical School Ford City · Lenape Technical School | High | 46.8% | -4.3pp |
| 450 | Muhlenberg HS Reading · Muhlenberg SD | High | 46.7% | -4.4pp |
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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.