Pennsylvania schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 603 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 50.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Southern Columbia HS Catawissa · Southern Columbia Area SD | High | 42.0% | -8.6pp |
| 402 | Yough SHS Herminie · Yough SD | High | 42.0% | -8.6pp |
| 403 | Bensalem Twp HS Bensalem · Bensalem Township SD | High | 41.9% | -8.7pp |
| 404 | Halifax Area HS Halifax · Halifax Area SD | High | 41.8% | -8.8pp |
| 405 | Bloomsburg Area HS Bloomsburg · Bloomsburg Area SD | High | 41.7% | -8.9pp |
| 406 | Karns City Jr/Sr HS Karns City · Karns City Area SD | High | 41.7% | -8.9pp |
| 407 | Deer Lakes HS Cheswick · Deer Lakes SD | High | 41.6% | -9.0pp |
| 408 | Hamburg Area HS Hamburg · Hamburg Area SD | High | 41.6% | -9.0pp |
| 409 | Lenape Technical School Ford City · Lenape Technical School | High | 41.6% | -9.0pp |
| 410 | Schuylkill Valley HS Leesport · Schuylkill Valley SD | High | 41.5% | -9.1pp |
| 411 | Dunmore JSHS Dunmore · Dunmore SD | High | 41.2% | -9.4pp |
| 412 | Burgettstown MS/HS Burgettstown · Burgettstown Area SD | High | 41.1% | -9.5pp |
| 413 | Highlands SHS Natrona Heights · Highlands SD | High | 41.0% | -9.6pp |
| 414 | Montoursville Area SHS Montoursville · Montoursville Area SD | High | 40.9% | -9.7pp |
| 415 | Lincoln JSHS Ellwood City · Ellwood City Area SD | High | 40.6% | -10.0pp |
| 416 | Multicultural Academy CS Philadelphia · Multicultural Academy CS | High | 40.4% | -10.2pp |
| 417 | Williamsport Area SHS Williamsport · Williamsport Area SD | High | 40.4% | -10.2pp |
| 418 | Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS Claysburg · Claysburg-Kimmel SD | High | 40.3% | -10.3pp |
| 419 | Freedom HS Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | High | 40.3% | -10.3pp |
| 420 | Towanda Area JSHS Towanda · Towanda Area SD | High | 40.2% | -10.4pp |
| 421 | Commodore Perry JSHS Hadley · Commodore Perry SD | High | 40.0% | -10.6pp |
| 422 | Titusville High School Titusville · Titusville Area SD | High | 40.0% | -10.6pp |
| 423 | West York Area HS York · West York Area SD | High | 40.0% | -10.6pp |
| 424 | Octorara Area JSHS Atglen · Octorara Area SD | High | 39.8% | -10.8pp |
| 425 | Fairfield Area HS Fairfield · Fairfield Area SD | High | 39.7% | -10.9pp |
| 426 | Ringgold SHS Monongahela · Ringgold SD | High | 39.6% | -11.0pp |
| 427 | Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 39.4% | -11.2pp |
| 428 | Central Mountain HS Mill Hall · Keystone Central SD | High | 39.0% | -11.6pp |
| 429 | Northgate MSHS Pittsburgh · Northgate SD | High | 39.0% | -11.6pp |
| 430 | Maplewood JSHS Guys Mills · Penncrest SD | High | 38.9% | -11.7pp |
| 431 | Meyersdale Area HS Meyersdale · Meyersdale Area SD | High | 38.9% | -11.7pp |
| 432 | East Stroudsburg SHS South East Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg Area SD | High | 38.8% | -11.8pp |
| 433 | The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 38.7% | -11.9pp |
| 434 | Eisenhower MS/HS Russell · Warren County SD | High | 38.6% | -12.0pp |
| 435 | Newport HS Newport · Newport SD | High | 38.6% | -12.0pp |
| 436 | Bethlehem-Center JSHS Fredericktown · Bethlehem-Center SD | High | 38.4% | -12.2pp |
| 437 | Connellsville Area SHS Connellsville · Connellsville Area SD | High | 38.3% | -12.3pp |
| 438 | Pottsville Area HS Pottsville · Pottsville Area SD | High | 38.1% | -12.5pp |
| 439 | Albert Gallatin Area SHS Uniontown · Albert Gallatin Area SD | High | 37.9% | -12.7pp |
| 440 | Charleroi Area HS Charleroi · Charleroi SD | High | 37.9% | -12.7pp |
| 441 | Upper Dauphin Area HS Elizabethville · Upper Dauphin Area SD | High | 37.8% | -12.8pp |
| 442 | Beaver Falls Area SHS Beaver Falls · Big Beaver Falls Area SD | High | 37.3% | -13.3pp |
| 443 | Chichester SHS Boothwyn · Chichester SD | High | 37.3% | -13.3pp |
| 444 | West Greene JSHS Waynesburg · West Greene SD | High | 37.0% | -13.6pp |
| 445 | Southmoreland SHS Alverton · Southmoreland SD | High | 36.3% | -14.3pp |
| 446 | York County School of Technology York · York County School of Technology | High | 36.2% | -14.4pp |
| 447 | Antietam HS Reading · Antietam SD | High | 35.7% | -14.9pp |
| 448 | California Area SHS Coal Center · California Area SD | High | 35.6% | -15.0pp |
| 449 | Freedom Area SHS Freedom · Freedom Area SD | High | 35.2% | -15.4pp |
| 450 | Pine Grove Area HS Pine Grove · Pine Grove Area SD | High | 35.2% | -15.4pp |
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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 Science 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.