Pennsylvania schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 515 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Northeast MS Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Middle | 29.1% | -22.0pp |
| 452 | Dickson Prep STEAM Academy Swissvale · Woodland Hills SD | Middle | 29.0% | -22.1pp |
| 453 | Curtin Intrmd Sch Williamsport · Williamsport Area SD | Middle | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 454 | Lincoln MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 28.7% | -22.4pp |
| 455 | C E Cole Intermediate Sch Reading · Muhlenberg SD | Middle | 28.5% | -22.6pp |
| 456 | Strong Vincent MS Erie · Erie City SD | Middle | 28.4% | -22.7pp |
| 457 | G A R MS Wilkes-Barre · Wilkes-Barre Area SD | Middle | 28.3% | -22.8pp |
| 458 | Shamokin Area Intermediate Sch Coal Township · Shamokin Area SD | Middle | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 459 | Connellsville Area MS Connellsville · Connellsville Area SD | Middle | 27.6% | -23.5pp |
| 460 | Drexel Hill MS Drexel Hill · Upper Darby SD | Middle | 27.0% | -24.1pp |
| 461 | Linton MS Pittsburgh · Penn Hills SD | Middle | 26.2% | -24.9pp |
| 462 | Penn Wood MS Darby · William Penn SD | Middle | 25.5% | -25.6pp |
| 463 | Wyoming Valley West MS Kingston · Wyoming Valley West SD | Middle | 25.3% | -25.8pp |
| 464 | Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Middle | 25.2% | -25.9pp |
| 465 | Mount Union Area JHS Mount Union · Mount Union Area SD | Middle | 25.1% | -26.0pp |
| 466 | Pottstown MS Pottstown · Pottstown SD | Middle | 24.4% | -26.7pp |
| 467 | Lebanon Intermediate Sch Lebanon · Lebanon SD | Middle | 24.3% | -26.8pp |
| 468 | Maple Manor El/MS Hazle Township · Hazleton Area SD | Middle | 24.3% | -26.8pp |
| 469 | Columbia MS Taylor Campus Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | Middle | 24.0% | -27.1pp |
| 470 | Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Middle | 23.5% | -27.6pp |
| 471 | Brownsville Area MS Brownsville · Brownsville Area SD | Middle | 23.4% | -27.7pp |
| 472 | Conwell Russell MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 23.4% | -27.7pp |
| 473 | Wheatland MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 22.9% | -28.2pp |
| 474 | Northeast MS Reading · Reading SD | Middle | 22.8% | -28.3pp |
| 475 | Beverly Hills MS Upper Darby · Upper Darby SD | Middle | 22.7% | -28.4pp |
| 476 | Blockson MS Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Middle | 22.5% | -28.6pp |
| 477 | Universal Vare CS Philadelphia · Universal Vare CS | Middle | 22.2% | -28.9pp |
| 478 | Woodrow Wilson MS Erie · Erie City SD | Middle | 22.2% | -28.9pp |
| 479 | Columbia MS Hill Campus Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | Middle | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 480 | Southwest MS Reading · Reading SD | Middle | 21.9% | -29.2pp |
| 481 | Monessen MS Monessen · Monessen City SD | Middle | 21.7% | -29.4pp |
| 482 | Hazleton El/MS Hazleton · Hazleton Area SD | Middle | 21.0% | -30.1pp |
| 483 | Richard Allen Preparatory CS Philadelphia · Richard Allen Preparatory CS | Middle | 20.9% | -30.2pp |
| 484 | Panther Valley Intermediate Sch Lansford · Panther Valley SD | Middle | 20.7% | -30.4pp |
| 485 | New Castle JHS New Castle · New Castle Area SD | Middle | 20.5% | -30.6pp |
| 486 | Feltonville Sch of Arts & Sciences Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 20.0% | -31.1pp |
| 487 | Northeast Intrmd Sch Scranton · Scranton SD | Middle | 19.3% | -31.8pp |
| 488 | South Mountain MS Allentown · Allentown City SD | Middle | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 489 | South Scranton Intrmd Sch Scranton · Scranton SD | Middle | 18.1% | -33.0pp |
| 490 | Broughal MS Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Middle | 17.9% | -33.2pp |
| 491 | Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Middle | 17.8% | -33.3pp |
| 492 | Founders Hall Middle Sch McKeesport · McKeesport Area SD | Middle | 17.6% | -33.5pp |
| 493 | Jackson MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 17.1% | -34.0pp |
| 494 | Northwest MS Reading · Reading SD | Middle | 16.2% | -34.9pp |
| 495 | Greater Johnstown MS Johnstown · Greater Johnstown SD | Middle | 15.9% | -35.2pp |
| 496 | Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones Philadelphia · Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones | Middle | 15.6% | -35.5pp |
| 497 | Harding Warren G MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 15.4% | -35.7pp |
| 498 | Central MS Reading · Reading SD | Middle | 15.3% | -35.8pp |
| 499 | Southern MS Reading · Reading SD | Middle | 15.0% | -36.1pp |
| 500 | Harrison-Morton MS Allentown · Allentown City SD | Middle | 14.5% | -36.6pp |
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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.