Pennsylvania schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Trexler MS Allentown · Allentown City SD | Middle | 14.3% | -36.8pp |
| 502 | Young Scholars CS Philadelphia · Young Scholars CS | Middle | 14.2% | -36.9pp |
| 503 | Wagner Gen Louis MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 13.6% | -37.5pp |
| 504 | Washington Grover Jr Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 13.6% | -37.5pp |
| 505 | Sto-Rox Upper El Sch McKees Rocks · Sto-Rox SD | Middle | 13.0% | -38.1pp |
| 506 | Francis D Raub MS Allentown · Allentown City SD | Middle | 12.7% | -38.4pp |
| 507 | John B Stetson MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 12.6% | -38.5pp |
| 508 | Provident CS Pittsburgh · Provident CS | Middle | 12.1% | -39.0pp |
| 509 | Tilden William T MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 11.8% | -39.3pp |
| 510 | Camp Curtin Academy Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Middle | 9.8% | -41.3pp |
| 511 | Life Male STEAM Academy CS Pittsburgh · Life Male STEAM Academy CS | Middle | 9.3% | -41.8pp |
| 512 | Toby Farms Intermediate School Chester Twp · Chester-Upland SD | Middle | 9.3% | -41.8pp |
| 513 | East MS Erie · Erie City SD | Middle | 8.3% | -42.8pp |
| 514 | Clemente Roberto MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 7.2% | -43.9pp |
| 515 | Rowland Academy Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Middle | 3.7% | -47.4pp |
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.