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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Carson MS Pittsburgh · North Allegheny SD | Middle | 73.4% | +22.3pp |
| 52 | Freeport Area MS Sarver · Freeport Area SD | Middle | 73.4% | +22.3pp |
| 53 | Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center Downingtown · Downingtown Area SD | Middle | 73.1% | +22.0pp |
| 54 | Franklin Regional MS Murrysville · Franklin Regional SD | Middle | 72.9% | +21.8pp |
| 55 | Lenape MS Doylestown · Central Bucks SD | Middle | 72.8% | +21.7pp |
| 56 | West Reading El Ctr West Reading · Wyomissing Area SD | Middle | 72.7% | +21.6pp |
| 57 | Springhouse MS Allentown · Parkland SD | Middle | 72.3% | +21.2pp |
| 58 | Beaver Area MS Beaver · Beaver Area SD | Middle | 72.1% | +21.0pp |
| 59 | Centre Learning Community CS State College · Centre Learning Community CS | Middle | 72.1% | +21.0pp |
| 60 | Perkiomen Valley MS-East Collegeville · Perkiomen Valley SD | Middle | 71.9% | +20.8pp |
| 61 | Mountain View MS Mechanicsburg · Cumberland Valley SD | Middle | 71.3% | +20.2pp |
| 62 | North Hills MS Pittsburgh · North Hills SD | Middle | 71.3% | +20.2pp |
| 63 | Great Valley MS Malvern · Great Valley SD | Middle | 71.1% | +20.0pp |
| 64 | Canon-McMillan MS Canonsburg · Canon-McMillan SD | Middle | 70.8% | +19.7pp |
| 65 | Fairview MS Fairview · Fairview SD | Middle | 70.7% | +19.6pp |
| 66 | Spring-Ford MS 8th Grade Ctr Royersford · Spring-Ford Area SD | Middle | 70.7% | +19.6pp |
| 67 | Lionville MS Exton · Downingtown Area SD | Middle | 70.6% | +19.5pp |
| 68 | Springfield Twp MS Oreland · Springfield Township SD | Middle | 70.6% | +19.5pp |
| 69 | Tohickon MS Doylestown · Central Bucks SD | Middle | 70.6% | +19.5pp |
| 70 | Palmyra Area MS Palmyra · Palmyra Area SD | Middle | 70.4% | +19.3pp |
| 71 | Moon Area Upper MS Moon Township · Moon Area SD | Middle | 69.8% | +18.7pp |
| 72 | Owen J Roberts MS Pottstown · Owen J Roberts SD | Middle | 69.8% | +18.7pp |
| 73 | James W Parker MS Edinboro · General McLane SD | Middle | 69.6% | +18.5pp |
| 74 | Landis Run Intermediate School Lancaster · Manheim Township SD | Middle | 69.2% | +18.1pp |
| 75 | North Strabane Intrmd Sch Canonsburg · Canon-McMillan SD | Middle | 69.2% | +18.1pp |
| 76 | Benton Area MS Benton · Benton Area SD | Middle | 69.1% | +18.0pp |
| 77 | Greater Latrobe JHS Latrobe · Greater Latrobe SD | Middle | 69.0% | +17.9pp |
| 78 | Southern Lehigh Intermediate Sch Bethlehem · Southern Lehigh SD | Middle | 68.9% | +17.8pp |
| 79 | Southern Lehigh MS Center Valley · Southern Lehigh SD | Middle | 68.9% | +17.8pp |
| 80 | Haine MS Cranberry Twp · Seneca Valley SD | Middle | 68.8% | +17.7pp |
| 81 | Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th Royersford · Spring-Ford Area SD | Middle | 68.6% | +17.5pp |
| 82 | Harbor Creek Junior HS Harborcreek · Harbor Creek SD | Middle | 68.3% | +17.2pp |
| 83 | Landisville MS Landisville · Hempfield SD | Middle | 68.3% | +17.2pp |
| 84 | Holland MS Holland · Council Rock SD | Middle | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 85 | Keystone Oaks MS Pittsburgh · Keystone Oaks SD | Middle | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 86 | Laurel MS New Castle · Laurel SD | Middle | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 87 | Mars Area Centennial Sch Mars · Mars Area SD | Middle | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 88 | Cecil Intrmd Sch Mc Donald · Canon-McMillan SD | Middle | 68.1% | +17.0pp |
| 89 | Avonworth MS Pittsburgh · Avonworth SD | Middle | 68.0% | +16.9pp |
| 90 | Wendover MS Greensburg · Hempfield Area SD | Middle | 68.0% | +16.9pp |
| 91 | Slippery Rock Area MS Slippery Rock · Slippery Rock Area SD | Middle | 67.7% | +16.6pp |
| 92 | Wayne Highlands MS Honesdale · Wayne Highlands SD | Middle | 67.3% | +16.2pp |
| 93 | Manheim Twp MS Lancaster · Manheim Township SD | Middle | 67.1% | +16.0pp |
| 94 | Downingtown MS Downingtown · Downingtown Area SD | Middle | 66.9% | +15.8pp |
| 95 | Lower Macungie MS Macungie · East Penn SD | Middle | 66.9% | +15.8pp |
| 96 | Avon Grove MS West Grove · Avon Grove SD | Middle | 66.7% | +15.6pp |
| 97 | Hollidaysburg Area JHS Hollidaysburg · Hollidaysburg Area SD | Middle | 66.6% | +15.5pp |
| 98 | Stetson MS West Chester · West Chester Area SD | Middle | 66.4% | +15.3pp |
| 99 | Fort LeBoeuf MS Waterford · Fort LeBoeuf SD | Middle | 66.3% | +15.2pp |
| 100 | Landisville Intrmd Ctr Landisville · Hempfield SD | Middle | 66.2% | +15.1pp |
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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.