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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Colonial MS Plymouth Meeting · Colonial SD | Middle | 66.1% | +15.0pp |
| 102 | Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS Bethel Park · Bethel Park SD | Middle | 66.1% | +15.0pp |
| 103 | Ryan Gloyer MS Harmony · Seneca Valley SD | Middle | 65.9% | +14.8pp |
| 104 | Independence MS Bethel Park · Bethel Park SD | Middle | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 105 | Nazareth Area MS Nazareth · Nazareth Area SD | Middle | 65.6% | +14.5pp |
| 106 | Perkiomen Valley MS-West Zieglerville · Perkiomen Valley SD | Middle | 65.6% | +14.5pp |
| 107 | Skyview Upper El Sch Eagleville · Methacton SD | Middle | 65.5% | +14.4pp |
| 108 | York Suburban MS York · York Suburban SD | Middle | 65.5% | +14.4pp |
| 109 | Moon Area Lower MS Moon Township · Moon Area SD | Middle | 65.3% | +14.2pp |
| 110 | E N Peirce MS West Chester · West Chester Area SD | Middle | 65.2% | +14.1pp |
| 111 | Mars Area MS Mars · Mars Area SD | Middle | 65.1% | +14.0pp |
| 112 | Nazareth Area Intermediate Sch Nazareth · Nazareth Area SD | Middle | 64.6% | +13.5pp |
| 113 | Orefield MS Orefield · Parkland SD | Middle | 64.6% | +13.5pp |
| 114 | Paxon Hollow MS Broomall · Marple Newtown SD | Middle | 64.5% | +13.4pp |
| 115 | Indian Valley MS Harleysville · Souderton Area SD | Middle | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 116 | North Pocono MS Moscow · North Pocono SD | Middle | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 117 | Charles H Boehm MS Yardley · Pennsbury SD | Middle | 63.8% | +12.7pp |
| 118 | Kutztown Area MS Kutztown · Kutztown Area SD | Middle | 63.8% | +12.7pp |
| 119 | Northwestern Lehigh MS New Tripoli · Northwestern Lehigh SD | Middle | 63.4% | +12.3pp |
| 120 | Pennfield MS Hatfield · North Penn SD | Middle | 63.2% | +12.1pp |
| 121 | Rice Avenue MS Girard · Girard SD | Middle | 62.8% | +11.7pp |
| 122 | Gettysburg Area MS Gettysburg · Gettysburg Area SD | Middle | 62.7% | +11.6pp |
| 123 | Klinger MS Southampton · Centennial SD | Middle | 62.6% | +11.5pp |
| 124 | Centerville MS Lancaster · Hempfield SD | Middle | 62.4% | +11.3pp |
| 125 | Pennridge North MS Perkasie · Pennridge SD | Middle | 62.4% | +11.3pp |
| 126 | Ligonier Valley MS Ligonier · Ligonier Valley SD | Middle | 62.2% | +11.1pp |
| 127 | Rock L Butler MS Wellsboro · Wellsboro Area SD | Middle | 62.2% | +11.1pp |
| 128 | Boyertown Area MS-East Gilbertsville · Boyertown Area SD | Middle | 62.1% | +11.0pp |
| 129 | Keith Valley MS Horsham · Hatboro-Horsham SD | Middle | 62.1% | +11.0pp |
| 130 | Martin Meylin MS Lampeter · Lampeter-Strasburg SD | Middle | 61.8% | +10.7pp |
| 131 | Warwick MS Lititz · Warwick SD | Middle | 61.8% | +10.7pp |
| 132 | Dallas MS Dallas · Dallas SD | Middle | 61.7% | +10.6pp |
| 133 | Big Spring MS Newville · Big Spring SD | Middle | 61.6% | +10.5pp |
| 134 | Manor Middle School Lancaster · Penn Manor SD | Middle | 61.6% | +10.5pp |
| 135 | Marticville MS Pequea · Penn Manor SD | Middle | 61.5% | +10.4pp |
| 136 | Mercer Area MS Mercer · Mercer Area SD | Middle | 61.5% | +10.4pp |
| 137 | Cocalico MS Denver · Cocalico SD | Middle | 61.4% | +10.3pp |
| 138 | Cambria Heights MS Patton · Cambria Heights SD | Middle | 61.3% | +10.2pp |
| 139 | Saucon Valley MS Hellertown · Saucon Valley SD | Middle | 61.3% | +10.2pp |
| 140 | Abington Heights MS Clarks Summit · Abington Heights SD | Middle | 61.1% | +10.0pp |
| 141 | Chambersburg Area MS - North Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Middle | 61.1% | +10.0pp |
| 142 | Butler Area IHS Butler · Butler Area SD | Middle | 61.0% | +9.9pp |
| 143 | J R Fugett MS West Chester · West Chester Area SD | Middle | 61.0% | +9.9pp |
| 144 | Danville Area MS Danville · Danville Area SD | Middle | 60.9% | +9.8pp |
| 145 | Mechanicsburg MS Mechanicsburg · Mechanicsburg Area SD | Middle | 60.7% | +9.6pp |
| 146 | Ehrman Crest MS Cranberry Township · Seneca Valley SD | Middle | 60.6% | +9.5pp |
| 147 | Phoenixville Area MS Phoenixville · Phoenixville Area SD | Middle | 60.6% | +9.5pp |
| 148 | Arcola Intrmd Sch Eagleville · Methacton SD | Middle | 60.3% | +9.2pp |
| 149 | Derry Area MS Derry · Derry Area SD | Middle | 60.2% | +9.1pp |
| 150 | Meyersdale Area MS Meyersdale · Meyersdale Area SD | Middle | 60.1% | +9.0pp |
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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.