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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Southern Columbia MS Catawissa · Southern Columbia Area SD | Middle | 59.9% | +8.8pp |
| 152 | Upper Moreland MS Hatboro · Upper Moreland Township SD | Middle | 59.9% | +8.8pp |
| 153 | Trinity MS Washington · Trinity Area SD | Middle | 59.7% | +8.6pp |
| 154 | Knoch MS Saxonburg · Knoch SD | Middle | 59.6% | +8.5pp |
| 155 | Riverside MS Ellwood City · Riverside Beaver County SD | Middle | 59.4% | +8.3pp |
| 156 | Indiana Area JHS Indiana · Indiana Area SD | Middle | 59.3% | +8.2pp |
| 157 | Greencastle-Antrim MS Greencastle · Greencastle-Antrim SD | Middle | 59.2% | +8.1pp |
| 158 | Bedford MS Bedford · Bedford Area SD | Middle | 59.1% | +8.0pp |
| 159 | Shaler Area El Sch Glenshaw · Shaler Area SD | Middle | 58.9% | +7.8pp |
| 160 | James S Wilson MS Erie · Millcreek Township SD | Middle | 58.8% | +7.7pp |
| 161 | Annville-Cleona MS Annville · Annville-Cleona SD | Middle | 58.7% | +7.6pp |
| 162 | Central Cambria MS Ebensburg · Central Cambria SD | Middle | 58.6% | +7.5pp |
| 163 | Southern MS Glen Rock · Southern York County SD | Middle | 58.6% | +7.5pp |
| 164 | Central Columbia MS Bloomsburg · Central Columbia SD | Middle | 58.5% | +7.4pp |
| 165 | Baldi C C A MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 58.2% | +7.1pp |
| 166 | Sinking Springs El Sch York · Central York SD | Middle | 58.2% | +7.1pp |
| 167 | Cedar Crest MS Lebanon · Cornwall-Lebanon SD | Middle | 58.1% | +7.0pp |
| 168 | West Hempfield MS Irwin · Hempfield Area SD | Middle | 58.1% | +7.0pp |
| 169 | Central Dauphin MS Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Middle | 57.8% | +6.7pp |
| 170 | Dallastown Area Intermediate Sch York · Dallastown Area SD | Middle | 57.8% | +6.7pp |
| 171 | Hartman Intrmd Sch Ellwood City · Ellwood City Area SD | Middle | 57.7% | +6.6pp |
| 172 | Chartiers Valley MS Bridgeville · Chartiers Valley SD | Middle | 57.5% | +6.4pp |
| 173 | Jersey Shore Area MS Jersey Shore · Jersey Shore Area SD | Middle | 57.5% | +6.4pp |
| 174 | Oakview El Sch West Middlesex · West Middlesex Area SD | Middle | 57.3% | +6.2pp |
| 175 | Upper Merion Area MS King of Prussia · Upper Merion Area SD | Middle | 57.3% | +6.2pp |
| 176 | Delahunty MS Hermitage · Hermitage SD | Middle | 57.1% | +6.0pp |
| 177 | Kiski Area Upper El Sch Apollo · Kiski Area SD | Middle | 57.1% | +6.0pp |
| 178 | Pennwood MS Yardley · Pennsbury SD | Middle | 57.1% | +6.0pp |
| 179 | William Penn MS Yardley · Pennsbury SD | Middle | 57.1% | +6.0pp |
| 180 | Allen MS Camp Hill · West Shore SD | Middle | 57.0% | +5.9pp |
| 181 | Bangor Area MS Bangor · Bangor Area SD | Middle | 57.0% | +5.9pp |
| 182 | North East Middle School North East · North East SD | Middle | 57.0% | +5.9pp |
| 183 | Tamanend MS Warrington · Central Bucks SD | Middle | 57.0% | +5.9pp |
| 184 | Union City MS Union City · Union City Area SD | Middle | 57.0% | +5.9pp |
| 185 | Mohawk JHS New Castle · Mohawk Area SD | Middle | 56.9% | +5.8pp |
| 186 | Northley MS Aston · Penn-Delco SD | Middle | 56.9% | +5.8pp |
| 187 | Elizabethtown Area MS Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown Area SD | Middle | 56.8% | +5.7pp |
| 188 | Elizabeth Forward MS Elizabeth · Elizabeth Forward SD | Middle | 56.6% | +5.5pp |
| 189 | Wilson West MS Sinking Spring · Wilson SD | Middle | 56.6% | +5.5pp |
| 190 | Bellefonte Area MS Bellefonte · Bellefonte Area SD | Middle | 56.5% | +5.4pp |
| 191 | South Side MS Hookstown · South Side Area SD | Middle | 56.5% | +5.4pp |
| 192 | North Star East MS Stoystown · North Star SD | Middle | 56.3% | +5.2pp |
| 193 | Pennridge Central MS Perkasie · Pennridge SD | Middle | 56.3% | +5.2pp |
| 194 | Ridgway Area MS Ridgway · Ridgway Area SD | Middle | 56.3% | +5.2pp |
| 195 | California Area MS Coal Center · California Area SD | Middle | 56.2% | +5.1pp |
| 196 | Milton Area MS Milton · Milton Area SD | Middle | 56.2% | +5.1pp |
| 197 | Northern Bedford County MS Loysburg · Northern Bedford County SD | Middle | 56.2% | +5.1pp |
| 198 | Chestnut Ridge MS Fishertown · Chestnut Ridge SD | Middle | 56.1% | +5.0pp |
| 199 | Penndale MS Lansdale · North Penn SD | Middle | 56.1% | +5.0pp |
| 200 | Boyertown Area MS-West Boyertown · Boyertown Area SD | Middle | 56.0% | +4.9pp |
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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.