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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Westlake MS Erie · Millcreek Township SD | Middle | 55.9% | +4.8pp |
| 202 | Deer Lakes MS Cheswick · Deer Lakes SD | Middle | 55.8% | +4.7pp |
| 203 | Lamberton MS Carlisle · Carlisle Area SD | Middle | 55.8% | +4.7pp |
| 204 | Dingman-Delaware MS Dingmans Ferry · Delaware Valley SD | Middle | 55.6% | +4.5pp |
| 205 | Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS Topton · Brandywine Heights Area SD | Middle | 55.5% | +4.4pp |
| 206 | Upper Perkiomen MS Pennsburg · Upper Perkiomen SD | Middle | 55.5% | +4.4pp |
| 207 | Delaware Valley Middle School Milford · Delaware Valley SD | Middle | 55.3% | +4.2pp |
| 208 | Gateway MS Monroeville · Gateway SD | Middle | 55.3% | +4.2pp |
| 209 | Shallow Brook Inter Sch Manchester · Northeastern York SD | Middle | 55.2% | +4.1pp |
| 210 | Shaler Area MS Glenshaw · Shaler Area SD | Middle | 55.1% | +4.0pp |
| 211 | Sharpsville Area MS Sharpsville · Sharpsville Area SD | Middle | 55.1% | +4.0pp |
| 212 | Central York MS York · Central York SD | Middle | 55.0% | +3.9pp |
| 213 | Chambersburg Area MS - South Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Middle | 54.9% | +3.8pp |
| 214 | Crossroads MS Lewisberry · West Shore SD | Middle | 54.9% | +3.8pp |
| 215 | Stroudsburg MS Stroudsburg · Stroudsburg Area SD | Middle | 54.9% | +3.8pp |
| 216 | Plum MS Pittsburgh · Plum Borough SD | Middle | 54.7% | +3.6pp |
| 217 | Science Leadership Academy MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 54.7% | +3.6pp |
| 218 | Yellow Breeches MS Boiling Springs · South Middleton SD | Middle | 54.7% | +3.6pp |
| 219 | East Pennsboro Area MS Enola · East Pennsboro Area SD | Middle | 54.4% | +3.3pp |
| 220 | Hopewell El Sch Oxford · Oxford Area SD | Middle | 54.4% | +3.3pp |
| 221 | Penn's Grove School Oxford · Oxford Area SD | Middle | 54.2% | +3.1pp |
| 222 | New Oxford MS New Oxford · Conewago Valley SD | Middle | 54.1% | +3.0pp |
| 223 | Holiday Park Intermediate Sch Pittsburgh · Plum Borough SD | Middle | 54.0% | +2.9pp |
| 224 | Log College MS Warminster · Centennial SD | Middle | 54.0% | +2.9pp |
| 225 | Blue Ridge MS New Milford · Blue Ridge SD | Middle | 53.9% | +2.8pp |
| 226 | Floyd C Fretz MS Bradford · Bradford Area SD | Middle | 53.9% | +2.8pp |
| 227 | Palisades MS Kintnersville · Palisades SD | Middle | 53.9% | +2.8pp |
| 228 | Tulpehocken Area MS Bernville · Tulpehocken Area SD | Middle | 53.9% | +2.8pp |
| 229 | Kennett Middle School Landenberg · Kennett Consolidated SD | Middle | 53.8% | +2.7pp |
| 230 | Twin Valley MS Elverson · Twin Valley SD | Middle | 53.7% | +2.6pp |
| 231 | Abington MS Abington · Abington SD | Middle | 53.5% | +2.4pp |
| 232 | Bellwood Antis MS Bellwood · Bellwood-Antis SD | Middle | 53.5% | +2.4pp |
| 233 | Harlan Rowe MS Athens · Athens Area SD | Middle | 53.5% | +2.4pp |
| 234 | Grove City Area MS Grove City · Grove City Area SD | Middle | 53.4% | +2.3pp |
| 235 | Salisbury MS Allentown · Salisbury Township SD | Middle | 53.3% | +2.2pp |
| 236 | A J McMullen Sch Markleysburg · Uniontown Area SD | Middle | 53.2% | +2.1pp |
| 237 | Blue Mountain MS Orwigsburg · Blue Mountain SD | Middle | 53.1% | +2.0pp |
| 238 | Northern MS Dillsburg · Northern York County SD | Middle | 53.1% | +2.0pp |
| 239 | Oley Valley MS Oley · Oley Valley SD | Middle | 53.1% | +2.0pp |
| 240 | Southmoreland MS Scottdale · Southmoreland SD | Middle | 52.9% | +1.8pp |
| 241 | Bloomsburg Area MS Bloomsburg · Bloomsburg Area SD | Middle | 52.8% | +1.7pp |
| 242 | Loyalsock Twp MS Williamsport · Loyalsock Township SD | Middle | 52.7% | +1.6pp |
| 243 | C E McCall MS Montoursville · Montoursville Area SD | Middle | 52.5% | +1.4pp |
| 244 | Philipsburg-Osceola Area MS Philipsburg · Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD | Middle | 52.5% | +1.4pp |
| 245 | Dallastown Area MS Dallastown · Dallastown Area SD | Middle | 52.4% | +1.3pp |
| 246 | Mount Pleasant Area JHS Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant Area SD | Middle | 52.4% | +1.3pp |
| 247 | Wyoming Area Intermediate Ctr West Pittston · Wyoming Area SD | Middle | 52.3% | +1.2pp |
| 248 | Bentworth MS BENTLEYVILLE · Bentworth SD | Middle | 52.2% | +1.1pp |
| 249 | Claysburg-Kimmel Jr HS Claysburg · Claysburg-Kimmel SD | Middle | 52.2% | +1.1pp |
| 250 | Spring Grove Area MS Spring Grove · Spring Grove Area SD | Middle | 52.2% | +1.1pp |
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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.