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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Ramsay El Sch Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant Area SD | Middle | 52.0% | +0.9pp |
| 252 | Meadville MS Meadville · Crawford Central SD | Middle | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 253 | Northwestern MS Albion · Northwestern SD | Middle | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 254 | Reiffton Sch Reading · Exeter Township SD | Middle | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 255 | Wilson Area Intermediate Sch Easton · Wilson Area SD | Middle | 51.7% | +0.6pp |
| 256 | Spring Forge Intrd Sch Manchester · Northeastern York SD | Middle | 51.5% | +0.4pp |
| 257 | Maple Point MS Langhorne · Neshaminy SD | Middle | 51.4% | +0.3pp |
| 258 | Penn Cambria MS Gallitzin · Penn Cambria SD | Middle | 51.4% | +0.3pp |
| 259 | Valley View MS Archbald · Valley View SD | Middle | 51.4% | +0.3pp |
| 260 | Gerald G Huesken MS Lancaster · Conestoga Valley SD | Middle | 51.3% | +0.2pp |
| 261 | Pennridge South MS Perkasie · Pennridge SD | Middle | 51.3% | +0.2pp |
| 262 | Dover Area MS Dover · Dover Area SD | Middle | 51.2% | +0.1pp |
| 263 | Indian Crest MS Souderton · Souderton Area SD | Middle | 51.0% | -0.1pp |
| 264 | Pottsgrove MS Pottstown · Pottsgrove SD | Middle | 51.0% | -0.1pp |
| 265 | Sandburg MS Levittown · Neshaminy SD | Middle | 51.0% | -0.1pp |
| 266 | McGuffey MS Claysville · McGuffey SD | Middle | 50.9% | -0.2pp |
| 267 | Apollo-Ridge MS Spring Church · Apollo-Ridge SD | Middle | 50.8% | -0.3pp |
| 268 | Wattsburg Area MS Erie · Wattsburg Area SD | Middle | 50.7% | -0.4pp |
| 269 | Windber Area MS Windber · Windber Area SD | Middle | 50.7% | -0.4pp |
| 270 | Ephrata Intermediate Sch Ephrata · Ephrata Area SD | Middle | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 271 | McConnellsburg MS McConnellsburg · Central Fulton SD | Middle | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 272 | DeFranco El Sch Bangor · Bangor Area SD | Middle | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 273 | Poquessing MS Feasterville Trevose · Neshaminy SD | Middle | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 274 | Red Lion Area JHS Red Lion · Red Lion Area SD | Middle | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 275 | Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch Arendtsville · Upper Adams SD | Middle | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 276 | Wilson Southern MS Sinking Spring · Wilson SD | Middle | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 277 | Susquenita MS Duncannon · Susquenita SD | Middle | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 278 | Union Area MS New Castle · Union Area SD | Middle | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 279 | Spring Grove Area Intrmd Sch Spring Grove · Spring Grove Area SD | Middle | 49.9% | -1.2pp |
| 280 | Cedarbrook MS Wyncote · Cheltenham SD | Middle | 49.7% | -1.4pp |
| 281 | Selinsgrove Area MS Selinsgrove · Selinsgrove Area SD | Middle | 49.7% | -1.4pp |
| 282 | Mifflinburg Area MS Mifflinburg · Mifflinburg Area SD | Middle | 49.6% | -1.5pp |
| 283 | Upper Adams MS Biglerville · Upper Adams SD | Middle | 49.6% | -1.5pp |
| 284 | Lower Dauphin MS Hummelstown · Lower Dauphin SD | Middle | 49.5% | -1.6pp |
| 285 | Hanover MS Hanover · Hanover Public SD | Middle | 49.2% | -1.9pp |
| 286 | Millersburg Area Middle School Millersburg · Millersburg Area SD | Middle | 49.2% | -1.9pp |
| 287 | AMY NW Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 288 | Albert Gallatin South MS Point Marion · Albert Gallatin Area SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 289 | Manheim Central MS Manheim · Manheim Central SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 290 | Northampton Area MS Northampton · Northampton Area SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 291 | Palmerton Area JHS Palmerton · Palmerton Area SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 292 | Wallenpaupack Area MS Hawley · Wallenpaupack Area SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 293 | Berlin Brothersvalley MS Berlin · Berlin Brothersvalley SD | Middle | 48.9% | -2.2pp |
| 294 | Belle Vernon Area MS Belle Vernon · Belle Vernon Area SD | Middle | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
| 295 | Northeastern MS Mount Wolf · Northeastern York SD | Middle | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
| 296 | New Cumberland MS New Cumberland · West Shore SD | Middle | 48.7% | -2.4pp |
| 297 | Wilson MS Carlisle · Carlisle Area SD | Middle | 48.7% | -2.4pp |
| 298 | Conewago Valley Intrmd Sch New Oxford · Conewago Valley SD | Middle | 48.6% | -2.5pp |
| 299 | Bermudian Springs MS York Springs · Bermudian Springs SD | Middle | 48.5% | -2.6pp |
| 300 | Schuylkill Valley MS Leesport · Schuylkill Valley SD | Middle | 48.5% | -2.6pp |
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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.