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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Laurel Highlands MS Uniontown · Laurel Highlands SD | Middle | 48.4% | -2.7pp |
| 302 | Frazier MS Perryopolis · Frazier SD | Middle | 48.3% | -2.8pp |
| 303 | Hopewell JHS Aliquippa · Hopewell Area SD | Middle | 48.3% | -2.8pp |
| 304 | South Park MS South Park · South Park SD | Middle | 48.3% | -2.8pp |
| 305 | Exeter Twp JHS Reading · Exeter Township SD | Middle | 48.2% | -2.9pp |
| 306 | Northern Lehigh MS Slatington · Northern Lehigh SD | Middle | 47.9% | -3.2pp |
| 307 | Ephrata MS Ephrata · Ephrata Area SD | Middle | 47.8% | -3.3pp |
| 308 | Shippensburg Area MS Shippensburg · Shippensburg Area SD | Middle | 47.8% | -3.3pp |
| 309 | Emory H Markle MS Hanover · South Western SD | Middle | 47.7% | -3.4pp |
| 310 | Kiski Area IHS Vandergrift · Kiski Area SD | Middle | 47.6% | -3.5pp |
| 311 | Line Mountain MS Herndon · Line Mountain SD | Middle | 47.5% | -3.6pp |
| 312 | North Hills El Sch York · Central York SD | Middle | 47.5% | -3.6pp |
| 313 | Elkins Park Sch Elkins Park · Cheltenham SD | Middle | 47.4% | -3.7pp |
| 314 | Strayer MS Quakertown · Quakertown Community SD | Middle | 47.4% | -3.7pp |
| 315 | Intermediate Sch Shillington · Governor Mifflin SD | Middle | 47.2% | -3.9pp |
| 316 | Brentwood MS Pittsburgh · Brentwood Borough SD | Middle | 47.1% | -4.0pp |
| 317 | Pequea Valley Intrmd Sch Kinzers · Pequea Valley SD | Middle | 47.0% | -4.1pp |
| 318 | Whitehall-Coplay MS Whitehall · Whitehall-Coplay SD | Middle | 46.9% | -4.2pp |
| 319 | South Eastern Intrmd Sch Fawn Grove · South Eastern SD | Middle | 46.8% | -4.3pp |
| 320 | Daniel Boone Area MS Douglassville · Daniel Boone Area SD | Middle | 46.7% | -4.4pp |
| 321 | Eastern York MS Wrightsville · Eastern York SD | Middle | 46.7% | -4.4pp |
| 322 | Shanksville-Stonycreek MS Shanksville · Shanksville-Stonycreek SD | Middle | 46.7% | -4.4pp |
| 323 | West Perry MS Elliottsburg · West Perry SD | Middle | 46.7% | -4.4pp |
| 324 | Fairfield Area MS Fairfield · Fairfield Area SD | Middle | 46.6% | -4.5pp |
| 325 | Fleetwood MS Fleetwood · Fleetwood Area SD | Middle | 46.6% | -4.5pp |
| 326 | Donegal JHS Mount Joy · Donegal SD | Middle | 46.5% | -4.6pp |
| 327 | DuBois Area MS DuBois · DuBois Area SD | Middle | 46.4% | -4.7pp |
| 328 | Chichester MS Boothwyn · Chichester SD | Middle | 46.1% | -5.0pp |
| 329 | Linglestown MS Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Middle | 46.1% | -5.0pp |
| 330 | Maple Avenue MS Littlestown · Littlestown Area SD | Middle | 46.0% | -5.1pp |
| 331 | Wind Gap MS Pen Argyl · Pen Argyl Area SD | Middle | 45.9% | -5.2pp |
| 332 | Central Mountain MS Mill Hall · Keystone Central SD | Middle | 45.8% | -5.3pp |
| 333 | Northern Cambria MS Northern Cambria · Northern Cambria SD | Middle | 45.7% | -5.4pp |
| 334 | Williamsport Area MS Williamsport · Williamsport Area SD | Middle | 45.3% | -5.8pp |
| 335 | Robert K Shafer MS Bensalem · Bensalem Township SD | Middle | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 336 | Nitschmann MS Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Middle | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
| 337 | Spring Cove MS Roaring Spring · Spring Cove SD | Middle | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
| 338 | Berwick Area MS Berwick · Berwick Area SD | Middle | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 339 | River Valley MS Blairsville · River Valley SD | Middle | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 340 | Titusville Middle School Titusville · Titusville Area SD | Middle | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 341 | St Marys Area MS Saint Marys · Saint Marys Area SD | Middle | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 342 | Lehighton Area MS Lehighton · Lehighton Area SD | Middle | 44.8% | -6.3pp |
| 343 | Waynesboro Area MS Waynesboro · Waynesboro Area SD | Middle | 44.8% | -6.3pp |
| 344 | J.E. Harrison MS Pittsburgh · Baldwin-Whitehall SD | Middle | 44.7% | -6.4pp |
| 345 | Eastern Lebanon Co MS Myerstown · Eastern Lebanon County SD | Middle | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 346 | Oil City Area MS Oil City · Oil City Area SD | Middle | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 347 | Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Middle | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 348 | Halifax Area MS Halifax · Halifax Area SD | Middle | 44.5% | -6.6pp |
| 349 | Hamburg Area Middle School Hamburg · Hamburg Area SD | Middle | 44.5% | -6.6pp |
| 350 | Conneaut Area MS Conneaut Lake · Conneaut SD | Middle | 44.4% | -6.7pp |
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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.