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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Tyrone Area MS Tyrone · Tyrone Area SD | Middle | 44.3% | -6.8pp |
| 352 | Wilmington Area Upper El Sch New Wilmington · Wilmington Area SD | Middle | 44.2% | -6.9pp |
| 353 | Carmichaels Area MS Carmichaels · Carmichaels Area SD | Middle | 44.1% | -7.0pp |
| 354 | Altoona Area Jr HS Altoona · Altoona Area SD | Middle | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 355 | Charles A Huston MS Lower Burrell · Burrell SD | Middle | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 356 | Conrad Weiser MS Robesonia · Conrad Weiser Area SD | Middle | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 357 | West Hills Intermediate Sch Kittanning · Armstrong SD | Middle | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 358 | Charleroi Area MS Charleroi · Charleroi SD | Middle | 43.6% | -7.5pp |
| 359 | East Hills MS Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Middle | 43.5% | -7.6pp |
| 360 | Governor Mifflin MS Shillington · Governor Mifflin SD | Middle | 43.5% | -7.6pp |
| 361 | Corry Area MS Corry · Corry Area SD | Middle | 43.4% | -7.7pp |
| 362 | Easton Area MS Easton · Easton Area SD | Middle | 43.3% | -7.8pp |
| 363 | Pleasant Valley MS Brodheadsville · Pleasant Valley SD | Middle | 43.3% | -7.8pp |
| 364 | Leechburg Area MS Leechburg · Leechburg Area SD | Middle | 43.2% | -7.9pp |
| 365 | Greensburg-Salem MS Greensburg · Greensburg Salem SD | Middle | 43.1% | -8.0pp |
| 366 | Garden Spot MS New Holland · Eastern Lancaster County SD | Middle | 42.9% | -8.2pp |
| 367 | Central Valley MS Monaca · Central Valley SD | Middle | 42.8% | -8.3pp |
| 368 | Western Wayne MS Lake Ariel · Western Wayne SD | Middle | 42.7% | -8.4pp |
| 369 | Lehman Intermediate Sch Dingmans Ferry · East Stroudsburg Area SD | Middle | 42.6% | -8.5pp |
| 370 | Pine Grove Area MS Pine Grove · Pine Grove Area SD | Middle | 42.6% | -8.5pp |
| 371 | J T Lambert Intermediate Sch East Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg Area SD | Middle | 42.4% | -8.7pp |
| 372 | Ridley MS Ridley Park · Ridley SD | Middle | 42.3% | -8.8pp |
| 373 | Middletown Area MS Middletown · Middletown Area SD | Middle | 42.2% | -8.9pp |
| 374 | South Eastern MS Fawn Grove · South Eastern SD | Middle | 42.2% | -8.9pp |
| 375 | West York Area MS York · West York Area SD | Middle | 42.2% | -8.9pp |
| 376 | Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr Nanticoke · Greater Nanticoke Area SD | Middle | 42.0% | -9.1pp |
| 377 | Ringgold MS Monongahela · Ringgold SD | Middle | 42.0% | -9.1pp |
| 378 | Yough Intrmd/MS Sch Ruffsdale · Yough SD | Middle | 41.9% | -9.2pp |
| 379 | Highland MS Beaver Falls · Blackhawk SD | Middle | 41.8% | -9.3pp |
| 380 | Swift MS Quarryville · Solanco SD | Middle | 41.7% | -9.4pp |
| 381 | James Buchanan MS Mercersburg · Tuscarora SD | Middle | 41.5% | -9.6pp |
| 382 | Huntingdon Area MS Huntingdon · Huntingdon Area SD | Middle | 40.9% | -10.2pp |
| 383 | Marshall Math Science Academy Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Middle | 40.9% | -10.2pp |
| 384 | Highlands MS Natrona Heights · Highlands SD | Middle | 40.6% | -10.5pp |
| 385 | Hanover Area Memorial El Sch Hanover Township · Hanover Area SD | Middle | 40.3% | -10.8pp |
| 386 | West Branch MS Morrisdale · West Branch Area SD | Middle | 40.3% | -10.8pp |
| 387 | Ambridge Area MS Freedom · Ambridge Area SD | Middle | 39.6% | -11.5pp |
| 388 | Midd-West MS Middleburg · Midd-West SD | Middle | 39.5% | -11.6pp |
| 389 | 6th Grade Center Quakertown · Quakertown Community SD | Middle | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 390 | Lycoming Valley Intrmd Sch Williamsport · Williamsport Area SD | Middle | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 391 | Pocono Mountain East JHS Swiftwater · Pocono Mountain SD | Middle | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 392 | Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Middle | 39.3% | -11.8pp |
| 393 | Kane Area MS Kane · Kane Area SD | Middle | 39.1% | -12.0pp |
| 394 | Swiftwater Interm Sch Swiftwater · Pocono Mountain SD | Middle | 39.1% | -12.0pp |
| 395 | Pocono Mountain West JHS Pocono Summit · Pocono Mountain SD | Middle | 38.4% | -12.7pp |
| 396 | Rommelt El Sch South Williamsport · South Williamsport Area SD | Middle | 38.3% | -12.8pp |
| 397 | Smith MS Quarryville · Solanco SD | Middle | 37.9% | -13.2pp |
| 398 | Mifflin Co MS Lewistown · Mifflin County SD | Middle | 37.8% | -13.3pp |
| 399 | Solomon/Plains MS Plains · Wilkes-Barre Area SD | Middle | 37.4% | -13.7pp |
| 400 | Shikellamy MS Northumberland · Shikellamy SD | Middle | 37.1% | -14.0pp |
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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.