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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | North Brandywine MS Coatesville · Coatesville Area SD | Middle | 36.8% | -14.3pp |
| 402 | Beaver Falls MS Beaver Falls · Big Beaver Falls Area SD | Middle | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 403 | Catasauqua MS Catasauqua · Catasauqua Area SD | Middle | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 404 | Reynolds MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 405 | Tamaqua Area MS Tamaqua · Tamaqua Area SD | Middle | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 406 | Weatherly Area MS Weatherly · Weatherly Area SD | Middle | 36.6% | -14.5pp |
| 407 | Cecelia Snyder MS Bensalem · Bensalem Township SD | Middle | 36.5% | -14.6pp |
| 408 | East Norriton MS Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Middle | 36.2% | -14.9pp |
| 409 | Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Middle | 36.1% | -15.0pp |
| 410 | Pittston Area MS Pittston · Pittston Area SD | Middle | 36.0% | -15.1pp |
| 411 | Albert Gallatin North MS McClellandtown · Albert Gallatin Area SD | Middle | 35.9% | -15.2pp |
| 412 | Tussey Mountain MS Saxton · Tussey Mountain SD | Middle | 35.8% | -15.3pp |
| 413 | Sharon MS Sharon · Sharon City SD | Middle | 35.7% | -15.4pp |
| 414 | Newport MS Newport · Newport SD | Middle | 35.6% | -15.5pp |
| 415 | Schuylkill Haven MS Schuylkill Haven · Schuylkill Haven Area SD | Middle | 35.6% | -15.5pp |
| 416 | Tunkhannock STEM Academy Tunkhannock · Tunkhannock Area SD | Middle | 35.6% | -15.5pp |
| 417 | Benjamin Franklin MS Levittown · Bristol Township SD | Middle | 35.5% | -15.6pp |
| 418 | Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Middle | 35.3% | -15.8pp |
| 419 | South Allegheny MS McKeesport · South Allegheny SD | Middle | 35.3% | -15.8pp |
| 420 | West Scranton Intrmd Sch Scranton · Scranton SD | Middle | 35.3% | -15.8pp |
| 421 | Bucktail Area MS Renovo · Keystone Central SD | Middle | 35.2% | -15.9pp |
| 422 | Mount Carmel Area JHS Mount Carmel · Mount Carmel Area SD | Middle | 35.2% | -15.9pp |
| 423 | Rochester MS Rochester · Rochester Area SD | Middle | 35.2% | -15.9pp |
| 424 | West Mifflin Area MS West Mifflin · West Mifflin Area SD | Middle | 34.8% | -16.3pp |
| 425 | Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate Sch Mount Penn · Antietam SD | Middle | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 426 | Fannett-Metal MS Willow Hill · Fannett-Metal SD | Middle | 34.4% | -16.7pp |
| 427 | Scott MS Coatesville · Coatesville Area SD | Middle | 34.3% | -16.8pp |
| 428 | Octorara Intermediate Sch Atglen · Octorara Area SD | Middle | 34.1% | -17.0pp |
| 429 | Washington Junior High School Washington · Washington SD | Middle | 34.1% | -17.0pp |
| 430 | Central Dauphin East MS Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Middle | 33.9% | -17.2pp |
| 431 | Everett Area MS Everett · Everett Area SD | Middle | 33.8% | -17.3pp |
| 432 | Lengel MS Pottsville · Pottsville Area SD | Middle | 33.8% | -17.3pp |
| 433 | Neil A Armstrong MS Fairless Hills · Bristol Township SD | Middle | 33.7% | -17.4pp |
| 434 | Freedom Area MS Freedom · Freedom Area SD | Middle | 33.6% | -17.5pp |
| 435 | Shamokin Area MS Shamokin · Shamokin Area SD | Middle | 32.7% | -18.4pp |
| 436 | Upper Dauphin Area MS Lykens · Upper Dauphin Area SD | Middle | 32.3% | -18.8pp |
| 437 | Steel Valley MS Munhall · Steel Valley SD | Middle | 32.1% | -19.0pp |
| 438 | Beaty-Warren MS Warren · Warren County SD | Middle | 31.9% | -19.2pp |
| 439 | Swatara MS Steelton · Central Dauphin SD | Middle | 31.5% | -19.6pp |
| 440 | Susquehanna Twp MS Harrisburg · Susquehanna Township SD | Middle | 31.3% | -19.8pp |
| 441 | Castor Gardens MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 31.1% | -20.0pp |
| 442 | Arts Academy CS Allentown · Arts Academy CS | Middle | 30.7% | -20.4pp |
| 443 | Eisenhower MS Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Middle | 30.7% | -20.4pp |
| 444 | Bristol MS Bristol · Bristol Borough SD | Middle | 30.5% | -20.6pp |
| 445 | Muhlenberg Jr HS Reading · Muhlenberg SD | Middle | 30.3% | -20.8pp |
| 446 | Tuscarora MS Mifflintown · Juniata County SD | Middle | 30.3% | -20.8pp |
| 447 | New Brighton Area MS New Brighton · New Brighton Area SD | Middle | 29.4% | -21.7pp |
| 448 | AMY at Martin Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 449 | Middle Years Alternative Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 450 | Lafayette MS Uniontown · Uniontown Area SD | Middle | 29.2% | -21.9pp |
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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.