Pennsylvania schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 2,702 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Deer Lakes HS Cheswick · Deer Lakes SD | High | 68.3% | +17.2pp |
| 502 | Eisenhower El Sch Camp Hill · Camp Hill SD | Elementary | 68.3% | +17.2pp |
| 503 | Harbor Creek Junior HS Harborcreek · Harbor Creek SD | Middle | 68.3% | +17.2pp |
| 504 | Landisville MS Landisville · Hempfield SD | Middle | 68.3% | +17.2pp |
| 505 | Montgomery El Sch North Wales · North Penn SD | Elementary | 68.3% | +17.2pp |
| 506 | Dallastown Area SHS Dallastown · Dallastown Area SD | High | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 507 | Holland MS Holland · Council Rock SD | Middle | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 508 | Jim Thorpe Area HS Jim Thorpe · Jim Thorpe Area SD | High | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 509 | Keystone Oaks MS Pittsburgh · Keystone Oaks SD | Middle | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 510 | Laurel HS New Castle · Laurel SD | High | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 511 | Laurel MS New Castle · Laurel SD | Middle | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 512 | Mars Area Centennial Sch Mars · Mars Area SD | Middle | 68.2% | +17.1pp |
| 513 | Cecil Intrmd Sch Mc Donald · Canon-McMillan SD | Middle | 68.1% | +17.0pp |
| 514 | Corl Street El Sch State College · State College Area SD | Elementary | 68.1% | +17.0pp |
| 515 | Derry Area SHS Derry · Derry Area SD | High | 68.1% | +17.0pp |
| 516 | Park Forest El Sch State College · State College Area SD | Elementary | 68.1% | +17.0pp |
| 517 | Plum SHS Plum · Plum Borough SD | High | 68.1% | +17.0pp |
| 518 | Powel Samuel Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 68.1% | +17.0pp |
| 519 | Avonworth MS Pittsburgh · Avonworth SD | Middle | 68.0% | +16.9pp |
| 520 | Wendover MS Greensburg · Hempfield Area SD | Middle | 68.0% | +16.9pp |
| 521 | Windber Area HS Windber · Windber Area SD | High | 68.0% | +16.9pp |
| 522 | Benner El Sch Bellefonte · Bellefonte Area SD | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.8pp |
| 523 | Broad Street El Sch Mechanicsburg · Mechanicsburg Area SD | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.8pp |
| 524 | Candlebrook El Sch King of Prussia · Upper Merion Area SD | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.8pp |
| 525 | Dover Area HS Dover · Dover Area SD | High | 67.9% | +16.8pp |
| 526 | Oley Valley SHS Oley · Oley Valley SD | High | 67.9% | +16.8pp |
| 527 | Girard HS Girard · Girard SD | High | 67.8% | +16.7pp |
| 528 | New Hope-Solebury Upper El Sch New Hope · New Hope-Solebury SD | Elementary | 67.8% | +16.7pp |
| 529 | Gwynedd Square El Sch Lansdale · North Penn SD | Elementary | 67.7% | +16.6pp |
| 530 | Lincoln Park Performing Arts CS Midland · Lincoln Park Performing Arts CS | High | 67.7% | +16.6pp |
| 531 | Marlborough El Sch Green Lane · Upper Perkiomen SD | Elementary | 67.7% | +16.6pp |
| 532 | Marple Newtown SHS Newtown Square · Marple Newtown SD | High | 67.7% | +16.6pp |
| 533 | Slippery Rock Area MS Slippery Rock · Slippery Rock Area SD | Middle | 67.7% | +16.6pp |
| 534 | Abraham Lincoln El Sch Pittsburgh · Bethel Park SD | Elementary | 67.6% | +16.5pp |
| 535 | Environmental CS at Frick Park Pittsburgh · Environmental CS at Frick Park | Combined | 67.6% | +16.5pp |
| 536 | Garnet Valley El Sch Glen Mills · Garnet Valley SD | Elementary | 67.6% | +16.5pp |
| 537 | Northampton Area HS Northampton · Northampton Area SD | High | 67.6% | +16.5pp |
| 538 | Roslyn Sch Roslyn · Abington SD | Elementary | 67.6% | +16.5pp |
| 539 | East Coventry El Sch Pottstown · Owen J Roberts SD | Elementary | 67.5% | +16.4pp |
| 540 | East Ward El Sch Downingtown · Downingtown Area SD | Elementary | 67.5% | +16.4pp |
| 541 | Luther W Low El Sch West Middlesex · West Middlesex Area SD | Elementary | 67.5% | +16.4pp |
| 542 | Mount Rock Elem Sch Newville · Big Spring SD | Elementary | 67.5% | +16.4pp |
| 543 | Somerset Area Jr-Sr HS Somerset · Somerset Area SD | High | 67.5% | +16.4pp |
| 544 | Arrowhead El Sch Collegeville · Methacton SD | Elementary | 67.4% | +16.3pp |
| 545 | Bridle Path El Sch Lansdale · North Penn SD | Elementary | 67.4% | +16.3pp |
| 546 | Cedar Crest HS Lebanon · Cornwall-Lebanon SD | High | 67.4% | +16.3pp |
| 547 | Charlestown El Sch Malvern · Great Valley SD | Elementary | 67.4% | +16.3pp |
| 548 | Highcliff El Sch Pittsburgh · North Hills SD | Elementary | 67.4% | +16.3pp |
| 549 | Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown · Jenkintown SD | Elementary | 67.4% | +16.3pp |
| 550 | Level Green El Sch Trafford · Penn-Trafford SD | Elementary | 67.4% | +16.3pp |
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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.