Pennsylvania schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 642 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 50.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Mount Carmel Area HS Mount Carmel · Mount Carmel Area SD | High | 31.1% | -19.5pp |
| 502 | Executive Education Academy CS Allentown · Executive Education Academy CS | Combined | 30.9% | -19.7pp |
| 503 | Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 30.9% | -19.7pp |
| 504 | Washington HS Washington · Washington SD | High | 30.9% | -19.7pp |
| 505 | Woodland Hills HS Pittsburgh · Woodland Hills SD | High | 30.9% | -19.7pp |
| 506 | Cornell HS Coraopolis · Cornell SD | High | 30.6% | -20.0pp |
| 507 | Mahanoy Area JSHS Mahanoy City · Mahanoy Area SD | High | 30.5% | -20.1pp |
| 508 | Universal Audenried CS Philadelphia · Universal Audenried CS | High | 30.2% | -20.4pp |
| 509 | Lankenau HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 30.1% | -20.5pp |
| 510 | North Penn-Mansfield JSHS Mansfield · Southern Tioga SD | High | 29.7% | -20.9pp |
| 511 | New Castle SHS New Castle · New Castle Area SD | High | 29.5% | -21.1pp |
| 512 | Esperanza Academy CS Philadelphia · Esperanza Academy CS | Combined | 29.4% | -21.2pp |
| 513 | Pottstown HS Pottstown · Pottstown SD | High | 29.4% | -21.2pp |
| 514 | Liberty HS Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | High | 29.2% | -21.4pp |
| 515 | Ambridge Area HS Ambridge · Ambridge Area SD | High | 29.0% | -21.6pp |
| 516 | Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | High | 29.0% | -21.6pp |
| 517 | North Penn-Liberty JSHS Liberty · Southern Tioga SD | High | 28.6% | -22.0pp |
| 518 | Sugar Valley Rural CS Loganton · Sugar Valley Rural CS | Combined | 28.6% | -22.0pp |
| 519 | Truman SHS Levittown · Bristol Township SD | High | 28.6% | -22.0pp |
| 520 | City CHS Pittsburgh · City CHS | High | 28.4% | -22.2pp |
| 521 | Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 28.2% | -22.4pp |
| 522 | South Williamsport Area JSHS South Williamsport · South Williamsport Area SD | High | 28.1% | -22.5pp |
| 523 | Hanover Area JSHS Hanover Township · Hanover Area SD | High | 28.0% | -22.6pp |
| 524 | Mount Union Area SHS Mount Union · Mount Union Area SD | High | 27.9% | -22.7pp |
| 525 | Scranton HS Scranton · Scranton SD | High | 27.9% | -22.7pp |
| 526 | Westinghouse Arts Academy CS Wilmerding · Westinghouse Arts Academy CS | High | 27.5% | -23.1pp |
| 527 | Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School Reynoldsville · Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School | High | 27.3% | -23.3pp |
| 528 | Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers Philadelphia · Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers | High | 27.1% | -23.5pp |
| 529 | West Scranton HS Scranton · Scranton SD | High | 26.8% | -23.8pp |
| 530 | North Schuylkill JSHS Ashland · North Schuylkill SD | High | 26.7% | -23.9pp |
| 531 | Pittsburgh Carrick HS Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 26.5% | -24.1pp |
| 532 | McGuffey HS Claysville · McGuffey SD | High | 26.1% | -24.5pp |
| 533 | South Allegheny HS McKeesport · South Allegheny SD | High | 25.7% | -24.9pp |
| 534 | Washington George HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 25.6% | -25.0pp |
| 535 | Penn Hills SHS Pittsburgh · Penn Hills SD | High | 24.9% | -25.7pp |
| 536 | Panther Valley JSHS Lansford · Panther Valley SD | High | 24.5% | -26.1pp |
| 537 | Pennsylvania Cyber CS Midland · Pennsylvania Cyber CS | Combined | 24.5% | -26.1pp |
| 538 | Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School Bloomsburg · Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School | High | 24.2% | -26.4pp |
| 539 | Muhlenberg HS Reading · Muhlenberg SD | High | 24.1% | -26.5pp |
| 540 | West Mifflin Area HS West Mifflin · West Mifflin Area SD | High | 24.1% | -26.5pp |
| 541 | Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus | High | 24.0% | -26.6pp |
| 542 | Commonwealth Charter Academy CS Harrisburg · Commonwealth Charter Academy CS | Combined | 23.8% | -26.8pp |
| 543 | Carbondale Area JSHS Carbondale · Carbondale Area SD | High | 23.7% | -26.9pp |
| 544 | Norristown Area HS Norristown · Norristown Area SD | High | 23.3% | -27.3pp |
| 545 | Robeson HS for Human Services Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 23.3% | -27.3pp |
| 546 | Shamokin Area HS Shamokin · Shamokin Area SD | High | 23.1% | -27.5pp |
| 547 | McKeesport Area SHS McKeesport · McKeesport Area SD | High | 23.0% | -27.6pp |
| 548 | Central Dauphin East SHS Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | High | 22.9% | -27.7pp |
| 549 | Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 22.8% | -27.8pp |
| 550 | Reach Cyber CS Harrisburg · Reach Cyber CS | Combined | 22.2% | -28.4pp |
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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 Science 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.