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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Lewis M Myers El Sch Bellwood · Bellwood-Antis SD | Elementary | 66.2% | +15.1pp |
| 602 | Biglerville HS Biglerville · Upper Adams SD | High | 66.1% | +15.0pp |
| 603 | Colonial MS Plymouth Meeting · Colonial SD | Middle | 66.1% | +15.0pp |
| 604 | Loyalsock Twp SHS Williamsport · Loyalsock Township SD | High | 66.1% | +15.0pp |
| 605 | Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS Bethel Park · Bethel Park SD | Middle | 66.1% | +15.0pp |
| 606 | Northern HS Dillsburg · Northern York County SD | High | 66.1% | +15.0pp |
| 607 | Brownstown El Sch Brownstown · Conestoga Valley SD | Elementary | 66.0% | +14.9pp |
| 608 | Greenwood HS Millerstown · Greenwood SD | High | 66.0% | +14.9pp |
| 609 | Joe Walker El Sch Washington · McGuffey SD | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.8pp |
| 610 | Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.8pp |
| 611 | Ryan Gloyer MS Harmony · Seneca Valley SD | Middle | 65.9% | +14.8pp |
| 612 | Willow Hill Sch Willow Grove · Abington SD | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.8pp |
| 613 | Kathryn D. Markley El Sch Malvern · Great Valley SD | Elementary | 65.8% | +14.7pp |
| 614 | Sun Valley HS Aston · Penn-Delco SD | High | 65.8% | +14.7pp |
| 615 | Cambridge Springs JSHS Cambridge Springs · Penncrest SD | High | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 616 | Center Township El Sch Butler · Butler Area SD | Elementary | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 617 | Fallsington El Sch Fallsington · Pennsbury SD | Elementary | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 618 | Independence MS Bethel Park · Bethel Park SD | Middle | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 619 | Juniata El Sch DuBois · DuBois Area SD | Elementary | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 620 | Middletown Area HS Middletown · Middletown Area SD | High | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 621 | Newport HS Newport · Newport SD | High | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 622 | Riverview JSHS Oakmont · Riverview SD | High | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 623 | William Tennent HS Warminster · Centennial SD | High | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 624 | Bradford Hgts El Sch Downingtown · Downingtown Area SD | Elementary | 65.6% | +14.5pp |
| 625 | Gettysburg Area HS Gettysburg · Gettysburg Area SD | High | 65.6% | +14.5pp |
| 626 | Nazareth Area MS Nazareth · Nazareth Area SD | Middle | 65.6% | +14.5pp |
| 627 | Perkiomen Valley MS-West Zieglerville · Perkiomen Valley SD | Middle | 65.6% | +14.5pp |
| 628 | Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures CS Philadelphia · Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures CS | Elementary | 65.5% | +14.4pp |
| 629 | Freedom Area SHS Freedom · Freedom Area SD | High | 65.5% | +14.4pp |
| 630 | Skyview Upper El Sch Eagleville · Methacton SD | Middle | 65.5% | +14.4pp |
| 631 | York Suburban MS York · York Suburban SD | Middle | 65.5% | +14.4pp |
| 632 | Connoquenessing Valley El Sch Zelienople · Seneca Valley SD | Elementary | 65.4% | +14.3pp |
| 633 | East Pennsboro Area SHS Enola · East Pennsboro Area SD | High | 65.4% | +14.3pp |
| 634 | Elizabethtown Area SHS Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown Area SD | High | 65.4% | +14.3pp |
| 635 | Jersey Shore Area SHS Jersey Shore · Jersey Shore Area SD | High | 65.4% | +14.3pp |
| 636 | Kelly El Sch Lewisburg · Lewisburg Area SD | Elementary | 65.4% | +14.3pp |
| 637 | McKean El Sch Mc Kean · General McLane SD | Elementary | 65.4% | +14.3pp |
| 638 | Wasson Avenue El Sch DuBois · DuBois Area SD | Elementary | 65.4% | +14.3pp |
| 639 | Franklin LC Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 65.3% | +14.2pp |
| 640 | Homer-Center JSHS Homer City · Homer-Center SD | High | 65.3% | +14.2pp |
| 641 | Macungie El Sch Macungie · East Penn SD | Elementary | 65.3% | +14.2pp |
| 642 | Moon Area Lower MS Moon Township · Moon Area SD | Middle | 65.3% | +14.2pp |
| 643 | Adamstown El Sch Adamstown · Cocalico SD | Elementary | 65.2% | +14.1pp |
| 644 | E N Peirce MS West Chester · West Chester Area SD | Middle | 65.2% | +14.1pp |
| 645 | Fawn Area El Sch Fawn Grove · South Eastern SD | Elementary | 65.2% | +14.1pp |
| 646 | Sellersville El Sch Sellersville · Pennridge SD | Elementary | 65.2% | +14.1pp |
| 647 | Hillcrest El Sch Holland · Council Rock SD | Elementary | 65.1% | +14.0pp |
| 648 | Kiski Area HS Vandergrift · Kiski Area SD | High | 65.1% | +14.0pp |
| 649 | Mars Area MS Mars · Mars Area SD | Middle | 65.1% | +14.0pp |
| 650 | Richland HS Johnstown · Richland SD | High | 65.1% | +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.