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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | Buffalo El Sch Sarver · Freeport Area SD | Elementary | 65.0% | +13.9pp |
| 652 | Chestnut Hill El Sch Erie · Millcreek Township SD | Elementary | 65.0% | +13.9pp |
| 653 | Neshannock Memorial El Sch New Castle · Neshannock Township SD | Elementary | 65.0% | +13.9pp |
| 654 | West Shamokin JSHS Rural Valley · Armstrong SD | High | 65.0% | +13.9pp |
| 655 | Baker El Sch Altoona · Altoona Area SD | Elementary | 64.9% | +13.8pp |
| 656 | Laurel El Sch New Castle · Laurel SD | Elementary | 64.9% | +13.8pp |
| 657 | Pottsgrove SHS Pottstown · Pottsgrove SD | High | 64.9% | +13.8pp |
| 658 | Central Dauphin SHS Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | High | 64.8% | +13.7pp |
| 659 | Myers El Sch Elkins Park · Cheltenham SD | Elementary | 64.8% | +13.7pp |
| 660 | Easterly Parkway El Sch State College · State College Area SD | Elementary | 64.7% | +13.6pp |
| 661 | Kenneth N Butz Jr El Sch Nazareth · Nazareth Area SD | Elementary | 64.7% | +13.6pp |
| 662 | Irving El Sch Altoona · Altoona Area SD | Elementary | 64.6% | +13.5pp |
| 663 | Nazareth Area Intermediate Sch Nazareth · Nazareth Area SD | Middle | 64.6% | +13.5pp |
| 664 | Orefield MS Orefield · Parkland SD | Middle | 64.6% | +13.5pp |
| 665 | Conrad Weiser HS Robesonia · Conrad Weiser Area SD | High | 64.5% | +13.4pp |
| 666 | Cornwall El Sch Cornwall · Cornwall-Lebanon SD | Elementary | 64.5% | +13.4pp |
| 667 | Hanover SHS Hanover · Hanover Public SD | High | 64.5% | +13.4pp |
| 668 | Paxon Hollow MS Broomall · Marple Newtown SD | Middle | 64.5% | +13.4pp |
| 669 | Western Beaver Co JSHS Industry · Western Beaver County SD | High | 64.5% | +13.4pp |
| 670 | Blue Bell El Sch Blue Bell · Wissahickon SD | Elementary | 64.4% | +13.3pp |
| 671 | Kane Area HS Kane · Kane Area SD | High | 64.4% | +13.3pp |
| 672 | Lehigh El Sch Walnutport · Northampton Area SD | Elementary | 64.4% | +13.3pp |
| 673 | Circle of Seasons CS Fogelsville · Circle of Seasons CS | Elementary | 64.3% | +13.2pp |
| 674 | J.A. Allard El Sch Moon Township · Moon Area SD | Elementary | 64.3% | +13.2pp |
| 675 | Shikellamy HS Sunbury · Shikellamy SD | High | 64.3% | +13.2pp |
| 676 | Canon-McMillan SHS Canonsburg · Canon-McMillan SD | High | 64.2% | +13.1pp |
| 677 | Halifax Area HS Halifax · Halifax Area SD | High | 64.2% | +13.1pp |
| 678 | Richboro El Sch Richboro · Council Rock SD | Elementary | 64.2% | +13.1pp |
| 679 | Roundtown El Sch York · Central York SD | Elementary | 64.2% | +13.1pp |
| 680 | Schwenksville El Sch Schwenksville · Perkiomen Valley SD | Elementary | 64.2% | +13.1pp |
| 681 | Upper Merion Area HS King of Prussia · Upper Merion Area SD | High | 64.2% | +13.1pp |
| 682 | Westinghouse Arts Academy CS Wilmerding · Westinghouse Arts Academy CS | High | 64.2% | +13.1pp |
| 683 | Boiling Springs HS Boiling Springs · South Middleton SD | High | 64.1% | +13.0pp |
| 684 | Ehrman Crest El Sch Cranberry Township · Seneca Valley SD | Elementary | 64.1% | +13.0pp |
| 685 | Hopewell SHS Aliquippa · Hopewell Area SD | High | 64.1% | +13.0pp |
| 686 | Bobtown El Sch Bobtown · Southeastern Greene SD | Elementary | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 687 | Eastern Lebanon Co SHS Myerstown · Eastern Lebanon County SD | High | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 688 | Groveland El Sch Doylestown · Central Bucks SD | Elementary | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 689 | Indian Valley MS Harleysville · Souderton Area SD | Middle | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 690 | Mars Area El Sch Mars · Mars Area SD | Elementary | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 691 | Neff Sch Lancaster · Manheim Township SD | Elementary | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 692 | Neshaminy HS Langhorne · Neshaminy SD | High | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 693 | Neshannock JSHS New Castle · Neshannock Township SD | High | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 694 | North Pocono MS Moscow · North Pocono SD | Middle | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 695 | Sharpsville Area SHS Sharpsville · Sharpsville Area SD | High | 64.0% | +12.9pp |
| 696 | Cook-Wissahickon Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 63.9% | +12.8pp |
| 697 | Curwensville Area JSHS Curwensville · Curwensville Area SD | High | 63.9% | +12.8pp |
| 698 | Exton El Sch Exton · West Chester Area SD | Elementary | 63.9% | +12.8pp |
| 699 | Hollidaysburg Area SHS Hollidaysburg · Hollidaysburg Area SD | High | 63.9% | +12.8pp |
| 700 | Plymouth El Sch Plymouth Meeting · Colonial SD | Elementary | 63.9% | +12.8pp |
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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.