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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Newton-Ransom El School Clarks Summit · Abington Heights SD | Elementary | 61.5% | +10.4pp |
| 802 | Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 61.5% | +10.4pp |
| 803 | Seneca Valley HS Harmony · Seneca Valley SD | High | 61.5% | +10.4pp |
| 804 | Southern El Sch Glen Rock · Southern York County SD | Elementary | 61.5% | +10.4pp |
| 805 | Waterford El Sch Waterford · Fort LeBoeuf SD | Elementary | 61.5% | +10.4pp |
| 806 | Avonworth El Sch Pittsburgh · Avonworth SD | Elementary | 61.4% | +10.3pp |
| 807 | Cocalico MS Denver · Cocalico SD | Middle | 61.4% | +10.3pp |
| 808 | New Oxford SHS New Oxford · Conewago Valley SD | High | 61.4% | +10.3pp |
| 809 | Paxtonia El Sch Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Elementary | 61.4% | +10.3pp |
| 810 | State Street El Sch Baden · Ambridge Area SD | Elementary | 61.4% | +10.3pp |
| 811 | Cambria Heights MS Patton · Cambria Heights SD | Middle | 61.3% | +10.2pp |
| 812 | Central HS Martinsburg · Spring Cove SD | High | 61.3% | +10.2pp |
| 813 | Dallas SHS Dallas · Dallas SD | High | 61.3% | +10.2pp |
| 814 | Johnsonburg Area El Sch Johnsonburg · Johnsonburg Area SD | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.2pp |
| 815 | Miles Township El Sch Rebersburg · Penns Valley Area SD | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.2pp |
| 816 | New Franklin El Sch Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.2pp |
| 817 | Saucon Valley MS Hellertown · Saucon Valley SD | Middle | 61.3% | +10.2pp |
| 818 | Springfield El Sch East Springfield · Northwestern SD | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.2pp |
| 819 | Weatherly Area HS Weatherly · Weatherly Area SD | High | 61.3% | +10.2pp |
| 820 | Baggaley El Sch Latrobe · Greater Latrobe SD | Elementary | 61.2% | +10.1pp |
| 821 | Lakeside Elementary School Honesdale · Wayne Highlands SD | Elementary | 61.2% | +10.1pp |
| 822 | Shafer El Sch Nazareth · Nazareth Area SD | Elementary | 61.2% | +10.1pp |
| 823 | Abington Heights MS Clarks Summit · Abington Heights SD | Middle | 61.1% | +10.0pp |
| 824 | Chambersburg Area MS - North Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Middle | 61.1% | +10.0pp |
| 825 | Damascus Area Sch Damascus · Wayne Highlands SD | Elementary | 61.1% | +10.0pp |
| 826 | Kennett High School Kennett Square · Kennett Consolidated SD | High | 61.1% | +10.0pp |
| 827 | McGuffey HS Claysville · McGuffey SD | High | 61.1% | +10.0pp |
| 828 | Moniteau JSHS West Sunbury · Moniteau SD | High | 61.1% | +10.0pp |
| 829 | Shawnee El Sch Easton · Easton Area SD | Elementary | 61.1% | +10.0pp |
| 830 | Shiloh Hills El Sch Sinking Spring · Wilson SD | Elementary | 61.1% | +10.0pp |
| 831 | Tracy El Sch Easton · Easton Area SD | Elementary | 61.1% | +10.0pp |
| 832 | Butler Area IHS Butler · Butler Area SD | Middle | 61.0% | +9.9pp |
| 833 | Evergreen Community CS Cresco · Evergreen Community CS | High | 61.0% | +9.9pp |
| 834 | J R Fugett MS West Chester · West Chester Area SD | Middle | 61.0% | +9.9pp |
| 835 | Landisville Pri Ctr Landisville · Hempfield SD | Elementary | 61.0% | +9.9pp |
| 836 | Bedminster El Sch Perkasie · Pennridge SD | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.8pp |
| 837 | Brockway Area Elementary Sch Brockway · Brockway Area SD | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.8pp |
| 838 | Danville Area MS Danville · Danville Area SD | Middle | 60.9% | +9.8pp |
| 839 | Hans Herr El Sch Lampeter · Lampeter-Strasburg SD | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.8pp |
| 840 | Manavon El Sch Phoenixville · Phoenixville Area SD | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.8pp |
| 841 | Mountaintop Area El Sch Snow Shoe · Bald Eagle Area SD | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.8pp |
| 842 | Vernfield El Sch Telford · Souderton Area SD | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.8pp |
| 843 | Christopher Columbus CS Philadelphia · Christopher Columbus CS | Elementary | 60.8% | +9.7pp |
| 844 | Oak Flat El Sch Newville · Big Spring SD | Elementary | 60.8% | +9.7pp |
| 845 | Shippensburg Area SHS Shippensburg · Shippensburg Area SD | High | 60.8% | +9.7pp |
| 846 | Williamsport Area SHS Williamsport · Williamsport Area SD | High | 60.8% | +9.7pp |
| 847 | John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 60.7% | +9.6pp |
| 848 | Mechanicsburg MS Mechanicsburg · Mechanicsburg Area SD | Middle | 60.7% | +9.6pp |
| 849 | Northside El Sch Mechanicsburg · Mechanicsburg Area SD | Elementary | 60.7% | +9.6pp |
| 850 | Warren Area HS Warren · Warren County SD | High | 60.7% | +9.6pp |
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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.