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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Haverford SHS Havertown · Haverford Township SD | High | 86.3% | +35.2pp |
| 52 | Penncrest HS Media · Rose Tree Media SD | High | 86.3% | +35.2pp |
| 53 | York Suburban SHS York · York Suburban SD | High | 86.3% | +35.2pp |
| 54 | Garnet Valley HS Glen Mills · Garnet Valley SD | High | 86.2% | +35.1pp |
| 55 | Ithan El Sch Bryn Mawr · Radnor Township SD | Elementary | 86.2% | +35.1pp |
| 56 | Pickering Valley El Sch Chester Springs · Downingtown Area SD | Elementary | 86.2% | +35.1pp |
| 57 | Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 86.1% | +35.0pp |
| 58 | South Fayette HS McDonald · South Fayette Township SD | High | 86.0% | +34.9pp |
| 59 | Hillendale El Sch Chadds Ford · Unionville-Chadds Ford SD | Elementary | 85.9% | +34.8pp |
| 60 | OHara El Sch Pittsburgh · Fox Chapel Area SD | Elementary | 85.9% | +34.8pp |
| 61 | Central Bucks HS-East Doylestown · Central Bucks SD | High | 85.8% | +34.7pp |
| 62 | Streams El Sch Pittsburgh · Upper St. Clair SD | Elementary | 85.5% | +34.4pp |
| 63 | Sunset Valley El Sch North Huntingdon · Norwin SD | Elementary | 85.5% | +34.4pp |
| 64 | Wissahickon SHS Ambler · Wissahickon SD | High | 85.3% | +34.2pp |
| 65 | Cold Spring El Sch Doylestown · Central Bucks SD | Elementary | 85.1% | +34.0pp |
| 66 | Camp Hill SHS Camp Hill · Camp Hill SD | High | 85.0% | +33.9pp |
| 67 | Marshall El Sch Wexford · North Allegheny SD | Elementary | 84.9% | +33.8pp |
| 68 | New Eagle El Sch Wayne · Tredyffrin-Easttown SD | Elementary | 84.9% | +33.8pp |
| 69 | Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS Plymouth Meeting · Colonial SD | High | 84.9% | +33.8pp |
| 70 | Jefferson El Sch Pittsburgh · Mt Lebanon SD | Elementary | 84.7% | +33.6pp |
| 71 | Jefferson MS Pittsburgh · Mt Lebanon SD | Middle | 84.7% | +33.6pp |
| 72 | Peters Twp MS McMurray · Peters Township SD | Middle | 84.6% | +33.5pp |
| 73 | Bucks County Montessori CS Fairless Hills · Bucks County Montessori CS | Elementary | 84.5% | +33.4pp |
| 74 | Haverford MS Havertown · Haverford Township SD | Middle | 84.5% | +33.4pp |
| 75 | Parkway Center City Middle College Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 84.5% | +33.4pp |
| 76 | Hillside El Sch Berwyn · Tredyffrin-Easttown SD | Elementary | 84.4% | +33.3pp |
| 77 | Wallingford El Sch Wallingford · Wallingford-Swarthmore SD | Elementary | 84.4% | +33.3pp |
| 78 | Capital Area School for the Arts CS Harrisburg · Capital Area School for the Arts CS | High | 84.2% | +33.1pp |
| 79 | Creative and Performing Arts Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 84.1% | +33.0pp |
| 80 | Goodnoe El Sch Newtown · Council Rock SD | Elementary | 84.1% | +33.0pp |
| 81 | Black Rock MS Villanova · Lower Merion SD | Middle | 83.7% | +32.6pp |
| 82 | Coopertown El Sch Bryn Mawr · Haverford Township SD | Elementary | 83.7% | +32.6pp |
| 83 | Scenic Hills El Sch Springfield · Springfield SD | Elementary | 83.6% | +32.5pp |
| 84 | Stony Creek El Sch Blue Bell · Wissahickon SD | Elementary | 83.6% | +32.5pp |
| 85 | South Fayette MS McDonald · South Fayette Township SD | Middle | 83.5% | +32.4pp |
| 86 | Welsh Valley MS Narberth · Lower Merion SD | Middle | 83.5% | +32.4pp |
| 87 | McCullough El Sch Jeannette · Penn-Trafford SD | Elementary | 83.4% | +32.3pp |
| 88 | Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 83.3% | +32.2pp |
| 89 | Pittsburgh Montessori K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 83.3% | +32.2pp |
| 90 | Hartwood El Sch Pittsburgh · Fox Chapel Area SD | Elementary | 83.2% | +32.1pp |
| 91 | Norwin HS North Huntingdon · Norwin SD | High | 83.2% | +32.1pp |
| 92 | Perkiomen Valley HS Collegeville · Perkiomen Valley SD | High | 83.2% | +32.1pp |
| 93 | South Fayette Intermediate Sch McDonald · South Fayette Township SD | Elementary | 83.2% | +32.1pp |
| 94 | Honesdale HS Honesdale · Wayne Highlands SD | High | 83.0% | +31.9pp |
| 95 | Maple Glen El Sch Maple Glen · Upper Dublin SD | Elementary | 82.9% | +31.8pp |
| 96 | Markham El Sch Pittsburgh · Mt Lebanon SD | Elementary | 82.9% | +31.8pp |
| 97 | Quaker Valley HS Leetsdale · Quaker Valley SD | High | 82.9% | +31.8pp |
| 98 | Souderton CS Collaborative Souderton · Souderton CS Collaborative | Elementary | 82.9% | +31.8pp |
| 99 | Dorseyville MS Pittsburgh · Fox Chapel Area SD | Middle | 82.7% | +31.6pp |
| 100 | Rose Tree El Sch Media · Rose Tree Media SD | Elementary | 82.7% | +31.6pp |
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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.