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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | Sugartown El Sch Malvern · Great Valley SD | Elementary | 56.1% | +5.0pp |
| 1102 | Boyertown Area MS-West Boyertown · Boyertown Area SD | Middle | 56.0% | +4.9pp |
| 1103 | Brooke El Sch Royersford · Spring-Ford Area SD | Elementary | 56.0% | +4.9pp |
| 1104 | Dobson James Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 56.0% | +4.9pp |
| 1105 | Keystone El Sch Knox · Keystone SD | Elementary | 56.0% | +4.9pp |
| 1106 | New Foundations CS Philadelphia · New Foundations CS | Combined | 56.0% | +4.9pp |
| 1107 | Rocky Grove JSHS Franklin · Valley Grove SD | High | 56.0% | +4.9pp |
| 1108 | Sandycreek El Sch Franklin · Franklin Area SD | Elementary | 56.0% | +4.9pp |
| 1109 | Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr Douglassville · Daniel Boone Area SD | Elementary | 55.9% | +4.8pp |
| 1110 | Earl El Sch Boyertown · Boyertown Area SD | Elementary | 55.9% | +4.8pp |
| 1111 | East Berwick El Sch Berwick · Berwick Area SD | Elementary | 55.9% | +4.8pp |
| 1112 | Frankstown El Sch Hollidaysburg · Hollidaysburg Area SD | Elementary | 55.9% | +4.8pp |
| 1113 | Myrtle Ave Sch Pittsburgh · Keystone Oaks SD | Elementary | 55.9% | +4.8pp |
| 1114 | Park El Sch Munhall · Steel Valley SD | Elementary | 55.9% | +4.8pp |
| 1115 | Westlake MS Erie · Millcreek Township SD | Middle | 55.9% | +4.8pp |
| 1116 | Deer Lakes MS Cheswick · Deer Lakes SD | Middle | 55.8% | +4.7pp |
| 1117 | Jefferson El Sch Emmaus · East Penn SD | Elementary | 55.8% | +4.7pp |
| 1118 | Lamberton MS Carlisle · Carlisle Area SD | Middle | 55.8% | +4.7pp |
| 1119 | Slippery Rock Area El Sch Slippery Rock · Slippery Rock Area SD | Elementary | 55.8% | +4.7pp |
| 1120 | West End El Sch Meadville · Crawford Central SD | Elementary | 55.8% | +4.7pp |
| 1121 | Jackson Primary Sch Williamsport · Williamsport Area SD | Elementary | 55.7% | +4.6pp |
| 1122 | Mercer Area El Sch Mercer · Mercer Area SD | Elementary | 55.7% | +4.6pp |
| 1123 | Mercersburg El Sch Mercersburg · Tuscarora SD | Elementary | 55.7% | +4.6pp |
| 1124 | Nicely El Sch Greensburg · Greensburg Salem SD | Elementary | 55.7% | +4.6pp |
| 1125 | Otto-Eldred JSHS Duke Center · Otto-Eldred SD | High | 55.7% | +4.6pp |
| 1126 | Wilson Borough El Sch Easton · Wilson Area SD | Elementary | 55.7% | +4.6pp |
| 1127 | Dingman-Delaware MS Dingmans Ferry · Delaware Valley SD | Middle | 55.6% | +4.5pp |
| 1128 | Meyersdale Area El Sch Meyersdale · Meyersdale Area SD | Elementary | 55.6% | +4.5pp |
| 1129 | Meyersdale Area HS Meyersdale · Meyersdale Area SD | High | 55.6% | +4.5pp |
| 1130 | Northwestern El Sch Albion · Northwestern SD | Elementary | 55.6% | +4.5pp |
| 1131 | South Western SHS Hanover · South Western SD | High | 55.6% | +4.5pp |
| 1132 | Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade Center East Greenville · Upper Perkiomen SD | Elementary | 55.6% | +4.5pp |
| 1133 | Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS Topton · Brandywine Heights Area SD | Middle | 55.5% | +4.4pp |
| 1134 | Dingman-Delaware El Sch Dingmans Ferry · Delaware Valley SD | Elementary | 55.5% | +4.4pp |
| 1135 | Schweitzer El Sch Levittown · Neshaminy SD | Elementary | 55.5% | +4.4pp |
| 1136 | Upper Perkiomen MS Pennsburg · Upper Perkiomen SD | Middle | 55.5% | +4.4pp |
| 1137 | North Penn-Mansfield JSHS Mansfield · Southern Tioga SD | High | 55.4% | +4.3pp |
| 1138 | Delaware Valley Middle School Milford · Delaware Valley SD | Middle | 55.3% | +4.2pp |
| 1139 | Fulton El Sch Ephrata · Ephrata Area SD | Elementary | 55.3% | +4.2pp |
| 1140 | Gateway MS Monroeville · Gateway SD | Middle | 55.3% | +4.2pp |
| 1141 | John R Bonfield El Sch Lititz · Warwick SD | Elementary | 55.3% | +4.2pp |
| 1142 | Knoch Intermediate El Sch Saxonburg · Knoch SD | Elementary | 55.3% | +4.2pp |
| 1143 | Latrobe El Sch Latrobe · Greater Latrobe SD | Elementary | 55.3% | +4.2pp |
| 1144 | Mifflinburg Area Intrmd Sch Mifflinburg · Mifflinburg Area SD | Elementary | 55.3% | +4.2pp |
| 1145 | Twin Valley El Ctr Elverson · Twin Valley SD | Elementary | 55.3% | +4.2pp |
| 1146 | Wyoming Area Primary Ctr Wyoming · Wyoming Area SD | Elementary | 55.3% | +4.2pp |
| 1147 | Hillview El Sch Grove City · Grove City Area SD | Elementary | 55.2% | +4.1pp |
| 1148 | Rostraver El Sch Belle Vernon · Belle Vernon Area SD | Elementary | 55.2% | +4.1pp |
| 1149 | Shallow Brook Inter Sch Manchester · Northeastern York SD | Middle | 55.2% | +4.1pp |
| 1150 | DuBois Area SHS DuBois · DuBois Area SD | High | 55.1% | +4.0pp |
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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.