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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | Jamestown Area JSHS Jamestown · Jamestown Area SD | High | 52.3% | +1.2pp |
| 1302 | McConnellsburg El Sch McConnellsburg · Central Fulton SD | Elementary | 52.3% | +1.2pp |
| 1303 | West Forest El Sch Tionesta · Forest Area SD | Elementary | 52.3% | +1.2pp |
| 1304 | Wyoming Area Intermediate Ctr West Pittston · Wyoming Area SD | Middle | 52.3% | +1.2pp |
| 1305 | Bentworth MS BENTLEYVILLE · Bentworth SD | Middle | 52.2% | +1.1pp |
| 1306 | Claysburg-Kimmel Jr HS Claysburg · Claysburg-Kimmel SD | Middle | 52.2% | +1.1pp |
| 1307 | Elk Valley El Sch Lake City · Girard SD | Elementary | 52.2% | +1.1pp |
| 1308 | Elmwood Academy Mechanicsburg · Mechanicsburg Area SD | Elementary | 52.2% | +1.1pp |
| 1309 | Lathrop Street El Sch Montrose · Montrose Area SD | Elementary | 52.2% | +1.1pp |
| 1310 | Shrewsbury El Sch Shrewsbury · Southern York County SD | Elementary | 52.2% | +1.1pp |
| 1311 | Spring Grove Area MS Spring Grove · Spring Grove Area SD | Middle | 52.2% | +1.1pp |
| 1312 | Williamsburg Community JSHS Williamsburg · Williamsburg Community SD | High | 52.2% | +1.1pp |
| 1313 | Avon Grove CS West Grove · Avon Grove CS | Combined | 52.1% | +1.0pp |
| 1314 | Conewago Twp El Sch Hanover · Conewago Valley SD | Elementary | 52.1% | +1.0pp |
| 1315 | Davis El Sch Southampton · Centennial SD | Elementary | 52.1% | +1.0pp |
| 1316 | Greenville JSHS Greenville · Greenville Area SD | High | 52.0% | +0.9pp |
| 1317 | Montgomery JSHS Montgomery · Montgomery Area SD | High | 52.0% | +0.9pp |
| 1318 | New Hanover-Upper Frederick El Frederick · Boyertown Area SD | Elementary | 52.0% | +0.9pp |
| 1319 | Orendorf El Sch Manchester · Northeastern York SD | Elementary | 52.0% | +0.9pp |
| 1320 | Ramsay El Sch Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant Area SD | Middle | 52.0% | +0.9pp |
| 1321 | Albert Gallatin Area SHS Uniontown · Albert Gallatin Area SD | High | 51.9% | +0.8pp |
| 1322 | Boyertown El Sch Boyertown · Boyertown Area SD | Elementary | 51.9% | +0.8pp |
| 1323 | Brandywine Heights HS Mertztown · Brandywine Heights Area SD | High | 51.9% | +0.8pp |
| 1324 | Brecknock El Sch Denver · Eastern Lancaster County SD | Elementary | 51.9% | +0.8pp |
| 1325 | Forks El Sch Easton · Easton Area SD | Elementary | 51.9% | +0.8pp |
| 1326 | Kulp El Sch Hatfield · North Penn SD | Elementary | 51.9% | +0.8pp |
| 1327 | Lake-Noxen El Sch Harvey's Lake · Lake-Lehman SD | Elementary | 51.9% | +0.8pp |
| 1328 | Mahantongo El Sch Klingerstown · Tri-Valley SD | Elementary | 51.9% | +0.8pp |
| 1329 | Shawmont Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 51.9% | +0.8pp |
| 1330 | Donald E. Schick Sch Montoursville · Loyalsock Township SD | Elementary | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 1331 | Eagleville El Sch Eagleville · Methacton SD | Elementary | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 1332 | Greenville El Sch Greenville · Greenville Area SD | Elementary | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 1333 | Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 1334 | Meadville MS Meadville · Crawford Central SD | Middle | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 1335 | Northwestern MS Albion · Northwestern SD | Middle | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 1336 | Octorara Area JSHS Atglen · Octorara Area SD | High | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 1337 | Reiffton Sch Reading · Exeter Township SD | Middle | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 1338 | Robert D Wilson El School Waymart · Western Wayne SD | Elementary | 51.8% | +0.7pp |
| 1339 | Lakeview El Sch Ridley Park · Ridley SD | Elementary | 51.7% | +0.6pp |
| 1340 | Parkside El Sch Parkside · Penn-Delco SD | Elementary | 51.7% | +0.6pp |
| 1341 | Wilson Area Intermediate Sch Easton · Wilson Area SD | Middle | 51.7% | +0.6pp |
| 1342 | Fox Chase Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 51.6% | +0.5pp |
| 1343 | Greater Nanticoke Area SHS Nanticoke · Greater Nanticoke Area SD | High | 51.6% | +0.5pp |
| 1344 | Philadelphia Performing Arts CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Performing Arts CS | Combined | 51.6% | +0.5pp |
| 1345 | Shohola El Sch Shohola · Delaware Valley SD | Elementary | 51.6% | +0.5pp |
| 1346 | Decatur Stephen Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 51.5% | +0.4pp |
| 1347 | Karns City Area El Sch Chicora · Karns City Area SD | Elementary | 51.5% | +0.4pp |
| 1348 | Newberry El Sch Etters · West Shore SD | Elementary | 51.5% | +0.4pp |
| 1349 | Spring Forge Intrd Sch Manchester · Northeastern York SD | Middle | 51.5% | +0.4pp |
| 1350 | Andrew Maier El Sch Blandon · Fleetwood Area SD | Elementary | 51.4% | +0.3pp |
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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.