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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 | Tri-Valley JSHS Hegins · Tri-Valley SD | High | 50.7% | -0.4pp |
| 1402 | Universal Creighton CS Philadelphia · Universal Creighton CS | Elementary | 50.7% | -0.4pp |
| 1403 | Wattsburg Area MS Erie · Wattsburg Area SD | Middle | 50.7% | -0.4pp |
| 1404 | Windber Area MS Windber · Windber Area SD | Middle | 50.7% | -0.4pp |
| 1405 | Ebenezer El Sch Lebanon · Cornwall-Lebanon SD | Elementary | 50.6% | -0.5pp |
| 1406 | Glendale El Sch Flinton · Glendale SD | Elementary | 50.6% | -0.5pp |
| 1407 | Lakeland El Sch - Mayfield Campus Mayfield · Lakeland School District | Elementary | 50.6% | -0.5pp |
| 1408 | National Constitution Center HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 50.6% | -0.5pp |
| 1409 | Northern El Sch Dillsburg · Northern York County SD | Elementary | 50.6% | -0.5pp |
| 1410 | Beaver Falls Area SHS Beaver Falls · Big Beaver Falls Area SD | High | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 1411 | East Pennsboro El Sch Enola · East Pennsboro Area SD | Elementary | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 1412 | Ephrata Intermediate Sch Ephrata · Ephrata Area SD | Middle | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 1413 | McCaskey Campus Lancaster · Lancaster SD | High | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 1414 | McConnellsburg MS McConnellsburg · Central Fulton SD | Middle | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 1415 | McDonald El Sch Warminster · Centennial SD | Elementary | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 1416 | Paradise El Sch Paradise · Pequea Valley SD | Elementary | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 1417 | Washington El Sch Barto · Boyertown Area SD | Elementary | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 1418 | DeFranco El Sch Bangor · Bangor Area SD | Middle | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 1419 | Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS Scranton · Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS | Elementary | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 1420 | Juniata Gap El Sch Altoona · Altoona Area SD | Elementary | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 1421 | N Hopewell-Winterstown El Sch Red Lion · Red Lion Area SD | Elementary | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 1422 | Northeast HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 1423 | Poquessing MS Feasterville Trevose · Neshaminy SD | Middle | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 1424 | Red Lion Area JHS Red Lion · Red Lion Area SD | Middle | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 1425 | Shamokin Area HS Shamokin · Shamokin Area SD | High | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 1426 | Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch Arendtsville · Upper Adams SD | Middle | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 1427 | West Manheim El Sch Hanover · South Western SD | Elementary | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 1428 | Wilson Southern MS Sinking Spring · Wilson SD | Middle | 50.4% | -0.7pp |
| 1429 | Asa Packer El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 50.3% | -0.8pp |
| 1430 | Coatesville Area SHS Coatesville · Coatesville Area SD | High | 50.3% | -0.8pp |
| 1431 | Donegal Intermediate School Marietta · Donegal SD | Elementary | 50.3% | -0.8pp |
| 1432 | Grace Park El Sch Swarthmore · Ridley SD | Elementary | 50.3% | -0.8pp |
| 1433 | North Side El Sch Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Elementary | 50.3% | -0.8pp |
| 1434 | Stroudsburg JHS Stroudsburg · Stroudsburg Area SD | High | 50.3% | -0.8pp |
| 1435 | Waynesburg Central JSHS Waynesburg · Central Greene SD | High | 50.3% | -0.8pp |
| 1436 | Friendship El Sch Glen Rock · Southern York County SD | Elementary | 50.2% | -0.9pp |
| 1437 | Wallenpaupack North Intrmd Sch Hawley · Wallenpaupack Area SD | Elementary | 50.2% | -0.9pp |
| 1438 | Bear Creek School Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown Area SD | Elementary | 50.1% | -1.0pp |
| 1439 | Loesche William H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 50.1% | -1.0pp |
| 1440 | Eleanor Roosevelt El Sch Morrisville · Pennsbury SD | Elementary | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 1441 | Greenwich-Lenhartsville El Sch Lenhartsville · Kutztown Area SD | Elementary | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 1442 | James Buchanan HS Mercersburg · Tuscarora SD | High | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 1443 | New Brighton Area HS New Brighton · New Brighton Area SD | High | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 1444 | Park Hills El Sch Hanover · South Western SD | Elementary | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 1445 | Penn Bernville El Sch Bernville · Tulpehocken Area SD | Elementary | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 1446 | Robeson HS for Human Services Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 1447 | Susquenita HS Duncannon · Susquenita SD | High | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 1448 | Susquenita MS Duncannon · Susquenita SD | Middle | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 1449 | Union Area MS New Castle · Union Area SD | Middle | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 1450 | Wellsville Campus Wellsville · Northern York County SD | Elementary | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
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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.