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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Bala-Cynwyd MS Bala Cynwyd · Lower Merion SD | Middle | 82.6% | +31.5pp |
| 102 | Gayman El Sch Doylestown · Central Bucks SD | Elementary | 82.6% | +31.5pp |
| 103 | Lewisburg HS Lewisburg · Lewisburg Area SD | High | 82.6% | +31.5pp |
| 104 | Radnor El Sch Radnor · Radnor Township SD | Elementary | 82.6% | +31.5pp |
| 105 | Charles F Patton MS Kennett Square · Unionville-Chadds Ford SD | Middle | 82.5% | +31.4pp |
| 106 | Conshohocken El Sch Conshohocken · Colonial SD | Elementary | 82.5% | +31.4pp |
| 107 | McMurray El Sch McMurray · Peters Township SD | Elementary | 82.5% | +31.4pp |
| 108 | Strath Haven HS Wallingford · Wallingford-Swarthmore SD | High | 82.5% | +31.4pp |
| 109 | Wyland El Sch Allison Park · Hampton Township SD | Elementary | 82.5% | +31.4pp |
| 110 | Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch Swarthmore · Wallingford-Swarthmore SD | Elementary | 82.4% | +31.3pp |
| 111 | Cumberland Valley HS Mechanicsburg · Cumberland Valley SD | High | 82.2% | +31.1pp |
| 112 | Peebles El Sch Pittsburgh · North Allegheny SD | Elementary | 82.2% | +31.1pp |
| 113 | Trafford El Sch Trafford · Penn-Trafford SD | Elementary | 82.2% | +31.1pp |
| 114 | Central Bucks HS-West Doylestown · Central Bucks SD | High | 82.1% | +31.0pp |
| 115 | Danville Area SHS Danville · Danville Area SD | High | 82.1% | +31.0pp |
| 116 | Kutz El Sch Doylestown · Central Bucks SD | Elementary | 82.0% | +30.9pp |
| 117 | Penn Valley Sch Narberth · Lower Merion SD | Elementary | 82.0% | +30.9pp |
| 118 | Lincoln El Sch Pittsburgh · Mt Lebanon SD | Elementary | 81.9% | +30.8pp |
| 119 | Springton Lake MS Media · Rose Tree Media SD | Middle | 81.9% | +30.8pp |
| 120 | Hoover El Sch Pittsburgh · Mt Lebanon SD | Elementary | 81.8% | +30.7pp |
| 121 | Avon Grove HS West Grove · Avon Grove SD | High | 81.6% | +30.5pp |
| 122 | Brandywine-Wallace El Sch Downingtown · Downingtown Area SD | Elementary | 81.5% | +30.4pp |
| 123 | West Chester East HS West Chester · West Chester Area SD | High | 81.5% | +30.4pp |
| 124 | Hampton MS Allison Park · Hampton Township SD | Middle | 81.3% | +30.2pp |
| 125 | Wexford El Sch Wexford · Pine-Richland SD | Elementary | 81.3% | +30.2pp |
| 126 | Ferguson Twp El Sch Pine Grove Mills · State College Area SD | Elementary | 81.1% | +30.0pp |
| 127 | Millersburg Area High School Millersburg · Millersburg Area SD | High | 81.1% | +30.0pp |
| 128 | West Chester Bayard Rustin HS West Chester · West Chester Area SD | High | 81.1% | +30.0pp |
| 129 | Mellon MS Pittsburgh · Mt Lebanon SD | Middle | 81.0% | +29.9pp |
| 130 | Warwick SHS Lititz · Warwick SD | High | 81.0% | +29.9pp |
| 131 | Buckingham El Sch Buckingham · Central Bucks SD | Elementary | 80.9% | +29.8pp |
| 132 | Mercer Area SHS Mercer · Mercer Area SD | High | 80.9% | +29.8pp |
| 133 | Central Bucks HS-South Warrington · Central Bucks SD | High | 80.8% | +29.7pp |
| 134 | Hershey MS Hershey · Derry Township SD | Middle | 80.8% | +29.7pp |
| 135 | Ingomar MS Pittsburgh · North Allegheny SD | Middle | 80.8% | +29.7pp |
| 136 | Franklin Regional SHS Murrysville · Franklin Regional SD | High | 80.6% | +29.5pp |
| 137 | Leechburg Area HS Leechburg · Leechburg Area SD | High | 80.6% | +29.5pp |
| 138 | Lower Nazareth El Sch Nazareth · Nazareth Area SD | Elementary | 80.6% | +29.5pp |
| 139 | Marclay Sch Markleysburg · Uniontown Area SD | Elementary | 80.6% | +29.5pp |
| 140 | Sunrise El Sch Irwin · Penn-Trafford SD | Elementary | 80.5% | +29.4pp |
| 141 | Central Valley HS Monaca · Central Valley SD | High | 80.4% | +29.3pp |
| 142 | Springfield Twp HS Erdenheim · Springfield Township SD | High | 80.4% | +29.3pp |
| 143 | Valley Forge El Sch Wayne · Tredyffrin-Easttown SD | Elementary | 80.4% | +29.3pp |
| 144 | Fort LeBoeuf SHS Waterford · Fort LeBoeuf SD | High | 80.3% | +29.2pp |
| 145 | Liberty Bell El Sch Coopersburg · Southern Lehigh SD | Elementary | 80.3% | +29.2pp |
| 146 | Marzolf Primary Sch Pittsburgh · Shaler Area SD | Elementary | 80.3% | +29.2pp |
| 147 | West Bradford El Sch Downingtown · Downingtown Area SD | Elementary | 80.3% | +29.2pp |
| 148 | Pocopson El Sch West Chester · Unionville-Chadds Ford SD | Elementary | 80.1% | +29.0pp |
| 149 | Valley View HS Archbald · Valley View SD | High | 80.0% | +28.9pp |
| 150 | Eastern York HS Wrightsville · Eastern York SD | High | 79.9% | +28.8pp |
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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.