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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1451 | Spring Grove Area Intrmd Sch Spring Grove · Spring Grove Area SD | Middle | 49.9% | -1.2pp |
| 1452 | Bancroft El Sch Kennett Square · Kennett Consolidated SD | Elementary | 49.8% | -1.3pp |
| 1453 | Cedarbrook MS Wyncote · Cheltenham SD | Middle | 49.7% | -1.4pp |
| 1454 | Grandview El Sch Derry · Derry Area SD | Elementary | 49.7% | -1.4pp |
| 1455 | Selinsgrove Area MS Selinsgrove · Selinsgrove Area SD | Middle | 49.7% | -1.4pp |
| 1456 | Hereford El Sch Hereford · Upper Perkiomen SD | Elementary | 49.6% | -1.5pp |
| 1457 | James F Baugher El Sch Milton · Milton Area SD | Elementary | 49.6% | -1.5pp |
| 1458 | John Hancock Demonstration Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 49.6% | -1.5pp |
| 1459 | Mifflinburg Area MS Mifflinburg · Mifflinburg Area SD | Middle | 49.6% | -1.5pp |
| 1460 | Old Forge JSHS Old Forge · Old Forge SD | High | 49.6% | -1.5pp |
| 1461 | Upper Adams MS Biglerville · Upper Adams SD | Middle | 49.6% | -1.5pp |
| 1462 | West Creek Hills El Sch Camp Hill · East Pennsboro Area SD | Elementary | 49.6% | -1.5pp |
| 1463 | Hallowell El Sch Horsham · Hatboro-Horsham SD | Elementary | 49.5% | -1.6pp |
| 1464 | Joseph C Ashkar El Sch Hughesville · East Lycoming SD | Elementary | 49.5% | -1.6pp |
| 1465 | Lower Dauphin MS Hummelstown · Lower Dauphin SD | Middle | 49.5% | -1.6pp |
| 1466 | Pottstown HS Pottstown · Pottstown SD | High | 49.5% | -1.6pp |
| 1467 | South Side El Sch Hookstown · South Side Area SD | Elementary | 49.5% | -1.6pp |
| 1468 | Wallenpaupack South El Sch Newfoundland · Wallenpaupack Area SD | Elementary | 49.5% | -1.6pp |
| 1469 | Franklin Sch Vanderbilt · Uniontown Area SD | Elementary | 49.4% | -1.7pp |
| 1470 | Trimmer El Sch York · West York Area SD | Elementary | 49.4% | -1.7pp |
| 1471 | Burgettstown MS/HS Burgettstown · Burgettstown Area SD | High | 49.3% | -1.8pp |
| 1472 | City CHS Pittsburgh · City CHS | High | 49.3% | -1.8pp |
| 1473 | Delaware Valley El Sch Matamoras · Delaware Valley SD | Elementary | 49.3% | -1.8pp |
| 1474 | Southmoreland SHS Alverton · Southmoreland SD | High | 49.3% | -1.8pp |
| 1475 | California Area SHS Coal Center · California Area SD | High | 49.2% | -1.9pp |
| 1476 | East Stroudsburg SHS South East Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg Area SD | High | 49.2% | -1.9pp |
| 1477 | Friendship Hill El Sch Point Marion · Albert Gallatin Area SD | Elementary | 49.2% | -1.9pp |
| 1478 | Gilbertsville El Sch Gilbertsville · Boyertown Area SD | Elementary | 49.2% | -1.9pp |
| 1479 | Hanover MS Hanover · Hanover Public SD | Middle | 49.2% | -1.9pp |
| 1480 | Millersburg Area Middle School Millersburg · Millersburg Area SD | Middle | 49.2% | -1.9pp |
| 1481 | Northeast Bradford Elementary School Rome · Northeast Bradford SD | Elementary | 49.2% | -1.9pp |
| 1482 | Union HS Rimersburg · Union SD | High | 49.2% | -1.9pp |
| 1483 | Drums El/MS Drums · Hazleton Area SD | Elementary | 49.1% | -2.0pp |
| 1484 | Dunmore El Ctr Dunmore · Dunmore SD | Elementary | 49.1% | -2.0pp |
| 1485 | Forbes Road JSHS Waterfall · Forbes Road SD | High | 49.1% | -2.0pp |
| 1486 | Pittsburgh Concord K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 49.1% | -2.0pp |
| 1487 | AMY NW Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 1488 | Albert Gallatin South MS Point Marion · Albert Gallatin Area SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 1489 | Liberty El Sch Liberty · Southern Tioga SD | Elementary | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 1490 | Manheim Central MS Manheim · Manheim Central SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 1491 | Northampton Area MS Northampton · Northampton Area SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 1492 | Palmerton Area JHS Palmerton · Palmerton Area SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 1493 | Spring Garden El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 1494 | Wallenpaupack Area MS Hawley · Wallenpaupack Area SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 1495 | West Hempfield El Sch Irwin · Hempfield Area SD | Elementary | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 1496 | Berlin Brothersvalley MS Berlin · Berlin Brothersvalley SD | Middle | 48.9% | -2.2pp |
| 1497 | West Branch Area El Sch Morrisdale · West Branch Area SD | Elementary | 48.9% | -2.2pp |
| 1498 | Belle Vernon Area MS Belle Vernon · Belle Vernon Area SD | Middle | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1499 | Kiski Area North Primary Sch Leechburg · Kiski Area SD | Elementary | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1500 | Marion Center Area JR/SR HS Marion Center · Marion Center Area SD | High | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
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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.