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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | Northeastern MS Mount Wolf · Northeastern York SD | Middle | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1502 | Oak Park El Sch Lansdale · North Penn SD | Elementary | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1503 | Pequea El Sch Willow Street · Penn Manor SD | Elementary | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1504 | Rochester High School Rochester · Rochester Area SD | High | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1505 | Verner El Sch Verona · Riverview SD | Elementary | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
| 1506 | Iroquois El Sch Erie · Iroquois SD | Elementary | 48.7% | -2.4pp |
| 1507 | New Cumberland MS New Cumberland · West Shore SD | Middle | 48.7% | -2.4pp |
| 1508 | Salisbury El Sch Gap · Pequea Valley SD | Elementary | 48.7% | -2.4pp |
| 1509 | Wilson MS Carlisle · Carlisle Area SD | Middle | 48.7% | -2.4pp |
| 1510 | Conewago Valley Intrmd Sch New Oxford · Conewago Valley SD | Middle | 48.6% | -2.5pp |
| 1511 | Glendale JSHS Flinton · Glendale SD | High | 48.6% | -2.5pp |
| 1512 | Lehigh Parkway El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 48.6% | -2.5pp |
| 1513 | Sayre Area HS Sayre · Sayre Area SD | High | 48.6% | -2.5pp |
| 1514 | Shade JSHS Cairnbrook · Shade-Central City SD | High | 48.6% | -2.5pp |
| 1515 | Vare-Washington El Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 48.6% | -2.5pp |
| 1516 | Barth El Sch Pottstown · Pottstown SD | Elementary | 48.5% | -2.6pp |
| 1517 | Bermudian Springs MS York Springs · Bermudian Springs SD | Middle | 48.5% | -2.6pp |
| 1518 | Fell D Newlin Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 48.5% | -2.6pp |
| 1519 | Grace B Luhrs Univ Elem Shippensburg · Shippensburg Area SD | Elementary | 48.5% | -2.6pp |
| 1520 | Parkway West Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 48.5% | -2.6pp |
| 1521 | Schuylkill Valley MS Leesport · Schuylkill Valley SD | Middle | 48.5% | -2.6pp |
| 1522 | Westmont Hilltop JSHS Johnstown · Westmont Hilltop SD | High | 48.5% | -2.6pp |
| 1523 | Burgettstown El Ctr Burgettstown · Burgettstown Area SD | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.7pp |
| 1524 | Clearview El Sch Hanover · Hanover Public SD | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.7pp |
| 1525 | Laurel Highlands MS Uniontown · Laurel Highlands SD | Middle | 48.4% | -2.7pp |
| 1526 | Preston Sch Lakewood · Wayne Highlands SD | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.7pp |
| 1527 | Trumbauersville El Sch Quakertown · Quakertown Community SD | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.7pp |
| 1528 | Commodore Perry JSHS Hadley · Commodore Perry SD | High | 48.3% | -2.8pp |
| 1529 | Frazier MS Perryopolis · Frazier SD | Middle | 48.3% | -2.8pp |
| 1530 | Hopewell JHS Aliquippa · Hopewell Area SD | Middle | 48.3% | -2.8pp |
| 1531 | Liberty-Curtin El Sch Blanchard · Keystone Central SD | Elementary | 48.3% | -2.8pp |
| 1532 | Pennsylvania Leadership CS West Chester · Pennsylvania Leadership CS | Combined | 48.3% | -2.8pp |
| 1533 | South Park MS South Park · South Park SD | Middle | 48.3% | -2.8pp |
| 1534 | Exeter Twp JHS Reading · Exeter Township SD | Middle | 48.2% | -2.9pp |
| 1535 | Northgate MSHS Pittsburgh · Northgate SD | High | 48.2% | -2.9pp |
| 1536 | Pittsburgh Carrick HS Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 48.2% | -2.9pp |
| 1537 | Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 48.2% | -2.9pp |
| 1538 | Prospect Park Sch Prospect Park · Interboro SD | Elementary | 48.2% | -2.9pp |
| 1539 | Robeson El Ctr Birdsboro · Twin Valley SD | Elementary | 48.2% | -2.9pp |
| 1540 | Barkley El Sch Phoenixville · Phoenixville Area SD | Elementary | 48.1% | -3.0pp |
| 1541 | Chipperfield El Sch Stroudsburg · Stroudsburg Area SD | Elementary | 48.1% | -3.0pp |
| 1542 | Kunkel El Sch Middletown · Middletown Area SD | Elementary | 48.1% | -3.0pp |
| 1543 | Locust Grove El Sch York · Red Lion Area SD | Elementary | 48.1% | -3.0pp |
| 1544 | Washington HS Washington · Washington SD | High | 48.1% | -3.0pp |
| 1545 | Wickersham El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 48.1% | -3.0pp |
| 1546 | Jamestown El Sch Jamestown · Jamestown Area SD | Elementary | 48.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1547 | Scotland El Sch Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Elementary | 48.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1548 | Juniata El Sch Altoona · Altoona Area SD | Elementary | 47.9% | -3.2pp |
| 1549 | Middleburg El Sch Middleburg · Midd-West SD | Elementary | 47.9% | -3.2pp |
| 1550 | Northern Lehigh MS Slatington · Northern Lehigh SD | Middle | 47.9% | -3.2pp |
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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.