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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1651 | Wind Gap MS Pen Argyl · Pen Argyl Area SD | Middle | 45.9% | -5.2pp |
| 1652 | Bellevue El Sch Pittsburgh · Northgate SD | Elementary | 45.8% | -5.3pp |
| 1653 | Central Mountain MS Mill Hall · Keystone Central SD | Middle | 45.8% | -5.3pp |
| 1654 | North Schuylkill JSHS Ashland · North Schuylkill SD | High | 45.8% | -5.3pp |
| 1655 | Parkway Northwest Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 45.8% | -5.3pp |
| 1656 | Sharpsville Area El Sch Sharpsville · Sharpsville Area SD | Elementary | 45.8% | -5.3pp |
| 1657 | Vida CS Gettysburg · Vida CS | Elementary | 45.8% | -5.3pp |
| 1658 | Bermudian Springs El Sch York Springs · Bermudian Springs SD | Elementary | 45.7% | -5.4pp |
| 1659 | Elk Lake JSHS Springville · Elk Lake SD | High | 45.7% | -5.4pp |
| 1660 | Northern Cambria MS Northern Cambria · Northern Cambria SD | Middle | 45.7% | -5.4pp |
| 1661 | School Lane CS Bensalem · School Lane CS | Combined | 45.7% | -5.4pp |
| 1662 | Ambridge Area HS Ambridge · Ambridge Area SD | High | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 1663 | Blue Ridge El Sch New Milford · Blue Ridge SD | Elementary | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 1664 | Fairfield Area El Sch Fairfield · Fairfield Area SD | Elementary | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 1665 | Hegins-Hubley El Sch Valley View · Tri-Valley SD | Elementary | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 1666 | Leedom El Sch Ridley Park · Ridley SD | Elementary | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 1667 | West Rockhill El Sch Sellersville · Pennridge SD | Elementary | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 1668 | Woodland El Sch Emporium · Cameron County SD | Elementary | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 1669 | Ben Franklin Sch Uniontown · Uniontown Area SD | Elementary | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 1670 | Dr Cleveland Steward Jr El Sch Monroeville · Gateway SD | Elementary | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 1671 | Easton Area HS Easton · Easton Area SD | High | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 1672 | S S Palmer El Sch Palmerton · Palmerton Area SD | Elementary | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 1673 | Susquehanna Community JSHS Susquehanna · Susquehanna Community SD | High | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 1674 | Upper Dauphin Area El Sch Lykens · Upper Dauphin Area SD | Elementary | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 1675 | Williamsburg Community El Sch Williamsburg · Williamsburg Community SD | Elementary | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 1676 | Woodlyn El Sch Woodlyn · Ridley SD | Elementary | 45.5% | -5.6pp |
| 1677 | Hillside El Sch New Cumberland · West Shore SD | Elementary | 45.4% | -5.7pp |
| 1678 | Jefferson-Morgan El Sch Jefferson · Jefferson-Morgan SD | Elementary | 45.4% | -5.7pp |
| 1679 | Penns Valley Area JSHS Spring Mills · Penns Valley Area SD | High | 45.4% | -5.7pp |
| 1680 | Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 45.4% | -5.7pp |
| 1681 | York County School of Technology York · York County School of Technology | High | 45.4% | -5.7pp |
| 1682 | Hamilton El Sch Carlisle · Carlisle Area SD | Elementary | 45.3% | -5.8pp |
| 1683 | Hamilton Heights El Sch Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Elementary | 45.3% | -5.8pp |
| 1684 | L B Morris El Sch Jim Thorpe · Jim Thorpe Area SD | Elementary | 45.3% | -5.8pp |
| 1685 | Williamsport Area MS Williamsport · Williamsport Area SD | Middle | 45.3% | -5.8pp |
| 1686 | York Twp El Sch York · Dallastown Area SD | Elementary | 45.3% | -5.8pp |
| 1687 | Bethel El Sch Bethel · Tulpehocken Area SD | Elementary | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 1688 | Emily Brittain El Sch Butler · Butler Area SD | Elementary | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 1689 | Harmony Area JSHS Westover · Harmony Area SD | High | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 1690 | KIPP DuBois CS Philadelphia · KIPP DuBois CS | High | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 1691 | Midland Innovation & Technology CS Midland · Midland Innovation & Technology CS | High | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 1692 | Motivation HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 1693 | Northwestern Lehigh El Sch New Tripoli · Northwestern Lehigh SD | Elementary | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 1694 | Robert K Shafer MS Bensalem · Bensalem Township SD | Middle | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 1695 | Wharton El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 1696 | Forbes Road El Sch Waterfall · Forbes Road SD | Elementary | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
| 1697 | Hatfield El Sch Uniontown · Laurel Highlands SD | Elementary | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
| 1698 | Nitschmann MS Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Middle | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
| 1699 | Nottingham School Oxford · Oxford Area SD | Elementary | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
| 1700 | Penn Hills SHS Pittsburgh · Penn Hills SD | High | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
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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.