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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701 | Pittsburgh Minadeo K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
| 1702 | Spring Cove MS Roaring Spring · Spring Cove SD | Middle | 45.1% | -6.0pp |
| 1703 | Berwick Area MS Berwick · Berwick Area SD | Middle | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 1704 | Highlands El Sch Tarentum · Highlands SD | Elementary | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 1705 | Penn Cambria Intrmd Sch Lilly · Penn Cambria SD | Elementary | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 1706 | Penn-Kidder Campus Albrightsville · Jim Thorpe Area SD | Elementary | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 1707 | Plainfield El Sch Nazareth · Pen Argyl Area SD | Elementary | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 1708 | Pleasantville Elementary School Pleasantville · Titusville Area SD | Elementary | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 1709 | River Valley MS Blairsville · River Valley SD | Middle | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 1710 | Stewartstown El Sch Stewartstown · South Eastern SD | Elementary | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 1711 | Titusville Middle School Titusville · Titusville Area SD | Middle | 45.0% | -6.1pp |
| 1712 | Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch Claysburg · Claysburg-Kimmel SD | Elementary | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 1713 | Fairview El Sch Waynesboro · Waynesboro Area SD | Elementary | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 1714 | Forest City Regional El Sch Forest City · Forest City Regional SD | Elementary | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 1715 | Halifax Area El Sch Halifax · Halifax Area SD | Elementary | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 1716 | Keystone JSHS Knox · Keystone SD | High | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 1717 | Northern Bedford Co El Sch Loysburg · Northern Bedford County SD | Elementary | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 1718 | St Marys Area MS Saint Marys · Saint Marys Area SD | Middle | 44.9% | -6.2pp |
| 1719 | Cornwells El Sch Bensalem · Bensalem Township SD | Elementary | 44.8% | -6.3pp |
| 1720 | Eisenhower MS/HS Russell · Warren County SD | High | 44.8% | -6.3pp |
| 1721 | Lehighton Area MS Lehighton · Lehighton Area SD | Middle | 44.8% | -6.3pp |
| 1722 | Smithfield El Sch Smithfield · Albert Gallatin Area SD | Elementary | 44.8% | -6.3pp |
| 1723 | Tyrone Area El Sch Tyrone · Tyrone Area SD | Elementary | 44.8% | -6.3pp |
| 1724 | Waynesboro Area MS Waynesboro · Waynesboro Area SD | Middle | 44.8% | -6.3pp |
| 1725 | J.E. Harrison MS Pittsburgh · Baldwin-Whitehall SD | Middle | 44.7% | -6.4pp |
| 1726 | Alloway Creek El Sch Littlestown · Littlestown Area SD | Elementary | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 1727 | Eastern Lebanon Co MS Myerstown · Eastern Lebanon County SD | Middle | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 1728 | Elk Lake El Sch Springville · Elk Lake SD | Elementary | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 1729 | Iron Forge El Sch Boiling Springs · South Middleton SD | Elementary | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 1730 | Laurel Valley El Sch New Florence · Ligonier Valley SD | Elementary | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 1731 | Lingelbach Anna L Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 1732 | Oil City Area MS Oil City · Oil City Area SD | Middle | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 1733 | Perry El Sch Shoemakersville · Hamburg Area SD | Elementary | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 1734 | Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Middle | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 1735 | Swiftwater El Ctr Swiftwater · Pocono Mountain SD | Elementary | 44.6% | -6.5pp |
| 1736 | Halifax Area MS Halifax · Halifax Area SD | Middle | 44.5% | -6.6pp |
| 1737 | Hamburg Area Middle School Hamburg · Hamburg Area SD | Middle | 44.5% | -6.6pp |
| 1738 | Redbank Valley HS New Bethlehem · Redbank Valley SD | High | 44.5% | -6.6pp |
| 1739 | Richland El Sch Quakertown · Quakertown Community SD | Elementary | 44.5% | -6.6pp |
| 1740 | Avella El Center Avella · Avella Area SD | Elementary | 44.4% | -6.7pp |
| 1741 | Bethlehem-Center El Sch Fredericktown · Bethlehem-Center SD | Elementary | 44.4% | -6.7pp |
| 1742 | Brownsville Area HS Brownsville · Brownsville Area SD | High | 44.4% | -6.7pp |
| 1743 | Conneaut Area MS Conneaut Lake · Conneaut SD | Middle | 44.4% | -6.7pp |
| 1744 | Rochester Area Elementary School Rochester · Rochester Area SD | Elementary | 44.4% | -6.7pp |
| 1745 | Steel Valley SHS Munhall · Steel Valley SD | High | 44.4% | -6.7pp |
| 1746 | Ferndale Area JSHS Johnstown · Ferndale Area SD | High | 44.3% | -6.8pp |
| 1747 | Houck El Sch Lebanon · Lebanon SD | Elementary | 44.3% | -6.8pp |
| 1748 | Tyrone Area MS Tyrone · Tyrone Area SD | Middle | 44.3% | -6.8pp |
| 1749 | Carl G Renn El Sch Lairdsville · East Lycoming SD | Elementary | 44.2% | -6.9pp |
| 1750 | Dana El Ctr Forty Fort · Wyoming Valley West SD | Elementary | 44.2% | -6.9pp |
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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.