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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1751 | Oswayo Valley JSHS Shinglehouse · Oswayo Valley SD | High | 44.2% | -6.9pp |
| 1752 | Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 44.2% | -6.9pp |
| 1753 | Wilmington Area Upper El Sch New Wilmington · Wilmington Area SD | Middle | 44.2% | -6.9pp |
| 1754 | Carmichaels Area MS Carmichaels · Carmichaels Area SD | Middle | 44.1% | -7.0pp |
| 1755 | Midd-West HS Middleburg · Midd-West SD | High | 44.1% | -7.0pp |
| 1756 | Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship Pittsburgh · Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship | Elementary | 44.1% | -7.0pp |
| 1757 | Wyalusing Valley El Sch Wyalusing · Wyalusing Area SD | Elementary | 44.1% | -7.0pp |
| 1758 | Big Beaver El Sch Darlington · Big Beaver Falls Area SD | Elementary | 44.0% | -7.1pp |
| 1759 | Freedom Area El Sch Freedom · Freedom Area SD | Elementary | 44.0% | -7.1pp |
| 1760 | Altoona Area Jr HS Altoona · Altoona Area SD | Middle | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 1761 | Charles A Huston MS Lower Burrell · Burrell SD | Middle | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 1762 | Conrad Weiser MS Robesonia · Conrad Weiser Area SD | Middle | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 1763 | Lackawanna Trail El Ctr Factoryville · Lackawanna Trail SD | Elementary | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 1764 | Lake-Lehman JSHS Lehman · Lake-Lehman SD | High | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 1765 | Lorane El Sch Reading · Exeter Township SD | Elementary | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 1766 | Mifflin Thomas Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 1767 | Ward L Myers El Sch Muncy · Muncy SD | Elementary | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 1768 | West Hills Intermediate Sch Kittanning · Armstrong SD | Middle | 43.9% | -7.2pp |
| 1769 | Karns City Jr/Sr HS Karns City · Karns City Area SD | High | 43.8% | -7.3pp |
| 1770 | Lankenau HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 43.8% | -7.3pp |
| 1771 | Larry J. Macaluso El Sch Red Lion · Red Lion Area SD | Elementary | 43.8% | -7.3pp |
| 1772 | Liberty HS Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | High | 43.8% | -7.3pp |
| 1773 | Moshannon Valley El Sch Houtzdale · Moshannon Valley SD | Elementary | 43.8% | -7.3pp |
| 1774 | Northern Potter Childrens School Ulysses · Northern Potter SD | Elementary | 43.8% | -7.3pp |
| 1775 | Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS Three Springs · Southern Huntingdon County SD | High | 43.8% | -7.3pp |
| 1776 | Tobyhanna El Ctr Pocono Pines · Pocono Mountain SD | Elementary | 43.8% | -7.3pp |
| 1777 | Northern Potter JSHS Ulysses · Northern Potter SD | High | 43.7% | -7.4pp |
| 1778 | Pittsburgh Brookline K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 43.7% | -7.4pp |
| 1779 | Charleroi Area MS Charleroi · Charleroi SD | Middle | 43.6% | -7.5pp |
| 1780 | Lower Pottsgrove El Sch Pottstown · Pottsgrove SD | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.5pp |
| 1781 | Newville El Sch Newville · Big Spring SD | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.5pp |
| 1782 | Pittsburgh Fulton K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.5pp |
| 1783 | Smith-Wade-El El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.5pp |
| 1784 | ELCO Intermd Sch Myerstown · Eastern Lebanon County SD | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.6pp |
| 1785 | East Hills MS Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Middle | 43.5% | -7.6pp |
| 1786 | Governor Mifflin MS Shillington · Governor Mifflin SD | Middle | 43.5% | -7.6pp |
| 1787 | Valley El/MS Sugarloaf · Hazleton Area SD | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.6pp |
| 1788 | White Deer El Sch New Columbia · Milton Area SD | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.6pp |
| 1789 | B F Morey El Sch Stroudsburg · Stroudsburg Area SD | Elementary | 43.4% | -7.7pp |
| 1790 | Bald Eagle Area MS/SHS Wingate · Bald Eagle Area SD | High | 43.4% | -7.7pp |
| 1791 | Corry Area MS Corry · Corry Area SD | Middle | 43.4% | -7.7pp |
| 1792 | Moffet John Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 43.4% | -7.7pp |
| 1793 | Providence El Sch New Providence · Solanco SD | Elementary | 43.4% | -7.7pp |
| 1794 | Valley View Intrmd Sch Archbald · Valley View SD | Elementary | 43.4% | -7.7pp |
| 1795 | Westfield Area El Sch Westfield · Northern Tioga SD | Elementary | 43.4% | -7.7pp |
| 1796 | Blacklick Valley JSHS Nanty Glo · Blacklick Valley SD | High | 43.3% | -7.8pp |
| 1797 | Clermont El Sch Quarryville · Solanco SD | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.8pp |
| 1798 | Conrad Weiser West El Sch Womelsdorf · Conrad Weiser Area SD | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.8pp |
| 1799 | Easton Area MS Easton · Easton Area SD | Middle | 43.3% | -7.8pp |
| 1800 | Economy El Sch Freedom · Ambridge Area SD | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.8pp |
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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.