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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Frazier El Sch Perryopolis · Frazier SD | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.8pp |
| 1802 | Pleasant Valley MS Brodheadsville · Pleasant Valley SD | Middle | 43.3% | -7.8pp |
| 1803 | Leechburg Area MS Leechburg · Leechburg Area SD | Middle | 43.2% | -7.9pp |
| 1804 | Lincoln El Sch Gettysburg · Gettysburg Area SD | Elementary | 43.2% | -7.9pp |
| 1805 | Mid Valley Secondary Center Throop · Mid Valley SD | High | 43.2% | -7.9pp |
| 1806 | Pittsburgh Linden K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 43.2% | -7.9pp |
| 1807 | Blain El Sch Blain · West Perry SD | Elementary | 43.1% | -8.0pp |
| 1808 | George D Steckel El Sch Whitehall · Whitehall-Coplay SD | Elementary | 43.1% | -8.0pp |
| 1809 | Greensburg-Salem MS Greensburg · Greensburg Salem SD | Middle | 43.1% | -8.0pp |
| 1810 | Kings Highway El Sch Coatesville · Coatesville Area SD | Elementary | 43.0% | -8.1pp |
| 1811 | Bear Creek Community CS Bear Creek Township · Bear Creek Community CS | Elementary | 42.9% | -8.2pp |
| 1812 | Canadochly El Sch East Prospect · Eastern York SD | Elementary | 42.9% | -8.2pp |
| 1813 | Garden Spot MS New Holland · Eastern Lancaster County SD | Middle | 42.9% | -8.2pp |
| 1814 | New Castle SHS New Castle · New Castle Area SD | High | 42.9% | -8.2pp |
| 1815 | Spring Farms El Sch Three Springs · Southern Huntingdon County SD | Elementary | 42.9% | -8.2pp |
| 1816 | Central Valley MS Monaca · Central Valley SD | Middle | 42.8% | -8.3pp |
| 1817 | First District El Sch Meadville · Crawford Central SD | Elementary | 42.8% | -8.3pp |
| 1818 | Kiski Area East Primary Sch Vandergrift · Kiski Area SD | Elementary | 42.8% | -8.3pp |
| 1819 | Sharswood George Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 42.8% | -8.3pp |
| 1820 | Colwyn El Sch Colwyn · William Penn SD | Elementary | 42.7% | -8.4pp |
| 1821 | Forest City Regional HS Forest City · Forest City Regional SD | High | 42.7% | -8.4pp |
| 1822 | Western Wayne MS Lake Ariel · Western Wayne SD | Middle | 42.7% | -8.4pp |
| 1823 | Francis S Grandinetti El Sch Ridgway · Ridgway Area SD | Elementary | 42.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1824 | Lehman Intermediate Sch Dingmans Ferry · East Stroudsburg Area SD | Middle | 42.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1825 | Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS | High | 42.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1826 | Pine Grove Area MS Pine Grove · Pine Grove Area SD | Middle | 42.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1827 | Tacony Academy CS Philadelphia · Tacony Academy CS | Combined | 42.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1828 | Cochran Primary Sch Williamsport · Williamsport Area SD | Elementary | 42.5% | -8.6pp |
| 1829 | Corry Area Intrmd Sch Corry · Corry Area SD | Elementary | 42.5% | -8.6pp |
| 1830 | Elderton El Sch Elderton · Armstrong SD | Elementary | 42.5% | -8.6pp |
| 1831 | Lawrence County Career and Technical Center New Castle · Lawrence County Career and Technical Center | High | 42.5% | -8.6pp |
| 1832 | Blairsville El Sch Blairsville · River Valley SD | Elementary | 42.4% | -8.7pp |
| 1833 | J T Lambert Intermediate Sch East Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg Area SD | Middle | 42.4% | -8.7pp |
| 1834 | Norvelt El Sch Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant Area SD | Elementary | 42.4% | -8.7pp |
| 1835 | West Penn Twp El Sch New Ringgold · Tamaqua Area SD | Elementary | 42.4% | -8.7pp |
| 1836 | Avis El Sch Jersey Shore · Jersey Shore Area SD | Elementary | 42.3% | -8.8pp |
| 1837 | Harmony Area El Sch Westover · Harmony Area SD | Elementary | 42.3% | -8.8pp |
| 1838 | Ridley MS Ridley Park · Ridley SD | Middle | 42.3% | -8.8pp |
| 1839 | West Greene JSHS Waynesburg · West Greene SD | High | 42.3% | -8.8pp |
| 1840 | George Wolf El Sch Bath · Northampton Area SD | Elementary | 42.2% | -8.9pp |
| 1841 | Homer-Center El Sch Homer City · Homer-Center SD | Elementary | 42.2% | -8.9pp |
| 1842 | Middletown Area MS Middletown · Middletown Area SD | Middle | 42.2% | -8.9pp |
| 1843 | South Eastern MS Fawn Grove · South Eastern SD | Middle | 42.2% | -8.9pp |
| 1844 | Warren Snyder-John Girotti El Sch Bristol · Bristol Borough SD | Elementary | 42.2% | -8.9pp |
| 1845 | West York Area MS York · West York Area SD | Middle | 42.2% | -8.9pp |
| 1846 | Minersville Area El Ctr Minersville · Minersville Area SD | Elementary | 42.1% | -9.0pp |
| 1847 | Warren L Miller El Sch Mansfield · Southern Tioga SD | Elementary | 42.1% | -9.0pp |
| 1848 | Dunmore JSHS Dunmore · Dunmore SD | High | 42.0% | -9.1pp |
| 1849 | Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr Nanticoke · Greater Nanticoke Area SD | Middle | 42.0% | -9.1pp |
| 1850 | Ringgold MS Monongahela · Ringgold SD | Middle | 42.0% | -9.1pp |
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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.