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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS Bethlehem · Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS | Combined | 41.9% | -9.2pp |
| 1852 | Yough Intrmd/MS Sch Ruffsdale · Yough SD | Middle | 41.9% | -9.2pp |
| 1853 | Apollo-Ridge El Sch Spring Church · Apollo-Ridge SD | Elementary | 41.8% | -9.3pp |
| 1854 | Cranberry Area JSHS Seneca · Cranberry Area SD | High | 41.8% | -9.3pp |
| 1855 | Hasson Heights Sch Oil City · Oil City Area SD | Elementary | 41.8% | -9.3pp |
| 1856 | Highland MS Beaver Falls · Blackhawk SD | Middle | 41.8% | -9.3pp |
| 1857 | Rutherford El Sch Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Elementary | 41.8% | -9.3pp |
| 1858 | Bridgeport El Sch Bridgeport · Upper Merion Area SD | Elementary | 41.7% | -9.4pp |
| 1859 | Swift MS Quarryville · Solanco SD | Middle | 41.7% | -9.4pp |
| 1860 | Washington George HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 41.7% | -9.4pp |
| 1861 | Comly Watson Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 41.6% | -9.5pp |
| 1862 | Belmont Hills El Sch Bensalem · Bensalem Township SD | Elementary | 41.5% | -9.6pp |
| 1863 | Indian Valley Intrmd Sch Reedsville · Mifflin County SD | Elementary | 41.5% | -9.6pp |
| 1864 | James Buchanan MS Mercersburg · Tuscarora SD | Middle | 41.5% | -9.6pp |
| 1865 | Middlesex El Sch Carlisle · Cumberland Valley SD | Elementary | 41.5% | -9.6pp |
| 1866 | Springfield El Sch Normalville · Connellsville Area SD | Elementary | 41.5% | -9.6pp |
| 1867 | Wilmington Area JSHS New Wilmington · Wilmington Area SD | High | 41.5% | -9.6pp |
| 1868 | Academy Park HS Sharon Hill · Southeast Delco SD | High | 41.4% | -9.7pp |
| 1869 | Pittston City Intrmd Ctr Pittston · Pittston Area SD | Elementary | 41.4% | -9.7pp |
| 1870 | Southern Fulton El Sch Warfordsburg · Southern Fulton SD | Elementary | 41.4% | -9.7pp |
| 1871 | Bushkill El Sch Dingmans Ferry · East Stroudsburg Area SD | Elementary | 41.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1872 | Penns Manor Area JSHS Clymer · Penns Manor Area SD | High | 41.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1873 | Port Allegany El Sch Port Allegany · Port Allegany SD | Elementary | 41.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1874 | Quarryville El Sch Quarryville · Solanco SD | Elementary | 41.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1875 | Rockhill El Sch Rockhill Furnace · Southern Huntingdon County SD | Elementary | 41.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1876 | Rupert El Sch Pottstown · Pottstown SD | Elementary | 41.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1877 | Trinity West El Sch Washington · Trinity Area SD | Elementary | 41.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1878 | W.A. McCreery El Sch Marion Center · Marion Center Area SD | Elementary | 41.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1879 | Willow Dale El Sch Warminster · Centennial SD | Elementary | 41.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1880 | Cowanesque Valley JSHS Westfield · Northern Tioga SD | High | 41.2% | -9.9pp |
| 1881 | Gulph EL Sch King of Prussia · Upper Merion Area SD | Elementary | 41.2% | -9.9pp |
| 1882 | Towanda Area JSHS Towanda · Towanda Area SD | High | 41.2% | -9.9pp |
| 1883 | West Berwick El Sch Berwick · Berwick Area SD | Elementary | 41.0% | -10.1pp |
| 1884 | Fox Twp El Sch Kersey · Saint Marys Area SD | Elementary | 40.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1885 | Huntingdon Area MS Huntingdon · Huntingdon Area SD | Middle | 40.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1886 | Marshall Math Science Academy Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Middle | 40.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1887 | Williamson SHS Tioga · Northern Tioga SD | High | 40.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1888 | E M Crouthamel El Sch Souderton · Souderton Area SD | Elementary | 40.8% | -10.3pp |
| 1889 | Jefferson-Morgan MS/HS Jefferson · Jefferson-Morgan SD | High | 40.8% | -10.3pp |
| 1890 | Wharton Sch Farmington · Uniontown Area SD | Elementary | 40.8% | -10.3pp |
| 1891 | Fink El Sch Middletown · Middletown Area SD | Elementary | 40.7% | -10.4pp |
| 1892 | Mifflin Park El Sch Shillington · Governor Mifflin SD | Elementary | 40.7% | -10.4pp |
| 1893 | Port Allegany JSHS Port Allegany · Port Allegany SD | High | 40.7% | -10.4pp |
| 1894 | Ringgold El Sch South Monongahela · Ringgold SD | Elementary | 40.7% | -10.4pp |
| 1895 | Todd Lane El Sch Monaca · Central Valley SD | Elementary | 40.7% | -10.4pp |
| 1896 | Highlands MS Natrona Heights · Highlands SD | Middle | 40.6% | -10.5pp |
| 1897 | Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center Tunkhannock · Tunkhannock Area SD | Elementary | 40.6% | -10.5pp |
| 1898 | Brecknock El Sch Mohnton · Governor Mifflin SD | Elementary | 40.5% | -10.6pp |
| 1899 | Central Dauphin East SHS Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | High | 40.5% | -10.6pp |
| 1900 | Indian Valley El Sch Reedsville · Mifflin County SD | Elementary | 40.5% | -10.6pp |
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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.