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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Solomon/Plains El Sch Plains · Wilkes-Barre Area SD | Elementary | 40.5% | -10.6pp |
| 1902 | Tinicum Sch Essington · Interboro SD | Elementary | 40.5% | -10.6pp |
| 1903 | Brandywine Heights El Sch Topton · Brandywine Heights Area SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1904 | Chester Street El Sch Kingston · Wyoming Valley West SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1905 | Colebrookdale El Sch Boyertown · Boyertown Area SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1906 | Cranberry El Sch Seneca · Cranberry Area SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1907 | Fulton El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1908 | Line Mountain El Sch Trevorton · Line Mountain SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1909 | Moore Sch Pittsburgh · Brentwood Borough SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1910 | Pleasant Valley Intermediate Sch Kunkletown · Pleasant Valley SD | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1911 | Clearview El Sch Brogue · Red Lion Area SD | Elementary | 40.3% | -10.8pp |
| 1912 | Frances Willard #32 Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 40.3% | -10.8pp |
| 1913 | Glenolden Sch Glenolden · Interboro SD | Elementary | 40.3% | -10.8pp |
| 1914 | Hanover Area Memorial El Sch Hanover Township · Hanover Area SD | Middle | 40.3% | -10.8pp |
| 1915 | West Branch MS Morrisdale · West Branch Area SD | Middle | 40.3% | -10.8pp |
| 1916 | Russell B Walter El Sch Tioga · Northern Tioga SD | Elementary | 40.2% | -10.9pp |
| 1917 | Weatherly Area El Sch Weatherly · Weatherly Area SD | Elementary | 40.2% | -10.9pp |
| 1918 | East Hanover El Sch Grantville · Lower Dauphin SD | Elementary | 40.1% | -11.0pp |
| 1919 | Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS Philadelphia · Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS | Elementary | 40.1% | -11.0pp |
| 1920 | Maplewood El Sch Townville · Penncrest SD | Elementary | 40.1% | -11.0pp |
| 1921 | Marion El Sch Belle Vernon · Belle Vernon Area SD | Elementary | 40.1% | -11.0pp |
| 1922 | Daniel J Flood El Sch Wilkes Barre · Wilkes-Barre Area SD | Elementary | 40.0% | -11.1pp |
| 1923 | Eddystone El Sch Eddystone · Ridley SD | Elementary | 40.0% | -11.1pp |
| 1924 | Mount Carmel Area HS Mount Carmel · Mount Carmel Area SD | High | 40.0% | -11.1pp |
| 1925 | Northern Cambria El Sch Northern Cambria · Northern Cambria SD | Elementary | 40.0% | -11.1pp |
| 1926 | Broad Street El Sch Butler · Butler Area SD | Elementary | 39.8% | -11.3pp |
| 1927 | East Juniata El Sch Richfield · Juniata County SD | Elementary | 39.8% | -11.3pp |
| 1928 | Ross El Sch Sweet Valley · Lake-Lehman SD | Elementary | 39.8% | -11.3pp |
| 1929 | Franklin Area JSHS Franklin · Franklin Area SD | High | 39.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1930 | J M Hill El Sch East Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg Area SD | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1931 | Lurgan El Sch Lurgan · Chambersburg Area SD | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1932 | Mill Hall El Sch Mill Hall · Keystone Central SD | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1933 | Neidig El Sch Quakertown · Quakertown Community SD | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1934 | Ambridge Area MS Freedom · Ambridge Area SD | Middle | 39.6% | -11.5pp |
| 1935 | Grandview El Sch Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Elementary | 39.6% | -11.5pp |
| 1936 | Moshannon Valley JSHS Houtzdale · Moshannon Valley SD | High | 39.6% | -11.5pp |
| 1937 | Susquehanna Community El Sch Susquehanna · Susquehanna Community SD | Elementary | 39.6% | -11.5pp |
| 1938 | Midd-West MS Middleburg · Midd-West SD | Middle | 39.5% | -11.6pp |
| 1939 | Susquehanna Twp HS Harrisburg · Susquehanna Township SD | High | 39.5% | -11.6pp |
| 1940 | Swenson Arts and Technology High School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 39.5% | -11.6pp |
| 1941 | 6th Grade Center Quakertown · Quakertown Community SD | Middle | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 1942 | Clearfield Area El Sch Clearfield · Clearfield Area SD | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 1943 | Lenape El Sch Ford City · Armstrong SD | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 1944 | Lycoming Valley Intrmd Sch Williamsport · Williamsport Area SD | Middle | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 1945 | Pocono Mountain East JHS Swiftwater · Pocono Mountain SD | Middle | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 1946 | Summit Township El Sch Butler · Butler Area SD | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 1947 | West Mifflin Area HS West Mifflin · West Mifflin Area SD | High | 39.4% | -11.7pp |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Middle | 39.3% | -11.8pp |
| 1949 | Kane Area El Sch Kane · Kane Area SD | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.9pp |
| 1950 | Maplewood JSHS Guys Mills · Penncrest SD | High | 39.2% | -11.9pp |
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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.