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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.9pp |
| 1952 | Kane Area MS Kane · Kane Area SD | Middle | 39.1% | -12.0pp |
| 1953 | Swiftwater Interm Sch Swiftwater · Pocono Mountain SD | Middle | 39.1% | -12.0pp |
| 1954 | Truman SHS Levittown · Bristol Township SD | High | 39.1% | -12.0pp |
| 1955 | Valley El Sch Bensalem · Bensalem Township SD | Elementary | 39.1% | -12.0pp |
| 1956 | Carmichaels Area El Ctr Carmichaels · Carmichaels Area SD | Elementary | 39.0% | -12.1pp |
| 1957 | Carroll El Sch Shermans Dale · West Perry SD | Elementary | 39.0% | -12.1pp |
| 1958 | Kirkbride Eliza B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 38.9% | -12.2pp |
| 1959 | Clearfield Area JSHS Clearfield · Clearfield Area SD | High | 38.8% | -12.3pp |
| 1960 | Wyoming Area Sec Ctr Exeter · Wyoming Area SD | High | 38.8% | -12.3pp |
| 1961 | George J Plava El Sch Mc Clellandtown · Albert Gallatin Area SD | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.4pp |
| 1962 | Lehighton Area Elementary Center Lehighton · Lehighton Area SD | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.4pp |
| 1963 | Mowrie A Ebner El Sch Altoona · Altoona Area SD | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.4pp |
| 1964 | Old Forge El Sch Old Forge · Old Forge SD | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.4pp |
| 1965 | Sligo El Sch Sligo · Union SD | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.4pp |
| 1966 | Lea Henry C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 38.6% | -12.5pp |
| 1967 | Bethlehem-Center JSHS Fredericktown · Bethlehem-Center SD | High | 38.5% | -12.6pp |
| 1968 | Cornell El Sch Coraopolis · Cornell SD | Elementary | 38.5% | -12.6pp |
| 1969 | Martinsburg El Sch Martinsburg · Spring Cove SD | Elementary | 38.5% | -12.6pp |
| 1970 | Penn Valley El Sch Levittown · Pennsbury SD | Elementary | 38.5% | -12.6pp |
| 1971 | Pocono Mountain West JHS Pocono Summit · Pocono Mountain SD | Middle | 38.4% | -12.7pp |
| 1972 | Troy Area JSHS Troy · Troy Area SD | High | 38.4% | -12.7pp |
| 1973 | Willow Creek El Sch Fleetwood · Fleetwood Area SD | Elementary | 38.4% | -12.7pp |
| 1974 | Central El Sch Beaver Falls · Big Beaver Falls Area SD | Elementary | 38.3% | -12.8pp |
| 1975 | Neason Hill El Sch Meadville · Crawford Central SD | Elementary | 38.3% | -12.8pp |
| 1976 | Paxtang El Sch Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Elementary | 38.3% | -12.8pp |
| 1977 | Rommelt El Sch South Williamsport · South Williamsport Area SD | Middle | 38.3% | -12.8pp |
| 1978 | Blossburg El Sch Blossburg · Southern Tioga SD | Elementary | 38.2% | -12.9pp |
| 1979 | Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus | High | 38.1% | -13.0pp |
| 1980 | Londonderry El Sch Middletown · Lower Dauphin SD | Elementary | 38.0% | -13.1pp |
| 1981 | Riverside El Sch East Moosic · Riverside SD | Elementary | 38.0% | -13.1pp |
| 1982 | Robert Morris #27 Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 38.0% | -13.1pp |
| 1983 | Conneaut Lake-Sadsbury El Sch Conneaut Lake · Conneaut SD | Elementary | 37.9% | -13.2pp |
| 1984 | Hillcrest El Sch Drexel Hill · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 37.9% | -13.2pp |
| 1985 | North Dickinson El Sch Carlisle · Carlisle Area SD | Elementary | 37.9% | -13.2pp |
| 1986 | Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 37.9% | -13.2pp |
| 1987 | Seventh Street Sch Oil City · Oil City Area SD | Elementary | 37.9% | -13.2pp |
| 1988 | Smith MS Quarryville · Solanco SD | Middle | 37.9% | -13.2pp |
| 1989 | Standing Stone El Sch Huntingdon · Huntingdon Area SD | Elementary | 37.9% | -13.2pp |
| 1990 | Benjamin Chambers El Sch Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Elementary | 37.8% | -13.3pp |
| 1991 | Coudersport Area JSHS Coudersport · Coudersport Area SD | High | 37.8% | -13.3pp |
| 1992 | MaST Community CS II Philadelphia · MaST Community CS II | Combined | 37.8% | -13.3pp |
| 1993 | Mifflin Co MS Lewistown · Mifflin County SD | Middle | 37.8% | -13.3pp |
| 1994 | Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 37.8% | -13.3pp |
| 1995 | Norristown Area HS Norristown · Norristown Area SD | High | 37.7% | -13.4pp |
| 1996 | Cairnbrook El Sch Cairnbrook · Shade-Central City SD | Elementary | 37.6% | -13.5pp |
| 1997 | Chambers Hill El Sch Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Elementary | 37.6% | -13.5pp |
| 1998 | Southside El Sch Huntingdon · Huntingdon Area SD | Elementary | 37.6% | -13.5pp |
| 1999 | Linwood El Sch Linwood · Chichester SD | Elementary | 37.5% | -13.6pp |
| 2000 | Overbrook Edu Ctr Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 37.5% | -13.6pp |
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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.