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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Quakertown El Sch Quakertown · Quakertown Community SD | Elementary | 37.5% | -13.6pp |
| 2002 | Saint Clair Area El/MS Saint Clair · Saint Clair Area SD | Elementary | 37.5% | -13.6pp |
| 2003 | Ad Prima CS Philadelphia · Ad Prima CS | Elementary | 37.4% | -13.7pp |
| 2004 | Lincoln El Sch Pottstown · Pottstown SD | Elementary | 37.4% | -13.7pp |
| 2005 | Newport El Sch Newport · Newport SD | Elementary | 37.4% | -13.7pp |
| 2006 | Octorara El Sch Atglen · Octorara Area SD | Elementary | 37.4% | -13.7pp |
| 2007 | Pollock Robert B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 37.4% | -13.7pp |
| 2008 | Solomon/Plains MS Plains · Wilkes-Barre Area SD | Middle | 37.4% | -13.7pp |
| 2009 | Taggart John H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 37.4% | -13.7pp |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Charter Academy CS Harrisburg · Commonwealth Charter Academy CS | Combined | 37.3% | -13.8pp |
| 2011 | Marcus Hook El Sch Marcus Hook · Chichester SD | Elementary | 37.3% | -13.8pp |
| 2012 | Building 21 Allentown Allentown · Allentown City SD | High | 37.2% | -13.9pp |
| 2013 | Mid Valley El Ctr Throop · Mid Valley SD | Elementary | 37.2% | -13.9pp |
| 2014 | Dunbar Twp El Sch Connellsville · Connellsville Area SD | Elementary | 37.1% | -14.0pp |
| 2015 | Shikellamy MS Northumberland · Shikellamy SD | Middle | 37.1% | -14.0pp |
| 2016 | Tilden El Center Hamburg · Hamburg Area SD | Elementary | 37.1% | -14.0pp |
| 2017 | Juniata Valley El Sch Alexandria · Juniata Valley SD | Elementary | 37.0% | -14.1pp |
| 2018 | Slatington El Sch Slatington · Northern Lehigh SD | Elementary | 37.0% | -14.1pp |
| 2019 | Dr David W Kistler El Sch Wilkes Barre · Wilkes-Barre Area SD | Elementary | 36.8% | -14.3pp |
| 2020 | Lincoln HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 36.8% | -14.3pp |
| 2021 | Mifflin Co JHS Lewistown · Mifflin County SD | High | 36.8% | -14.3pp |
| 2022 | North Brandywine MS Coatesville · Coatesville Area SD | Middle | 36.8% | -14.3pp |
| 2023 | Northwest Area HS Shickshinny · Northwest Area SD | High | 36.8% | -14.3pp |
| 2024 | Punxsutawney Area El Sch Punxutawney · Punxsutawney Area SD | Elementary | 36.8% | -14.3pp |
| 2025 | Southwark Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 36.8% | -14.3pp |
| 2026 | Beaver Falls MS Beaver Falls · Big Beaver Falls Area SD | Middle | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 2027 | Catasauqua MS Catasauqua · Catasauqua Area SD | Middle | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 2028 | Conemaugh Valley JSHS Johnstown · Conemaugh Valley SD | High | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 2029 | Everett Area El Sch Everett · Everett Area SD | Elementary | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 2030 | Penns Manor Area El Sch Clymer · Penns Manor Area SD | Elementary | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 2031 | Reynolds MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 2032 | Tamaqua Area MS Tamaqua · Tamaqua Area SD | Middle | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 2033 | Bedford El Sch Bedford · Bedford Area SD | Elementary | 36.6% | -14.5pp |
| 2034 | Bridesburg Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 36.6% | -14.5pp |
| 2035 | Delcroft Sch Folcroft · Southeast Delco SD | Elementary | 36.6% | -14.5pp |
| 2036 | Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 36.6% | -14.5pp |
| 2037 | Mastery CS-Harrity Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Harrity Campus | Elementary | 36.6% | -14.5pp |
| 2038 | Sullivan Co JSHS Laporte · Sullivan County SD | High | 36.6% | -14.5pp |
| 2039 | Weatherly Area MS Weatherly · Weatherly Area SD | Middle | 36.6% | -14.5pp |
| 2040 | Cecelia Snyder MS Bensalem · Bensalem Township SD | Middle | 36.5% | -14.6pp |
| 2041 | McKeesport Area SHS McKeesport · McKeesport Area SD | High | 36.5% | -14.6pp |
| 2042 | Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 36.5% | -14.6pp |
| 2043 | Buchanan El Sch Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Elementary | 36.3% | -14.8pp |
| 2044 | Paul V Fly El Sch Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Elementary | 36.3% | -14.8pp |
| 2045 | Union City El Sch Union City · Union City Area SD | Elementary | 36.3% | -14.8pp |
| 2046 | East Norriton MS Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Middle | 36.2% | -14.9pp |
| 2047 | Mount Union Area SHS Mount Union · Mount Union Area SD | High | 36.2% | -14.9pp |
| 2048 | Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS Pittsburgh · Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS | Elementary | 36.2% | -14.9pp |
| 2049 | Moore J Hampton Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 36.1% | -15.0pp |
| 2050 | Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Middle | 36.1% | -15.0pp |
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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.