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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2101 | Masontown El Sch Masontown · Albert Gallatin Area SD | Elementary | 34.7% | -16.4pp |
| 2102 | Muhlenberg El Ctr Reading · Muhlenberg SD | Elementary | 34.7% | -16.4pp |
| 2103 | South St Marys Street El Sch Saint Marys · Saint Marys Area SD | Elementary | 34.7% | -16.4pp |
| 2104 | Executive Education Academy CS Allentown · Executive Education Academy CS | Combined | 34.6% | -16.5pp |
| 2105 | St Thomas El Sch Saint Thomas · Tuscarora SD | Elementary | 34.6% | -16.5pp |
| 2106 | California Area El Sch Coal Center · California Area SD | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 2107 | Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS Philadelphia · Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 2108 | Farrell Louis H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 2109 | Jeannette HS Jeannette · Jeannette City SD | High | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 2110 | Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate Sch Mount Penn · Antietam SD | Middle | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 2111 | Southmoreland El Sch Scottdale · Southmoreland SD | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.6pp |
| 2112 | Fannett-Metal MS Willow Hill · Fannett-Metal SD | Middle | 34.4% | -16.7pp |
| 2113 | Gettysburg Montessori CS Gettysburg · Gettysburg Montessori CS | Elementary | 34.4% | -16.7pp |
| 2114 | Northern Lebanon SHS Fredericksburg · Northern Lebanon SD | High | 34.4% | -16.7pp |
| 2115 | Cheltenham El Sch Cheltenham · Cheltenham SD | Elementary | 34.3% | -16.8pp |
| 2116 | Scott MS Coatesville · Coatesville Area SD | Middle | 34.3% | -16.8pp |
| 2117 | Southern Fulton JSHS Warfordsburg · Southern Fulton SD | High | 34.3% | -16.8pp |
| 2118 | West Hill El Sch Sharon · Sharon City SD | Elementary | 34.3% | -16.8pp |
| 2119 | Wingate El Sch Wingate · Bald Eagle Area SD | Elementary | 34.3% | -16.8pp |
| 2120 | Gillingham Charter School Pottsville · Gillingham Charter School | Combined | 34.1% | -17.0pp |
| 2121 | Octorara Intermediate Sch Atglen · Octorara Area SD | Middle | 34.1% | -17.0pp |
| 2122 | Washington Junior High School Washington · Washington SD | Middle | 34.1% | -17.0pp |
| 2123 | Union Canal El Sch Lebanon · Cornwall-Lebanon SD | Elementary | 34.0% | -17.1pp |
| 2124 | Central Dauphin East MS Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Middle | 33.9% | -17.2pp |
| 2125 | New Brighton Area El Sch New Brighton · New Brighton Area SD | Elementary | 33.9% | -17.2pp |
| 2126 | Collegium CS Exton · Collegium CS | Combined | 33.8% | -17.3pp |
| 2127 | Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School Bloomsburg · Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School | High | 33.8% | -17.3pp |
| 2128 | East Derry El Sch Lewistown · Mifflin County SD | Elementary | 33.8% | -17.3pp |
| 2129 | Everett Area MS Everett · Everett Area SD | Middle | 33.8% | -17.3pp |
| 2130 | Lengel MS Pottsville · Pottsville Area SD | Middle | 33.8% | -17.3pp |
| 2131 | Neil A Armstrong MS Fairless Hills · Bristol Township SD | Middle | 33.7% | -17.4pp |
| 2132 | Primos El Sch Primos · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 33.7% | -17.4pp |
| 2133 | South Allegheny HS McKeesport · South Allegheny SD | High | 33.7% | -17.4pp |
| 2134 | Freedom Area MS Freedom · Freedom Area SD | Middle | 33.6% | -17.5pp |
| 2135 | Cumru El Sch Shillington · Governor Mifflin SD | Elementary | 33.5% | -17.6pp |
| 2136 | Keystone El Sch Croydon · Bristol Township SD | Elementary | 33.5% | -17.6pp |
| 2137 | New Bloomfield El Sch New Bloomfield · West Perry SD | Elementary | 33.5% | -17.6pp |
| 2138 | Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 33.3% | -17.8pp |
| 2139 | Middle Smithfield El Sch East Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg Area SD | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.8pp |
| 2140 | Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.8pp |
| 2141 | Youngsville El Sch Youngsville · Warren County SD | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.8pp |
| 2142 | Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy York · York City SD | Elementary | 33.2% | -17.9pp |
| 2143 | Fitzpatrick Aloysius L Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 33.2% | -17.9pp |
| 2144 | Leola El Sch Lancaster · Conestoga Valley SD | Elementary | 33.1% | -18.0pp |
| 2145 | Childs George W Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 33.0% | -18.1pp |
| 2146 | Mastery CS-Pickett Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Pickett Campus | High | 33.0% | -18.1pp |
| 2147 | North Schuylkill El Sch Ashland · North Schuylkill SD | Elementary | 32.9% | -18.2pp |
| 2148 | Mill Creek El Sch Levittown · Bristol Township SD | Elementary | 32.8% | -18.3pp |
| 2149 | Northeast Community Propel Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 32.7% | -18.4pp |
| 2150 | Shamokin Area MS Shamokin · Shamokin Area SD | Middle | 32.7% | -18.4pp |
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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.