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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2151 | Chief Shikellamy Sch Sunbury · Shikellamy SD | Elementary | 32.6% | -18.5pp |
| 2152 | MaST Community CS III Philadelphia · MaST Community CS III | Combined | 32.6% | -18.5pp |
| 2153 | Marion El Sch Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Elementary | 32.6% | -18.5pp |
| 2154 | Mayfair Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 32.6% | -18.5pp |
| 2155 | South Allegheny El Sch Port Vue · South Allegheny SD | Elementary | 32.6% | -18.5pp |
| 2156 | Towanda Area El Sch Towanda · Towanda Area SD | Elementary | 32.6% | -18.5pp |
| 2157 | Youngsville MS/HS Youngsville · Warren County SD | High | 32.6% | -18.5pp |
| 2158 | Blacklick Valley El Ctr Nanty Glo · Blacklick Valley SD | Elementary | 32.5% | -18.6pp |
| 2159 | Coatesville Intermediate HS Coatsville · Coatesville Area SD | High | 32.5% | -18.6pp |
| 2160 | Cornell HS Coraopolis · Cornell SD | High | 32.5% | -18.6pp |
| 2161 | Girard Stephen Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 32.5% | -18.6pp |
| 2162 | West Hazleton El/MS West Hazleton · Hazleton Area SD | Elementary | 32.5% | -18.6pp |
| 2163 | William Allen HS Allentown · Allentown City SD | High | 32.5% | -18.6pp |
| 2164 | Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center Connellsville · Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center | High | 32.4% | -18.7pp |
| 2165 | Darby Twp Sch Glenolden · Southeast Delco SD | Elementary | 32.4% | -18.7pp |
| 2166 | East Fallowfield El Sch East Fallowfield · Coatesville Area SD | Elementary | 32.4% | -18.7pp |
| 2167 | Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary | Elementary | 32.4% | -18.7pp |
| 2168 | Upper Darby SHS Drexel Hill · Upper Darby SD | High | 32.4% | -18.7pp |
| 2169 | Carnegie El Sch Carnegie · Carlynton SD | Elementary | 32.3% | -18.8pp |
| 2170 | Chester Charter Scholars Academy CS Chester · Chester Charter Scholars Academy CS | Combined | 32.3% | -18.8pp |
| 2171 | Upper Dauphin Area MS Lykens · Upper Dauphin Area SD | Middle | 32.3% | -18.8pp |
| 2172 | Aronimink El Sch Drexel Hill · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 32.2% | -18.9pp |
| 2173 | Mastery CS-Smedley Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Smedley Campus | Elementary | 32.2% | -18.9pp |
| 2174 | Harris Sch Collingdale · Southeast Delco SD | Elementary | 32.1% | -19.0pp |
| 2175 | Pennsylvania Cyber CS Midland · Pennsylvania Cyber CS | Combined | 32.1% | -19.0pp |
| 2176 | Steel Valley MS Munhall · Steel Valley SD | Middle | 32.1% | -19.0pp |
| 2177 | Kearny Gen Philip Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 32.0% | -19.1pp |
| 2178 | Thomas Jefferson El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 32.0% | -19.1pp |
| 2179 | Antonia Pantoja Community CS Philadelphia · Antonia Pantoja Community CS | Elementary | 31.9% | -19.2pp |
| 2180 | Beaty-Warren MS Warren · Warren County SD | Middle | 31.9% | -19.2pp |
| 2181 | James Buchanan El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 31.9% | -19.2pp |
| 2182 | Lewistown Intrmd Sch Lewistown · Mifflin County SD | Elementary | 31.9% | -19.2pp |
| 2183 | Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 31.9% | -19.2pp |
| 2184 | Tunkhannock HS Tunkhannock · Tunkhannock Area SD | High | 31.9% | -19.2pp |
| 2185 | Conemaugh Valley El Sch Johnstown · Conemaugh Valley SD | Elementary | 31.8% | -19.3pp |
| 2186 | William Prescott #38 Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 31.8% | -19.3pp |
| 2187 | Louis E Dieruff HS Allentown · Allentown City SD | High | 31.7% | -19.4pp |
| 2188 | Midland El/MS Midland · Midland Borough SD | Elementary | 31.7% | -19.4pp |
| 2189 | South Williamsport Area JSHS South Williamsport · South Williamsport Area SD | High | 31.7% | -19.4pp |
| 2190 | Upper Dauphin Area HS Elizabethville · Upper Dauphin Area SD | High | 31.7% | -19.4pp |
| 2191 | East Allegheny JSHS North Versailles · East Allegheny SD | High | 31.6% | -19.5pp |
| 2192 | Shanksville-Stonycreek El Sch Shanksville · Shanksville-Stonycreek SD | Elementary | 31.6% | -19.5pp |
| 2193 | Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin El Sch Athens · Athens Area SD | Elementary | 31.5% | -19.6pp |
| 2194 | Swatara MS Steelton · Central Dauphin SD | Middle | 31.5% | -19.6pp |
| 2195 | Robb El Sch Lock Haven · Keystone Central SD | Elementary | 31.4% | -19.7pp |
| 2196 | Ross El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 31.4% | -19.7pp |
| 2197 | Universal Institute CS Philadelphia · Universal Institute CS | Combined | 31.4% | -19.7pp |
| 2198 | West Side Career & Technology Center Kingston · West Side Career & Technology Center | High | 31.4% | -19.7pp |
| 2199 | Mastery Prep Elementary CS Philadelphia · Mastery Prep Elementary CS | Elementary | 31.3% | -19.8pp |
| 2200 | Southeast El Sch Lebanon · Lebanon SD | Elementary | 31.3% | -19.8pp |
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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.