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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2201 | Susquehanna Twp MS Harrisburg · Susquehanna Township SD | Middle | 31.3% | -19.8pp |
| 2202 | Ardmore Avenue El Sch Lansdowne · William Penn SD | Elementary | 31.2% | -19.9pp |
| 2203 | Galeton Area Sch Galeton · Galeton Area SD | Elementary | 31.2% | -19.9pp |
| 2204 | Richmond Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 31.2% | -19.9pp |
| 2205 | Sankofa Freedom Academy CS Philadelphia · Sankofa Freedom Academy CS | Combined | 31.2% | -19.9pp |
| 2206 | Castor Gardens MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 31.1% | -20.0pp |
| 2207 | Northeast Bradford JSHS Rome · Northeast Bradford SD | High | 31.1% | -20.0pp |
| 2208 | Reading SHS Reading · Reading SD | High | 31.1% | -20.0pp |
| 2209 | Snyder El Sch Sayre · Sayre Area SD | Elementary | 31.1% | -20.0pp |
| 2210 | Tussey Mountain EL Saxton · Tussey Mountain SD | Elementary | 31.1% | -20.0pp |
| 2211 | Cole Manor El Sch Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Elementary | 31.0% | -20.1pp |
| 2212 | Hamilton El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 30.9% | -20.2pp |
| 2213 | Lincoln Leadership Academy CS Allentown · Lincoln Leadership Academy CS | Combined | 30.9% | -20.2pp |
| 2214 | SRU El Sch East Smithfield · Athens Area SD | Elementary | 30.9% | -20.2pp |
| 2215 | Imhotep Institute CHS Philadelphia · Imhotep Institute CHS | High | 30.8% | -20.3pp |
| 2216 | Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.3pp |
| 2217 | Arts Academy CS Allentown · Arts Academy CS | Middle | 30.7% | -20.4pp |
| 2218 | Baden Academy CS Baden · Baden Academy CS | Elementary | 30.7% | -20.4pp |
| 2219 | Eisenhower MS Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Middle | 30.7% | -20.4pp |
| 2220 | Bristol MS Bristol · Bristol Borough SD | Middle | 30.5% | -20.6pp |
| 2221 | Lebanon SHS Lebanon · Lebanon SD | High | 30.5% | -20.6pp |
| 2222 | Penrose Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 30.5% | -20.6pp |
| 2223 | Propel CS-McKeesport McKeesport · Propel CS-McKeesport | Elementary | 30.5% | -20.6pp |
| 2224 | Rhawnhurst Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 30.5% | -20.6pp |
| 2225 | John G Whittier #2 Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 30.3% | -20.8pp |
| 2226 | Manchester Academic CS Pittsburgh · Manchester Academic CS | Elementary | 30.3% | -20.8pp |
| 2227 | Muhlenberg Jr HS Reading · Muhlenberg SD | Middle | 30.3% | -20.8pp |
| 2228 | Sharon Hill Sch Sharon Hill · Southeast Delco SD | Elementary | 30.3% | -20.8pp |
| 2229 | Tuscarora MS Mifflintown · Juniata County SD | Middle | 30.3% | -20.8pp |
| 2230 | Mastery CS - Mann Campus Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Mann Campus | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.9pp |
| 2231 | Stone Valley Community CS Huntingdon · Stone Valley Community CS | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.9pp |
| 2232 | Southwest El Sch Lebanon · Lebanon SD | Elementary | 30.1% | -21.0pp |
| 2233 | Achievement House CS Exton · Achievement House CS | High | 30.0% | -21.1pp |
| 2234 | Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.1pp |
| 2235 | West Oak Lane CS Philadelphia · West Oak Lane CS | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.1pp |
| 2236 | Garrettford El Sch Drexel Hill · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 29.9% | -21.2pp |
| 2237 | Northwest Area Intermediate Sch Shickshinny · Northwest Area SD | Elementary | 29.9% | -21.2pp |
| 2238 | Brown Henry A Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.3pp |
| 2239 | Inquiry CS Philadelphia · Inquiry CS | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.3pp |
| 2240 | Phillips El Sch Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.3pp |
| 2241 | Aldan El Sch Aldan · William Penn SD | Elementary | 29.7% | -21.4pp |
| 2242 | Highland Park El Sch Upper Darby · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 29.7% | -21.4pp |
| 2243 | Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy Turtle Creek · Woodland Hills SD | Elementary | 29.6% | -21.5pp |
| 2244 | William Penn El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 29.6% | -21.5pp |
| 2245 | Franklin S Edmonds Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.6pp |
| 2246 | Lincolnway El Sch York · West York Area SD | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.6pp |
| 2247 | Musser El Sch Sharon · Sharon City SD | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.6pp |
| 2248 | Neil Armstrong #40 Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.6pp |
| 2249 | New Brighton Area MS New Brighton · New Brighton Area SD | Middle | 29.4% | -21.7pp |
| 2250 | Northwood Academy CS Philadelphia · Northwood Academy CS | Elementary | 29.4% | -21.7pp |
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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.