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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2251 | AMY at Martin Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 2252 | California Academy of Learning CS Coal Center · California Academy of Learning CS | Combined | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 2253 | Clark Wood El Sch Elkland · Northern Tioga SD | Elementary | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 2254 | Crossan Kennedy C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 2255 | Middle Years Alternative Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 2256 | Reeceville El Sch Coatesville · Coatesville Area SD | Elementary | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 2257 | Samuel Gompers Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 29.3% | -21.8pp |
| 2258 | Center for Student Learning CS at Pennsbury Levittown · Center for Student Learning CS at Pennsbury | High | 29.2% | -21.9pp |
| 2259 | Lafayette MS Uniontown · Uniontown Area SD | Middle | 29.2% | -21.9pp |
| 2260 | Northeast MS Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Middle | 29.1% | -22.0pp |
| 2261 | Pittsburgh Westinghouse Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 29.1% | -22.0pp |
| 2262 | Dickson Prep STEAM Academy Swissvale · Woodland Hills SD | Middle | 29.0% | -22.1pp |
| 2263 | Lewistown El Sch Lewistown · Mifflin County SD | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.1pp |
| 2264 | McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS McAdoo · Hazleton Area SD | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.1pp |
| 2265 | York Academy Regional CS York · York Academy Regional CS | Combined | 29.0% | -22.1pp |
| 2266 | Logan El Sch Altoona · Altoona Area SD | Elementary | 28.9% | -22.2pp |
| 2267 | Curtin Intrmd Sch Williamsport · Williamsport Area SD | Middle | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 2268 | Emlen Eleanor C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 2269 | Freire CS Philadelphia · Freire CS | High | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 2270 | Lawnton El Sch Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 2271 | Lehigh Valley Dual Language CS Bethlehem · Lehigh Valley Dual Language CS | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 2272 | Logan James Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 2273 | Morrisville Intermediate Sch Morrisville · Morrisville Borough SD | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.3pp |
| 2274 | Catharine Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.7% | -22.4pp |
| 2275 | Lincoln MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 28.7% | -22.4pp |
| 2276 | Victory El Sch Harrisville · Franklin Area SD | Elementary | 28.7% | -22.4pp |
| 2277 | Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny CS Pittsburgh · Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny CS | Elementary | 28.6% | -22.5pp |
| 2278 | C E Cole Intermediate Sch Reading · Muhlenberg SD | Middle | 28.5% | -22.6pp |
| 2279 | Fels Samuel HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 28.4% | -22.7pp |
| 2280 | STEM at Showalter Chester · Chester-Upland SD | High | 28.4% | -22.7pp |
| 2281 | Sheffield Area El Sch Sheffield · Warren County SD | Elementary | 28.4% | -22.7pp |
| 2282 | Strong Vincent MS Erie · Erie City SD | Middle | 28.4% | -22.7pp |
| 2283 | Waring Laura W Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.4% | -22.7pp |
| 2284 | Furness Horace HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 28.3% | -22.8pp |
| 2285 | G A R MS Wilkes-Barre · Wilkes-Barre Area SD | Middle | 28.3% | -22.8pp |
| 2286 | Pennell Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.3% | -22.8pp |
| 2287 | Pittsburgh Banksville K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 28.3% | -22.8pp |
| 2288 | Columbia HS Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | High | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 2289 | Community Academy of Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · Community Academy of Philadelphia CS | Combined | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 2290 | Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School Reynoldsville · Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School | High | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 2291 | Juniata Park Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 2292 | Olney El Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 2293 | Shamokin Area Intermediate Sch Coal Township · Shamokin Area SD | Middle | 28.2% | -22.9pp |
| 2294 | Clear Run Intrmd Sch Tobyhanna · Pocono Mountain SD | Elementary | 28.1% | -23.0pp |
| 2295 | Francis McClure El Sch McKeesport · McKeesport Area SD | Elementary | 28.1% | -23.0pp |
| 2296 | Ziegler William H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 28.1% | -23.0pp |
| 2297 | Delta-Peach Bottom El Sch Delta · South Eastern SD | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.1pp |
| 2298 | Mazie Gable El Sch Red Lion · Red Lion Area SD | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.1pp |
| 2299 | Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS Pittsburgh · Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.1pp |
| 2300 | Benjamin Rush El Sch Bensalem · Bensalem Township SD | Elementary | 27.9% | -23.2pp |
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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.