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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2301 | Mariana Bracetti Academy CS Philadelphia · Mariana Bracetti Academy CS | Combined | 27.9% | -23.2pp |
| 2302 | Pine Grove Area HS Pine Grove · Pine Grove Area SD | High | 27.9% | -23.2pp |
| 2303 | William Penn SHS York · York City SD | High | 27.9% | -23.2pp |
| 2304 | Carbondale Area JSHS Carbondale · Carbondale Area SD | High | 27.8% | -23.3pp |
| 2305 | Morrisville HS Morrisville · Morrisville Borough SD | High | 27.8% | -23.3pp |
| 2306 | Glenside El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 27.7% | -23.4pp |
| 2307 | Connellsville Area MS Connellsville · Connellsville Area SD | Middle | 27.6% | -23.5pp |
| 2308 | Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS Easton · Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.5pp |
| 2309 | Grover Cleveland El Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.5pp |
| 2310 | Jeannette McKee El Sch Jeannette · Jeannette City SD | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.5pp |
| 2311 | Troy Intrmd Sch Troy · Troy Area SD | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.5pp |
| 2312 | Charles Sumner #18 Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.6pp |
| 2313 | Dodson El Sch Wilkes Barre · Wilkes-Barre Area SD | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.7pp |
| 2314 | Sylvan Heights Science CS Harrisburg · Sylvan Heights Science CS | Elementary | 27.2% | -23.9pp |
| 2315 | Brookwood El Sch Levittown · Bristol Township SD | Elementary | 27.1% | -24.0pp |
| 2316 | Francis H Sheckler El Sch Catasauqua · Catasauqua Area SD | Elementary | 27.1% | -24.0pp |
| 2317 | Penn Hills El Sch Pittsburgh · Penn Hills SD | Elementary | 27.1% | -24.0pp |
| 2318 | Drexel Hill MS Drexel Hill · Upper Darby SD | Middle | 27.0% | -24.1pp |
| 2319 | Heights/Murray El Sch Wilkes Barre · Wilkes-Barre Area SD | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.1pp |
| 2320 | Highland El Sch Ambridge · Ambridge Area SD | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.1pp |
| 2321 | Martin School Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.1pp |
| 2322 | Brown Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 26.9% | -24.2pp |
| 2323 | Mastery CS-Hardy Williams Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Hardy Williams | Combined | 26.9% | -24.2pp |
| 2324 | Rainbow El Sch Coatesville · Coatesville Area SD | Elementary | 26.7% | -24.4pp |
| 2325 | Hiram W Dodd El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 26.5% | -24.6pp |
| 2326 | Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary | Elementary | 26.4% | -24.7pp |
| 2327 | Panther Valley JSHS Lansford · Panther Valley SD | High | 26.4% | -24.7pp |
| 2328 | Harding El Sch Lebanon · Lebanon SD | Elementary | 26.3% | -24.8pp |
| 2329 | Overbrook Elementary School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 26.3% | -24.8pp |
| 2330 | Linton MS Pittsburgh · Penn Hills SD | Middle | 26.2% | -24.9pp |
| 2331 | McCloskey John F Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 26.1% | -25.0pp |
| 2332 | Warren Area El Ctr Warren · Warren County SD | Elementary | 26.1% | -25.0pp |
| 2333 | Marvine El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 26.0% | -25.1pp |
| 2334 | Mastery CS John Wister Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS John Wister Elementary | Elementary | 26.0% | -25.1pp |
| 2335 | Key Francis Scott Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 25.9% | -25.2pp |
| 2336 | Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 25.9% | -25.2pp |
| 2337 | John Adams #4 Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 25.8% | -25.3pp |
| 2338 | Freeland El/MS Freeland · Hazleton Area SD | Elementary | 25.7% | -25.4pp |
| 2339 | John F. Kennedy #7 Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 25.7% | -25.4pp |
| 2340 | Olney HS Philadephia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 25.7% | -25.4pp |
| 2341 | Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS Erie · Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS | Elementary | 25.7% | -25.4pp |
| 2342 | Shirley Twp El Sch Mount Union · Mount Union Area SD | Elementary | 25.7% | -25.4pp |
| 2343 | Penn-Lincoln El Sch Altoona · Altoona Area SD | Elementary | 25.6% | -25.5pp |
| 2344 | Shamokin Area El Sch Coal Township · Shamokin Area SD | Elementary | 25.6% | -25.5pp |
| 2345 | Penn Wood MS Darby · William Penn SD | Middle | 25.5% | -25.6pp |
| 2346 | Kensington HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 25.4% | -25.7pp |
| 2347 | Tri-Community El Sch Steelton · Central Dauphin SD | Elementary | 25.4% | -25.7pp |
| 2348 | Clairton MS/HS Clairton · Clairton City SD | High | 25.3% | -25.8pp |
| 2349 | Pittsburgh Perry HS Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 25.3% | -25.8pp |
| 2350 | Wyoming Valley West MS Kingston · Wyoming Valley West SD | Middle | 25.3% | -25.8pp |
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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.