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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2351 | Edison HS/Fareira Skills Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 25.2% | -25.9pp |
| 2352 | Franklin El Sch Pottstown · Pottstown SD | Elementary | 25.2% | -25.9pp |
| 2353 | Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Middle | 25.2% | -25.9pp |
| 2354 | Mount Union Area JHS Mount Union · Mount Union Area SD | Middle | 25.1% | -26.0pp |
| 2355 | Day Anna B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 25.0% | -26.1pp |
| 2356 | Patterson John M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 25.0% | -26.1pp |
| 2357 | Vaux HS: A Big Picture School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 25.0% | -26.1pp |
| 2358 | Tenth & Green El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 24.9% | -26.2pp |
| 2359 | West Crawford El Sch Connellsville · Connellsville Area SD | Elementary | 24.9% | -26.2pp |
| 2360 | Finletter Thomas K Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 24.8% | -26.3pp |
| 2361 | Logan El Sch North Versailles · East Allegheny SD | Elementary | 24.8% | -26.3pp |
| 2362 | Heights Terrace El/MS Hazleton · Hazleton Area SD | Elementary | 24.7% | -26.4pp |
| 2363 | School of the Future Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 24.7% | -26.4pp |
| 2364 | Cheston El Sch Easton · Easton Area SD | Elementary | 24.6% | -26.5pp |
| 2365 | Davenport El Sch Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Elementary | 24.6% | -26.5pp |
| 2366 | Pittsburgh Weil K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 24.6% | -26.5pp |
| 2367 | Shenandoah Valley El Sch Shenandoah · Shenandoah Valley SD | Elementary | 24.6% | -26.5pp |
| 2368 | Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 24.5% | -26.6pp |
| 2369 | Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary Philadelphia · Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.7pp |
| 2370 | Pottstown MS Pottstown · Pottstown SD | Middle | 24.4% | -26.7pp |
| 2371 | Washington El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.7pp |
| 2372 | Washington Park El Sch Washington · Washington SD | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.7pp |
| 2373 | Devers Sch York · York City SD | Elementary | 24.3% | -26.8pp |
| 2374 | Lebanon Intermediate Sch Lebanon · Lebanon SD | Middle | 24.3% | -26.8pp |
| 2375 | Maple Manor El/MS Hazle Township · Hazleton Area SD | Middle | 24.3% | -26.8pp |
| 2376 | Building 21 Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 24.2% | -26.9pp |
| 2377 | Caln El Sch Thorndale · Coatesville Area SD | Elementary | 24.2% | -26.9pp |
| 2378 | Lincoln El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 24.2% | -26.9pp |
| 2379 | Marshall Street El Sch Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Elementary | 24.2% | -26.9pp |
| 2380 | Washington Intrmd Sch New Castle · New Castle Area SD | Elementary | 24.1% | -27.0pp |
| 2381 | Columbia MS Taylor Campus Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | Middle | 24.0% | -27.1pp |
| 2382 | Discovery CS Philadelphia · Discovery CS | Elementary | 24.0% | -27.1pp |
| 2383 | Stevens El Sch Chambersburg · Chambersburg Area SD | Elementary | 24.0% | -27.1pp |
| 2384 | Esperanza Academy CS Philadelphia · Esperanza Academy CS | Combined | 23.9% | -27.2pp |
| 2385 | KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS Philadelphia · KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS | Elementary | 23.9% | -27.2pp |
| 2386 | Westbrook Park El Sch Clifton Heights · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 23.9% | -27.2pp |
| 2387 | Bartram John - Main Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 23.8% | -27.3pp |
| 2388 | Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS | High | 23.8% | -27.3pp |
| 2389 | Stony Creek El Sch Reading · Antietam SD | Elementary | 23.8% | -27.3pp |
| 2390 | Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS Harrisburg · Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS | Elementary | 23.7% | -27.4pp |
| 2391 | Wilkins El STEAM Academy Pittsburgh · Woodland Hills SD | Elementary | 23.7% | -27.4pp |
| 2392 | Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Middle | 23.5% | -27.6pp |
| 2393 | Rowen William Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.5% | -27.6pp |
| 2394 | Second District El Sch Meadville · Crawford Central SD | Elementary | 23.5% | -27.6pp |
| 2395 | Brownsville Area MS Brownsville · Brownsville Area SD | Middle | 23.4% | -27.7pp |
| 2396 | Conwell Russell MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 23.4% | -27.7pp |
| 2397 | Lowell James R Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.4% | -27.7pp |
| 2398 | Bryant William C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.3% | -27.8pp |
| 2399 | Lafayette El Sch Uniontown · Uniontown Area SD | Elementary | 23.3% | -27.8pp |
| 2400 | Muhlenberg El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 23.3% | -27.8pp |
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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.