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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2401 | South Philadelphia HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 23.3% | -27.8pp |
| 2402 | Washington Martha Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.3% | -27.8pp |
| 2403 | Shenandoah Valley JSHS Shenandoah · Shenandoah Valley SD | High | 23.2% | -27.9pp |
| 2404 | Wissahickon CS Philadelphia · Wissahickon CS | Elementary | 23.2% | -27.9pp |
| 2405 | Bregy F Amedee Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 23.1% | -28.0pp |
| 2406 | Propel CS-Montour Pittsburgh · Propel CS-Montour | Combined | 23.1% | -28.0pp |
| 2407 | Stewart El Sch Lower Burrell · Burrell SD | Elementary | 23.1% | -28.0pp |
| 2408 | The SD of Philadelphia Virtual Academy Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Combined | 23.1% | -28.0pp |
| 2409 | Carbondale El Sch Carbondale · Carbondale Area SD | Elementary | 22.9% | -28.2pp |
| 2410 | Ellwood Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 22.9% | -28.2pp |
| 2411 | Wheatland MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 22.9% | -28.2pp |
| 2412 | Lafayette El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 22.8% | -28.3pp |
| 2413 | Northeast MS Reading · Reading SD | Middle | 22.8% | -28.3pp |
| 2414 | Beverly Hills MS Upper Darby · Upper Darby SD | Middle | 22.7% | -28.4pp |
| 2415 | Edgewood El STEAM Academy Pittsburgh · Woodland Hills SD | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.4pp |
| 2416 | Independence CS West Philadelphia · Independence CS West | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.4pp |
| 2417 | Park Lane El Sch Darby · William Penn SD | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.4pp |
| 2418 | Brownsville Area El Sch Brownsville · Brownsville Area SD | Elementary | 22.6% | -28.5pp |
| 2419 | Lincoln El Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 22.6% | -28.5pp |
| 2420 | Blockson MS Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Middle | 22.5% | -28.6pp |
| 2421 | Hanover Area JSHS Hanover Township · Hanover Area SD | High | 22.5% | -28.6pp |
| 2422 | Freemansburg El Sch Freemansburg · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 22.4% | -28.7pp |
| 2423 | Park El Sch Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.8pp |
| 2424 | GNA El Ctr Nanticoke · Greater Nanticoke Area SD | Elementary | 22.2% | -28.9pp |
| 2425 | Universal Vare CS Philadelphia · Universal Vare CS | Middle | 22.2% | -28.9pp |
| 2426 | Woodrow Wilson MS Erie · Erie City SD | Middle | 22.2% | -28.9pp |
| 2427 | Forrest Edwin Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 22.1% | -29.0pp |
| 2428 | Columbia MS Hill Campus Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | Middle | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 2429 | JoAnna Connell Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 2430 | Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 2431 | Price El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 2432 | Russell Byers CS Philadelphia · Russell Byers CS | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 2433 | Sixteenth & Haak El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 2434 | Union Terrace El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 2435 | Webster Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 2436 | Penn Treaty Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 21.9% | -29.2pp |
| 2437 | Southwest MS Reading · Reading SD | Middle | 21.9% | -29.2pp |
| 2438 | State El Ctr Larksville · Wyoming Valley West SD | Elementary | 21.9% | -29.2pp |
| 2439 | Twelfth & Marion El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 21.9% | -29.2pp |
| 2440 | Sayre William L MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 21.8% | -29.3pp |
| 2441 | Monessen MS Monessen · Monessen City SD | Middle | 21.7% | -29.4pp |
| 2442 | Dunbar Paul L Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.5% | -29.6pp |
| 2443 | Propel CS-Northside Pittsburgh · Propel CS-Northside | Elementary | 21.5% | -29.6pp |
| 2444 | Solis-Cohen Solomon Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.5% | -29.6pp |
| 2445 | Franklin Benjamin Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.7pp |
| 2446 | Lawton Henry W Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.7pp |
| 2447 | Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.7pp |
| 2448 | Propel CS-Pitcairn Pittsburgh · Propel CS-Pitcairn | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.7pp |
| 2449 | Sheppard Isaac Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.7pp |
| 2450 | Pittsburgh West Liberty K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 21.3% | -29.8pp |
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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.