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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2501 | Phoenix Academy Lancaster · Lancaster SD | High | 18.6% | -32.5pp |
| 2502 | Sto-Rox Primary Ctr McKees Rocks · Sto-Rox SD | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.5pp |
| 2503 | KIPP Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · KIPP Philadelphia CS | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 2504 | Luis A. Ramos El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 2505 | Morris Robert Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 2506 | South Mountain MS Allentown · Allentown City SD | Middle | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 2507 | Williams Valley El Sch Tower City · Williams Valley SD | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.6pp |
| 2508 | Ritter El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 18.4% | -32.7pp |
| 2509 | Pittsburgh Faison K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 18.3% | -32.8pp |
| 2510 | Duckrey Tanner Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 18.2% | -32.9pp |
| 2511 | Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS | Elementary | 18.2% | -32.9pp |
| 2512 | Propel CS-Braddock Hills Pittsburgh · Propel CS-Braddock Hills | Combined | 18.2% | -32.9pp |
| 2513 | Roosevelt El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 18.2% | -32.9pp |
| 2514 | South Scranton Intrmd Sch Scranton · Scranton SD | Middle | 18.1% | -33.0pp |
| 2515 | Whitehall El Sch Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Elementary | 18.1% | -33.0pp |
| 2516 | Jefferson El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 18.0% | -33.1pp |
| 2517 | Broughal MS Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Middle | 17.9% | -33.2pp |
| 2518 | Melrose Sch Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Elementary | 17.9% | -33.2pp |
| 2519 | Turkeyfoot Valley Area El Sch Confluence · Turkeyfoot Valley Area SD | Elementary | 17.9% | -33.2pp |
| 2520 | Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Middle | 17.8% | -33.3pp |
| 2521 | Carter and MacRae El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 17.7% | -33.4pp |
| 2522 | Deep Roots CS Philadelphia · Deep Roots CS | Elementary | 17.7% | -33.4pp |
| 2523 | Arts Academy Elementary CS Allentown · Arts Academy Elementary CS | Elementary | 17.6% | -33.5pp |
| 2524 | Founders Hall Middle Sch McKeesport · McKeesport Area SD | Middle | 17.6% | -33.5pp |
| 2525 | McKinley Sch York · York City SD | Elementary | 17.6% | -33.5pp |
| 2526 | Philadelphia Montessori CS Philadelphia · Philadelphia Montessori CS | Elementary | 17.6% | -33.5pp |
| 2527 | Reach Cyber CS Harrisburg · Reach Cyber CS | Combined | 17.6% | -33.5pp |
| 2528 | Galeton JSHS Galeton · Galeton Area SD | High | 17.4% | -33.7pp |
| 2529 | Anderson Add B Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 17.3% | -33.8pp |
| 2530 | Belmont CS Philadelphia · Belmont CS | Combined | 17.3% | -33.8pp |
| 2531 | DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 17.3% | -33.8pp |
| 2532 | Hancock El Sch Norristown · Norristown Area SD | Elementary | 17.3% | -33.8pp |
| 2533 | Panther Valley El Sch Nesquehoning · Panther Valley SD | Elementary | 17.2% | -33.9pp |
| 2534 | Jackson MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 17.1% | -34.0pp |
| 2535 | Lindley Academy CS at Birney Philadelphia · Lindley Academy CS at Birney | Elementary | 17.1% | -34.0pp |
| 2536 | Monessen El Ctr Monessen · Monessen City SD | Elementary | 17.0% | -34.1pp |
| 2537 | Williams Valley JSHS Tower City · Williams Valley SD | High | 17.0% | -34.1pp |
| 2538 | Barrett El Sch Homestead · Steel Valley SD | Elementary | 16.9% | -34.2pp |
| 2539 | McNichols Plaza Scranton · Scranton SD | Elementary | 16.8% | -34.3pp |
| 2540 | People for People CS Philadelphia · People for People CS | Elementary | 16.8% | -34.3pp |
| 2541 | Steelton-Highspire El Sch Steelton · Steelton-Highspire SD | Elementary | 16.8% | -34.3pp |
| 2542 | Harding Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 16.7% | -34.4pp |
| 2543 | Pittsburgh Miller K-5 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 16.7% | -34.4pp |
| 2544 | Roberto Clemente CS Allentown · Roberto Clemente CS | Combined | 16.7% | -34.4pp |
| 2545 | Munoz-Marin Luis Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.6% | -34.5pp |
| 2546 | Catalyst Academy CS Pittsburgh · Catalyst Academy CS | Elementary | 16.5% | -34.6pp |
| 2547 | Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 2548 | Locke Alain Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 2549 | Main Street Sch Upland · Chester-Upland SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 2550 | Pittsburgh Langley K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
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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.