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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2551 | The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds Philadelphia · The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 2552 | Tyson-Schoener El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 16.4% | -34.7pp |
| 2553 | Samuel Pennypacker Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.3% | -34.8pp |
| 2554 | Northwest MS Reading · Reading SD | Middle | 16.2% | -34.9pp |
| 2555 | Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey Philadelphia · Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey | Elementary | 16.1% | -35.0pp |
| 2556 | Marshall John Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.1% | -35.0pp |
| 2557 | Amanda E Stout El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 16.0% | -35.1pp |
| 2558 | Hunter William H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.0% | -35.1pp |
| 2559 | Rhoads James Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 16.0% | -35.1pp |
| 2560 | Cramp William Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.9% | -35.2pp |
| 2561 | Greater Johnstown MS Johnstown · Greater Johnstown SD | Middle | 15.9% | -35.2pp |
| 2562 | Riverside El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 15.9% | -35.2pp |
| 2563 | First Philadelphia Preparatory CS Philadelphia · First Philadelphia Preparatory CS | Combined | 15.8% | -35.3pp |
| 2564 | Mosser El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 15.8% | -35.3pp |
| 2565 | Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 15.7% | -35.4pp |
| 2566 | Bywood El Sch Upper Darby · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 15.6% | -35.5pp |
| 2567 | Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones Philadelphia · Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones | Middle | 15.6% | -35.5pp |
| 2568 | Prince Hall Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.5% | -35.6pp |
| 2569 | Bethune Mary McLeod Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.4% | -35.7pp |
| 2570 | Cougar Academy Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Combined | 15.4% | -35.7pp |
| 2571 | Harding Warren G MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 15.4% | -35.7pp |
| 2572 | Lauers Park El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 15.4% | -35.7pp |
| 2573 | Central MS Reading · Reading SD | Middle | 15.3% | -35.8pp |
| 2574 | Guidon S Bluford El Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.3% | -35.8pp |
| 2575 | Mahanoy Area JSHS Mahanoy City · Mahanoy Area SD | High | 15.3% | -35.8pp |
| 2576 | Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS Sewickley · Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS | Combined | 15.3% | -35.8pp |
| 2577 | Willard Frances E Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.3% | -35.8pp |
| 2578 | Morton Thomas G Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.1% | -36.0pp |
| 2579 | Pan American Academy CS Philadelphia · Pan American Academy CS | Elementary | 15.1% | -36.0pp |
| 2580 | Bell Avenue School Yeadon · William Penn SD | Elementary | 15.0% | -36.1pp |
| 2581 | Blankenburg Rudolph Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.0% | -36.1pp |
| 2582 | Southern MS Reading · Reading SD | Middle | 15.0% | -36.1pp |
| 2583 | Sullivan James J Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 15.0% | -36.1pp |
| 2584 | Tenth & Penn El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 15.0% | -36.1pp |
| 2585 | Howe Julia Ward Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.7% | -36.4pp |
| 2586 | Meade Gen George C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.7% | -36.4pp |
| 2587 | Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area HS Norristown · Norristown Area SD | High | 14.7% | -36.4pp |
| 2588 | West Phila. Achievement CES Philadelphia · West Phila. Achievement CES | Elementary | 14.7% | -36.4pp |
| 2589 | Charles Kelly El Sch Drexel Hill · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 14.5% | -36.6pp |
| 2590 | Harrison-Morton MS Allentown · Allentown City SD | Middle | 14.5% | -36.6pp |
| 2591 | King El Sch Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Elementary | 14.5% | -36.6pp |
| 2592 | Ludlow James R Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.5% | -36.6pp |
| 2593 | Walnut Street El Sch Darby · William Penn SD | Elementary | 14.5% | -36.6pp |
| 2594 | Spring Garden Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.3% | -36.8pp |
| 2595 | Trexler MS Allentown · Allentown City SD | Middle | 14.3% | -36.8pp |
| 2596 | Young Scholars CS Philadelphia · Young Scholars CS | Middle | 14.2% | -36.9pp |
| 2597 | Franklin Benjamin HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 14.1% | -37.0pp |
| 2598 | Steel Edward Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.1% | -37.0pp |
| 2599 | Barry Comm John Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.0% | -37.1pp |
| 2600 | Davis Sch York · York City SD | Elementary | 14.0% | -37.1pp |
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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.