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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2601 | Sheridan Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 14.0% | -37.1pp |
| 2602 | Feltonville Intermediate School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 13.8% | -37.3pp |
| 2603 | Northwest El Sch Lebanon · Lebanon SD | Elementary | 13.8% | -37.3pp |
| 2604 | Perry El Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 13.8% | -37.3pp |
| 2605 | Roosevelt Theodore MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 13.6% | -37.5pp |
| 2606 | Wagner Gen Louis MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 13.6% | -37.5pp |
| 2607 | Washington Grover Jr Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 13.6% | -37.5pp |
| 2608 | Fountain Hill El Sch Bethlehem · Bethlehem Area SD | Elementary | 13.4% | -37.7pp |
| 2609 | Cooke Jay MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 13.3% | -37.8pp |
| 2610 | Frederick Douglass Mastery CS Philadelphia · Frederick Douglass Mastery CS | Elementary | 13.3% | -37.8pp |
| 2611 | Stonehurst Hills El Sch Upper Darby · Upper Darby SD | Elementary | 13.3% | -37.8pp |
| 2612 | Disston Hamilton Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 13.2% | -37.9pp |
| 2613 | McMichael Morton Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 13.0% | -38.1pp |
| 2614 | Perseus House CS of Excellence Erie · Perseus House CS of Excellence | High | 13.0% | -38.1pp |
| 2615 | Pittsburgh King K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 13.0% | -38.1pp |
| 2616 | Sto-Rox Upper El Sch McKees Rocks · Sto-Rox SD | Middle | 13.0% | -38.1pp |
| 2617 | Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical High School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 12.9% | -38.2pp |
| 2618 | Gideon Edward Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 12.9% | -38.2pp |
| 2619 | Chester HS Chester · Chester-Upland SD | High | 12.8% | -38.3pp |
| 2620 | Dick William Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 12.7% | -38.4pp |
| 2621 | Ferguson Sch York · York City SD | Elementary | 12.7% | -38.4pp |
| 2622 | Francis D Raub MS Allentown · Allentown City SD | Middle | 12.7% | -38.4pp |
| 2623 | Stearne Allen M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 12.7% | -38.4pp |
| 2624 | John B Stetson MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 12.6% | -38.5pp |
| 2625 | Millmont El Sch Reading · Reading SD | Elementary | 12.6% | -38.5pp |
| 2626 | Stetser El Sch Chester · Chester-Upland SD | Elementary | 12.6% | -38.5pp |
| 2627 | Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 12.5% | -38.6pp |
| 2628 | Jackson Sch York · York City SD | Elementary | 12.5% | -38.6pp |
| 2629 | Monessen SHS Monessen · Monessen City SD | High | 12.5% | -38.6pp |
| 2630 | Steelton-Highspire HS Steelton · Steelton-Highspire SD | High | 12.5% | -38.6pp |
| 2631 | Erie HS Erie · Erie City SD | High | 12.4% | -38.7pp |
| 2632 | Sheridan El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 12.4% | -38.7pp |
| 2633 | Carnell Laura H Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 12.2% | -38.9pp |
| 2634 | KIPP North Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · KIPP North Philadelphia CS | Elementary | 12.1% | -39.0pp |
| 2635 | Provident CS Pittsburgh · Provident CS | Middle | 12.1% | -39.0pp |
| 2636 | Turkeyfoot Valley Area JSHS Confluence · Turkeyfoot Valley Area SD | High | 12.1% | -39.0pp |
| 2637 | Cayuga School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 12.0% | -39.1pp |
| 2638 | Laboratory CS Philadelphia · Laboratory CS | Elementary | 12.0% | -39.1pp |
| 2639 | Allen Dr Ethel Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 11.9% | -39.2pp |
| 2640 | Heston Edward Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 11.9% | -39.2pp |
| 2641 | Washington El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 11.9% | -39.2pp |
| 2642 | Longstreth William C Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 11.8% | -39.3pp |
| 2643 | Tilden William T MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 11.8% | -39.3pp |
| 2644 | Foose Sch Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Elementary | 11.6% | -39.5pp |
| 2645 | Lincoln CS York · Lincoln CS | Elementary | 11.6% | -39.5pp |
| 2646 | The Workshop School Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 11.6% | -39.5pp |
| 2647 | Twin Rivers El Sch McKeesport · McKeesport Area SD | Elementary | 11.4% | -39.7pp |
| 2648 | Aliquippa El Sch Aliquippa · Aliquippa SD | Elementary | 11.3% | -39.8pp |
| 2649 | Central El Sch Allentown · Allentown City SD | Elementary | 11.3% | -39.8pp |
| 2650 | Hartranft John F Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 11.3% | -39.8pp |
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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.