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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2651 | Sto-Rox JSHS McKees Rocks · Sto-Rox SD | High | 11.3% | -39.8pp |
| 2652 | Mitchell El Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 11.2% | -39.9pp |
| 2653 | Greater Johnstown El Sch Johnstown · Greater Johnstown SD | Elementary | 11.1% | -40.0pp |
| 2654 | Hannah Penn York · York City SD | Elementary | 11.1% | -40.0pp |
| 2655 | Greater Johnstown SHS Johnstown · Greater Johnstown SD | High | 11.0% | -40.1pp |
| 2656 | La Academia Partnership CS Lancaster · La Academia Partnership CS | High | 11.0% | -40.1pp |
| 2657 | McDaniel Delaplaine Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 10.7% | -40.4pp |
| 2658 | Potter-Thomas Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 10.5% | -40.6pp |
| 2659 | Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | High | 10.2% | -40.9pp |
| 2660 | Benjamin Franklin Sch Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Elementary | 10.0% | -41.1pp |
| 2661 | Chester Community CS Chester · Chester Community CS | Elementary | 10.0% | -41.1pp |
| 2662 | McKinley William Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 9.9% | -41.2pp |
| 2663 | Russell C. Phillips El Sch Farrell · Farrell Area SD | Elementary | 9.9% | -41.2pp |
| 2664 | Camp Curtin Academy Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Middle | 9.8% | -41.3pp |
| 2665 | Kenderton El Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 9.8% | -41.3pp |
| 2666 | Aliquippa JSHS Aliquippa · Aliquippa SD | High | 9.7% | -41.4pp |
| 2667 | Pfeiffer-Burleigh Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 9.6% | -41.5pp |
| 2668 | Alliance for Progress CS Philadelphia · Alliance for Progress CS | Elementary | 9.5% | -41.6pp |
| 2669 | Blaine James G Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 9.5% | -41.6pp |
| 2670 | Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh SD | Elementary | 9.5% | -41.6pp |
| 2671 | Diehl Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 9.4% | -41.7pp |
| 2672 | Urban Pathways K-5 College CS Pittsburgh · Urban Pathways K-5 College CS | Elementary | 9.4% | -41.7pp |
| 2673 | Wright Richard R Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 9.4% | -41.7pp |
| 2674 | Life Male STEAM Academy CS Pittsburgh · Life Male STEAM Academy CS | Middle | 9.3% | -41.8pp |
| 2675 | Toby Farms Intermediate School Chester Twp · Chester-Upland SD | Middle | 9.3% | -41.8pp |
| 2676 | Innovative Arts Academy CS Catasauqua · Innovative Arts Academy CS | High | 9.1% | -42.0pp |
| 2677 | Duquesne El Sch Duquesne · Duquesne City SD | Elementary | 8.9% | -42.2pp |
| 2678 | Goode Sch York · York City SD | Elementary | 8.7% | -42.4pp |
| 2679 | Lamberton Robert E Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 8.7% | -42.4pp |
| 2680 | Taylor Bayard Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 8.7% | -42.4pp |
| 2681 | Scott at Lincoln School Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Elementary | 8.6% | -42.5pp |
| 2682 | Esperanza Cyber CS Philadelphia · Esperanza Cyber CS | Combined | 8.5% | -42.6pp |
| 2683 | HOPE for Hyndman Charter School Hyndman · HOPE for Hyndman CS | Combined | 8.5% | -42.6pp |
| 2684 | Edgmont Scholars Academy Chester · Chester-Upland SD | Elementary | 8.4% | -42.7pp |
| 2685 | East MS Erie · Erie City SD | Middle | 8.3% | -42.8pp |
| 2686 | Elkin Lewis Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 8.3% | -42.8pp |
| 2687 | Urban Pathways 6-12 CS Pittsburgh · Urban Pathways 6-12 CS | High | 8.3% | -42.8pp |
| 2688 | Jefferson El Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 8.1% | -43.0pp |
| 2689 | McKinley El Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 8.0% | -43.1pp |
| 2690 | Peirce Thomas M Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 7.5% | -43.6pp |
| 2691 | Rhodes E Washington Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 7.4% | -43.7pp |
| 2692 | Harrisburg HS Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | High | 7.3% | -43.8pp |
| 2693 | Clemente Roberto MS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Middle | 7.2% | -43.9pp |
| 2694 | Chester Upland Sch of Arts Chester · Chester-Upland SD | Elementary | 7.0% | -44.1pp |
| 2695 | Strawberry Mansion HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 6.5% | -44.6pp |
| 2696 | ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber CS Philadelphia · ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber CS | Combined | 5.5% | -45.6pp |
| 2697 | Edison El Sch Erie · Erie City SD | Elementary | 5.3% | -45.8pp |
| 2698 | Propel CS-Hazelwood Pittsburgh · Propel CS-Hazelwood | Elementary | 5.2% | -45.9pp |
| 2699 | McClure Alexander K Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 4.0% | -47.1pp |
| 2700 | Rowland Academy Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | Middle | 3.7% | -47.4pp |
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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.