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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Mount Nittany El Sch State College · State College Area SD | Elementary | 71.5% | +20.4pp |
| 402 | Parkway Manor Sch Allentown · Parkland SD | Elementary | 71.5% | +20.4pp |
| 403 | Conemaugh Twp Area MS/SHS Davidsville · Conemaugh Township Area SD | High | 71.4% | +20.3pp |
| 404 | Thomas Fitzwater El Sch Willow Grove · Upper Dublin SD | Elementary | 71.4% | +20.3pp |
| 405 | Mountain View MS Mechanicsburg · Cumberland Valley SD | Middle | 71.3% | +20.2pp |
| 406 | North Hills MS Pittsburgh · North Hills SD | Middle | 71.3% | +20.2pp |
| 407 | Abington SHS Abington · Abington SD | High | 71.2% | +20.1pp |
| 408 | Hopewell El Sch Center Valley · Southern Lehigh SD | Elementary | 71.2% | +20.1pp |
| 409 | Warwick El Sch Jamison · Central Bucks SD | Elementary | 71.2% | +20.1pp |
| 410 | Great Valley MS Malvern · Great Valley SD | Middle | 71.1% | +20.0pp |
| 411 | Kernsville Sch Orefield · Parkland SD | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.0pp |
| 412 | Montoursville Area SHS Montoursville · Montoursville Area SD | High | 71.1% | +20.0pp |
| 413 | Salford Hills El Sch Harleysville · Souderton Area SD | Elementary | 71.0% | +19.9pp |
| 414 | West Chester Henderson HS West Chester · West Chester Area SD | High | 71.0% | +19.9pp |
| 415 | Grove City Area HS Grove City · Grove City Area SD | High | 70.9% | +19.8pp |
| 416 | Loganville-Springfield El Sch York · Dallastown Area SD | Elementary | 70.9% | +19.8pp |
| 417 | North Coventry El Sch Pottstown · Owen J Roberts SD | Elementary | 70.9% | +19.8pp |
| 418 | Canon-McMillan MS Canonsburg · Canon-McMillan SD | Middle | 70.8% | +19.7pp |
| 419 | Franklin Towne CHS Philadelphia · Franklin Towne CHS | High | 70.8% | +19.7pp |
| 420 | Girls HS Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | High | 70.8% | +19.7pp |
| 421 | Veterans Memorial El Sch Breinigsville · Parkland SD | Elementary | 70.8% | +19.7pp |
| 422 | Adaire Alexander Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 70.7% | +19.6pp |
| 423 | Bethel Springs El Sch Garnet Valley · Garnet Valley SD | Elementary | 70.7% | +19.6pp |
| 424 | East Bradford El Sch West Chester · West Chester Area SD | Elementary | 70.7% | +19.6pp |
| 425 | Fairview MS Fairview · Fairview SD | Middle | 70.7% | +19.6pp |
| 426 | Moscow El Sch Moscow · North Pocono SD | Elementary | 70.7% | +19.6pp |
| 427 | Spring-Ford MS 8th Grade Ctr Royersford · Spring-Ford Area SD | Middle | 70.7% | +19.6pp |
| 428 | Lionville MS Exton · Downingtown Area SD | Middle | 70.6% | +19.5pp |
| 429 | Springfield Twp MS Oreland · Springfield Township SD | Middle | 70.6% | +19.5pp |
| 430 | Tohickon MS Doylestown · Central Bucks SD | Middle | 70.6% | +19.5pp |
| 431 | Central Columbia SHS Bloomsburg · Central Columbia SD | High | 70.5% | +19.4pp |
| 432 | Choconut Valley El Sch Friendsville · Montrose Area SD | Elementary | 70.5% | +19.4pp |
| 433 | Jenks Abram Sch Philadelphia · Philadelphia City SD | Elementary | 70.5% | +19.4pp |
| 434 | Mechanicsburg Area SHS Mechanicsburg · Mechanicsburg Area SD | High | 70.5% | +19.4pp |
| 435 | Red Land SHS Lewisberry · West Shore SD | High | 70.5% | +19.4pp |
| 436 | Palmyra Area MS Palmyra · Palmyra Area SD | Middle | 70.4% | +19.3pp |
| 437 | East York El Sch York · York Suburban SD | Elementary | 70.3% | +19.2pp |
| 438 | Greencastle-Antrim SHS Greencastle · Greencastle-Antrim SD | High | 70.2% | +19.1pp |
| 439 | Mohawk SHS New Castle · Mohawk Area SD | High | 70.2% | +19.1pp |
| 440 | Montour HS Mc Kees Rocks · Montour SD | High | 70.2% | +19.1pp |
| 441 | Greater Latrobe SHS Latrobe · Greater Latrobe SD | High | 70.0% | +18.9pp |
| 442 | Hickory HS Hermitage · Hermitage SD | High | 70.0% | +18.9pp |
| 443 | Littlestown SHS Littlestown · Littlestown Area SD | High | 70.0% | +18.9pp |
| 444 | Mary C Howse El Sch West Chester · West Chester Area SD | Elementary | 70.0% | +18.9pp |
| 445 | Schaeffer Sch Lancaster · Manheim Township SD | Elementary | 70.0% | +18.9pp |
| 446 | Walton Farm El Sch Lansdale · North Penn SD | Elementary | 70.0% | +18.9pp |
| 447 | Wescosville El Sch Wescosville · East Penn SD | Elementary | 70.0% | +18.9pp |
| 448 | Central El Sch Elizabeth · Elizabeth Forward SD | Elementary | 69.9% | +18.8pp |
| 449 | Central El Sch South Williamsport · South Williamsport Area SD | Elementary | 69.9% | +18.8pp |
| 450 | Pleasant Valley HS Brodheadsville · Pleasant Valley SD | High | 69.9% | +18.8pp |
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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.