Top 10 Best Cities for Public Schools in Pennsylvania (2021)
The top ranked towns and cities for public schools in Pennsylvania are listed below (2021).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a town or city which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Top Ranked Cities with Best Public Schools in Pennsylvania (2021)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
100%
(3 out of 3)
(3 out of 3)
83%
(5 out of 6)
(5 out of 6)
- Hance Elementary School
Rank: #36 of 2,797 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - Richland Elementary School
Rank: #36 of 2,797 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - Poff Elementary School
Rank: #62 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Gibsonia, PA Schools
75%
(6 out of 8)
(6 out of 8)
75%
(3 out of 4)
(3 out of 4)
- Franklin Elementary School
Rank: #46 of 2,797 (Top 1%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 95%) - Edgeworth Elementary School
Rank: #416 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 85%) - Osborne Elementary School
Rank: #539 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Sewickley, PA Schools
67%
(4 out of 6)
(4 out of 6)
67%
(4 out of 6)
(4 out of 6)
- Sol Feinstone Elementary School
Rank: #130 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 92%) - Wrightstown Elementary School
Rank: #130 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%) - Goodnoe Elementary School
Rank: #272 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 91%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Newtown, PA Schools
63%
(5 out of 8)
(5 out of 8)
- Radnor Senior High School
Rank: #50 of 2,797 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 92%) - New Eagle Elementary School
Rank: #130 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%) - Valley Forge Elementary School
Rank: #368 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 91%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Wayne, PA Schools
60%
(6 out of 10)
(6 out of 10)
- Sunrise Elementary School
Rank: #36 of 2,797 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - Sunset Valley Elementary School
Rank: #130 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%) - Hahntown Elementary School
Rank: #331 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 87%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Irwin, PA Schools
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
- Wissahickon Senior High School
Rank: #130 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 91%) - Lower Gwynedd Elementary School
Rank: #266 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 88%) - Maple Glen Elementary School
Rank: #487 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 86%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Ambler, PA Schools
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
- Plymouth-whitemarsh Senior High School
Rank: #189 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 87%) - Colonial Elementary School
Rank: #416 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 85%) - Plymouth Elementary School
Rank: #436 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Plymouth Meeting, PA Schools
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
- North Allegheny High School
Rank: #138 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 91%) - Wexford Elementary School
Rank: #160 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%) - Marshall Elementary School
Rank: #215 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 87%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Wexford, PA Schools
55%
(6 out of 11)
(6 out of 11)
- Peters Township High School
Rank: #11 of 2,797 (Top 1%)
(Math: 94% | Reading: 96%) - Pleasant Valley Elementary School
Rank: #17 of 2,797 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%) - Hills-hendersonville Elementary School
Rank: #228 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Canonsburg, PA Schools
50%
(7 out of 14)
(7 out of 14)
- Downingtown Stem Academy
Rank: #2 of 2,797 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Shamona Creek Elementary School
Rank: #130 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 91%) - Lionville Elementary School
Rank: #171 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 88%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Downingtown, PA Schools
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
- Perkiomen Valley High School
Rank: #225 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 91%) - Arrowhead Elementary School
Rank: #331 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%) - Evergreen Elementary School
Rank: #451 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Collegeville, PA Schools
43%
(3 out of 7)
(3 out of 7)
- George Washington Elementary School
Rank: #228 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - William Penn Elementary School
Rank: #228 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - Bethel Park High School
Rank: #310 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 87%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Bethel Park, PA Schools
43%
(3 out of 7)
(3 out of 7)
- South Fayette Township High School
Rank: #48 of 2,797 (Top 1%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 93%) - South Fayette Intermediate School
Rank: #313 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 88%) - South Fayette Middle School
Rank: #377 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 92%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Mc Donald, PA Schools
33%
(4 out of 12)
(4 out of 12)
- Central Bucks High School-east
Rank: #106 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 90%) - Kutz Elementary School
Rank: #348 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 91%) - Central Bucks High School-west
Rank: #408 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 83%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Doylestown, PA Schools
31%
(4 out of 13)
(4 out of 13)
- Radio Park Elementary School
Rank: #228 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - Houserville/lemont Elementary School
Rank: #331 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%) - State College Area High School
Rank: #406 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 85%) - View Full List of Top Ranked State College, PA Schools
27%
(3 out of 11)
(3 out of 11)
- Mccormick Elementary School
Rank: #130 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%) - Moon Senior High School
Rank: #284 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 87%) - Bon Meade Elementary School
Rank: #395 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Coraopolis, PA Schools
27%
(3 out of 11)
(3 out of 11)
- Quarry Hill Elementary School
Rank: #364 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 86%) - Afton Elementary School
Rank: #401 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 86%) - Edgewood Elementary School
Rank: #513 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 85%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Morrisville, PA Schools
21%
(4 out of 19)
(4 out of 19)
- Pocopson Elementary School
Rank: #93 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 93%) - West Chester Bayard Rustin High School
Rank: #130 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 88%) - West Chester Henderson High School
Rank: #208 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 87%) - View Full List of Top Ranked West Chester, PA Schools
19%
(3 out of 16)
(3 out of 16)
- French Creek Elementary School
Rank: #321 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 87%) - Owen J Roberts High School
Rank: #364 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 86%) - North Coventry Elementary School
Rank: #513 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 85%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Pottstown, PA Schools
15%
(23 out of 153)
(23 out of 153)
- Fairview Elementary School
Rank: #17 of 2,797 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%) - Upper Saint Clair High School
Rank: #30 of 2,797 (Top 1%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 96%) - Markham Elementary School
Rank: #43 of 2,797 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Pittsburgh, PA Schools
14%
(5 out of 37)
(5 out of 37)
- Neff School
Rank: #228 of 2,797 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - Conestoga Valley Senior High School
Rank: #380 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 86%) - Manheim Township High School
Rank: #395 of 2,797 (Top 10%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 83%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Lancaster, PA Schools
11%
(4 out of 36)
(4 out of 36)
8%
(3 out of 37)
(3 out of 37)
3%
(10 out of 305)
(10 out of 305)
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