178 of the 406 schools on the list are in Philadelphia.
27 schools from Delaware County made the list as well, along with 13 schools in Reading.
Students in those low-achieving schools may be eligible to obtain a voucher to attend a higher achieving public or private school that participates in the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program.
The program was created last summer.
According to the Pa. Dept. of Education website, "A low-achieving school is defined as a public elementary or secondary school ranking in the bottom 15 percent of their designation as an elementary or secondary school based upon combined math and reading Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) scores."
PDF: Full list of Pa. low achieving schools
LOCAL SCHOOLS:
Berks READING SD 10TH & PENN EL Regular Elementary
Berks READING SD NORTHEAST MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
Berks READING SD NORTHWEST EL SCH Regular Elementary
Berks READING SD NORTHWEST MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
Berks READING SD READING SHS Regular Secondary
Berks READING SD RIVERSIDE EL SCH Regular Elementary
Berks READING SD SIXTEENTH & HAAK EL Regular Elementary
Berks READING SD SOUTHWEST MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
Berks READING SD TENTH & GREEN EL SCH Regular Elementary
Berks READING SD THIRTEENTH & GREEN E Regular Elementary
Berks READING SD THIRTEENTH & UNION E Regular Elementary
Berks READING SD TWELFTH & MARION EL Regular Elementary
Berks READING SD TYSON-SCHOENER EL SC Regular Elementary
Bucks BRISTOL BOROUGH SD SNYDER-GIROTTI EL SC Regular Elementary
Bucks BRISTOL TOWNSHIP SD LAFAYETTE EL SCH Regular Elementary
Bucks BRISTOL TOWNSHIP SD LINCOLN EL SCH Regular Elementary
Chester COATESVILLE AREA SD COATESVILLE AREA SHS Regular Secondary
Delaware CHESTER-UPLAND SD CHESTER HS Regular Secondary
Delaware CHESTER-UPLAND SD CHESTER UPLAND SCHOOL OF ARTS Regular Elementary
Delaware CHESTER-UPLAND SD COLUMBUS EL SCH Regular Elementary
Delaware CHESTER-UPLAND SD MAIN STREET SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
Delaware CHESTER-UPLAND SD STETSER EL SCH Regular Elementary
Delaware CHICHESTER SD CHICHESTER SHS Regular Secondary
Delaware INTERBORO SD INTERBORO SHS Regular Secondary
Delaware RIDLEY SD WOODLYN EL SCH Regular Elementary
Delaware SOUTHEAST DELCO SD ACADEMY PARK HS Regular Secondary
Delaware SOUTHEAST DELCO SD DARBY TWP EL SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
Delaware SOUTHEAST DELCO SD DELCROFT SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
Delaware SOUTHEAST DELCO SD SHARON HILL SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
Delaware UPPER DARBY SD BYWOOD EL SCH Regular Elementary
Delaware UPPER DARBY SD CHARLES KELLY ELEM SCHOOL Regular Elementary
Delaware UPPER DARBY SD STONEHURST HILLS EL Regular Elementary
Delaware UPPER DARBY SD UPPER DARBY SHS Regular Secondary
Delaware UPPER DARBY SD WESTBROOK PARK EL SC Regular Elementary
Delaware WILLIAM PENN SD ALDAN SCH Regular Elementary
Delaware WILLIAM PENN SD ARDMORE AVENUE SCH Regular Elementary
Delaware WILLIAM PENN SD BELL AVENUE SCHOOL Regular Elementary
Delaware WILLIAM PENN SD COLWYN ELEM SCHOOL Regular Elementary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD CENTRAL EL SCH Regular Elementary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD CLEVELAND EL SCH Regular Elementary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD FRANCIS D RAUB MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD HARRISON-MORTON MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD HIRAM W DODD EL SCH Regular Elementary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD JEFFERSON EL SCH Regular Elementary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD LOUIS E DIERUFF HS Regular Secondary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD LUIS A RAMOS ES Regular Elementary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD MCKINLEY EL SCH Regular Elementary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD MOSSER EL SCH Regular Elementary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD ROOSEVELT EL SCH Regular Elementary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD SHERIDAN EL SCH Regular Elementary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD SOUTH MOUNTAIN MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD TREXLER MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD UNION TERRACE EL SCH Regular Elementary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD WASHINGTON EL SCH Regular Elementary
Lehigh ALLENTOWN CITY SD WILLIAM ALLEN SHS Regular Secondary
Montgomery NORRISTOWN SD EISENHOWER MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
Montgomery NORRISTOWN SD STEWART MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
Montgomery NORRISTOWN SD WHITEHALL EL SCH Regular Elementary
Montgomery POTTSTOWN SD FRANKLIN EL SCH Regular Elementary
Montgomery POTTSTOWN SD POTTSTOWN MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD ADAIRE ALEXANDER SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD ALCORN JAMES SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD ALLEN ETHEL DR. Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD ALLEN ETHAN SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD ANDERSON ADD B SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD BACHE-MARTIN SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD BARRY COMM JOHN SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD BEEBER DIMNER MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD BETHUNE MARY MCLEOD Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD BLAINE JAMES G SCHOOL Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD BLANKENBURG RUDOLPH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD BREGY F. AMADEE ELEM SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD BROWN HENRY A SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD BROWN JOSEPH H SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD BRYANT WILLIAM C SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD CARNELL LAURA H SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD CARROLL CHARLES SCH Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD CASSIDY LEWIS C SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD CATHARINE JOSEPH SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD CAYUGA SCHOOL Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD CHESTER A ARTHUR Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD CHILDS GEORGE W SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD CLEMENTE ROBERTO MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD COMEGYS BENJAMIN B SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD COOKE JAY MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD CRAMP WILLIAM SCHOOL Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD D NEWLIN FELL SCHOOL Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD DAY ANNA B SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD DEBURGOS BILINGUAL Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD DICK WILLIAM SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD DISSTON HAMILTON SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD DOUGLAS STEPHEN A SCH Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD DUCKREY TANNER SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD DUNBAR PAUL L SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD EDMONDS FRANKLIN S SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD ELKIN LEWIS SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD ELLWOOD SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD EMLEN ELEANOR COPE SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD FAIRHILL SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD FELS SAMUEL HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD FELTONVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD FELTONVILLE SCH ARTS & SCIENCE Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD FERGUSON JOSEPH C SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD FINLETTER THOMAS K SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD FITLER ACADEMICS PLUS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD FORREST EDWIN SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD FRANKFORD HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD FRANKLIN BENJAMIN Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD FRANKLIN BENJAMIN HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD FULTON ROBERT SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD FURNESS HORACE HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD GEN GEORGE C MEADE SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD GEORGE WASHINGTON HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD GERMANTOWN HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD GIDEON EDWARD SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD GIRARD STEPHEN SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD GOMPERS SAMUEL SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD GROVER WASHINGTON MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD HAMILTON ANDREW SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD HARDING WARREN G MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD HARRINGTON AVERY D SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD HARTRANFT JOHN F SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD HESTON EDWARD ELEMENTARY Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD HILL LESLIE P SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD HOPKINSON FRANCIS SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD HOUSTON HENRY E SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD HOWE JULIA WARD SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD HUEY SAMUEL B SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD HUNTER WILLIAM EL Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD JOHN BARTRAM HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD JUNIATA PARK ACADEMY Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD KEARNY GEN PHILIP SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD KELLEY WILLIAM D SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD KELLY JOHN B SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD KENDERTON SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD KENSINGTON CREATIVE & PERF ART Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD KENSINGTON CULINARY ARTS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD KENSINGTON INTL BUSINESS FINAN Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD KING MARTIN LUTHER HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD KINSEY JOHN L SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LAMBERTON ROBERT E SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LAMBERTON ROBERT HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LANKENAU HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LAWTON HENRY W SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LEA HENRY C SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LEARNING ACAD NORTH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LEARNING ACAD SOUTH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LEEDS MILITARY ACAD Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LEEDS MORRIS E MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LEIDY JOSEPH SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LINCOLN ABRAHAM HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LINGELBACH ANNA L SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LOCKE ALAIN SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LOGAN SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LONGSTRETH WILLIAM C Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LOWELL JAMES R SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD LUDLOW JAMES R SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MARSHALL JOHN SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MARSHALL THURGOOD Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MCCLOSKEY JOHN F SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MCCLURE ALEXANDER K SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MCDANIEL DELAPLAINE SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MCKINLEY WILLIAM SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MCMICHAEL MORTON SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MEEHAN AUSTIN MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MIFFLIN THOMAS SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MITCHELL EL SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MOORE J HAMPTON SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MORRIS ROBERT SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MORRISON ANDREW J SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MORTON THOMAS G SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD MUNOZ-MARIN ELEM Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD NEBINGER GEORGE W SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD NORTHEAST HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD OLNEY EL SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD OVERBROOK ELEM SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD OVERBROOK HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD PASTORIUS FRANCIS P Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD PATTERSON JOHN M SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD PAUL ROBESON HS FOR HUMAN SERV Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD PEIRCE THOMAS M SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD PENN TREATY MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD PENNELL JOSEPH SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD PENNYPACKER SAMUEL SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD PENROSE ELEM SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD PEPPER GEORGE MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD PHILA MILITARY ACADEMY AT ELVE Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD POTTER-THOMAS SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD PRATT ANNA B SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD PRINCE HALL Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD REYNOLDS GEN JOHN F Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD RHAWNHURST SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD RHOADS JAMES SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD RHODES E W ACADEMY Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD RICHMOND SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD ROWEN WILLIAM SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD ROXBOROUGH HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD SAYRE WILLIAM L HS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD SHARSWOOD GEORGE SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD SHAW ANNA H MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD SHEPPARD ISAAC SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD SHERIDAN PHILIP H SC Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD SHERIDAN WEST Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD SOLIS-COHEN SOLOMON Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD SOUTH PHILADELPHIA HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD SOUTHWARK SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD SPRING GARDEN SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD SPRUANCE GILBERT SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD STANTON EDWIN M SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD STANTON M HALL SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD STEARNE ALLEN M SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD STEEL EDWARD SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD STRAWBERRY MANSION HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD SULLIVAN JAMES J SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD TAGGART JOHN H SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD TAYLOR BAYARD SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD THEODORE ROOSEVELT MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD TILDEN WILLIAM T MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD UNIVERSITY CITY HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD VARE ABIGAIL SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD VAUX ROBERTS HS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WAGNER GEN LOUIS MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WALTER G SMITH SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WARING LAURA SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WASHINGTON GEORGE SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WASHINGTON MARTHA SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WEBSTER JOHN H SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WELSH JOHN SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WEST PHILADELPHIA HS Regular Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WHITTIER JOHN G Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WILLARD FRANCES E SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WILSON ALEXANDER SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WILSON WOODROW MS Regular Elementary/Secondary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WISTER JOHN SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD WRIGHT RICHARD R SCH Regular Elementary
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD ZIEGLER WILLIAM H SCH Regular Elementary/Secondary