Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1534)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
420423007596	1191	Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	6501 Mill Creek Rd	Levittown	19057	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 599-2440	1,048	60	17.4	100.0%	553 (52.8%)	160 (15.3%)	151 (14.4%)	28 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	150 (14.3%)	$20,216			$2,250			$17,966	23	19.2	1219	28
420501001686	1192	Mt Holly Springs Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 Mooreland Ave	Carlisle	17065	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 240-6800	223	20	11.4	59.6%	180 (80.7%)	6 (2.7%)	22 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	$18,247			$1,276			$16,971	22.9	26.7	1147	45
420357006634	1193	William Penn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1002 Main St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 694-0116	239	19	12.3	72.0%	75 (31.4%)	40 (16.7%)	115 (48.1%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$18,979			$1,844			$17,135	22.7	35	1076	117
420459007698	1194	Broad Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Broad St	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 214-3630	212	18	11.5	92.5%	163 (76.9%)	14 (6.6%)	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.8%)	$15,676			$1,048			$14,628	22.7			(n/a)
420555002192	1195	Buchanan Elementary School	Public	K-5	730 E Washington St	Chambersburg	17201	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3432	253	16	15.6	100.0%	100 (39.5%)	22 (8.7%)	102 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.5%)	$15,990			$1,765			$14,225	22.7	26.3	1150	45
420082106962	1196	Tacony Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1300 Rhawn Street	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Tacony Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 742-5100	1,084	65	16.6	100.0%	233 (21.5%)	390 (36.0%)	256 (23.6%)	75 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	122 (11.3%)	$19,627			$3,329			$16,298	22.6	18.3	1235	39
421170006718	1197	Freeland El/Middle School	Public	K-8	400 Alvin St	Freeland	18224	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	951	59	16	100.0%	444 (46.7%)	24 (2.5%)	453 (47.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	$11,409			$1,847			$9,562	22.3	21.9	1199	2
420004200404	1198	Inquiry Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1301 Belmont Avenue	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Inquiry Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 823-5541	268	27	10.1	100.0%	11 (4.1%)	226 (84.3%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.2%)	$21,050			$7,623			$13,427	22.2	24.5	1170	28
421142007205	1199	Hanover Area Memorial Elementary School	Public	5-6	80 W Saint Marys Rd	Hanover Township	18706	Luzerne County	Hanover Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 822-5102	310	20	15.3	99.0%	174 (56.1%)	36 (11.6%)	80 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$15,125			$2,943			$12,181	22.2	18.3	1234	35
420001700336	1200	Manchester Academic Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1214 Liverpool Street	Pittsburgh	15233	Allegheny County	Manchester Academic Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 322-0585	393	15	26.2	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	364 (92.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$25,083			$3,254			$21,829	22.1	17.3	1245	45

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSSA Math, PSSA English Language Arts, PSSA Science test scores released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 8, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.