Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSSA test scores by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1526)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
422583004585	981	Newberry Elementary School	Public	K-5	2055 Old Trail Rd	Etters	17319	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 938-2111	258	21	12	50.8%	223 (86.4%)	7 (2.7%)	18 (7.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	$18,422			$1,510			$16,912	42.8	43.2	972	9
420993006420	982	Forest City Regional Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Susquehanna Street	Forest City	18421	Susquehanna County	Forest City Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 785-2410	420	38	11	57.1%	384 (91.4%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$21,231			$755			$20,476	42.8	40.2	1017	35
420867000130	983	Resica Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Gravel Ridge Rd	East Stroudsburg	18302	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 223-6911	408	38	10.8	52.9%	145 (35.5%)	75 (18.4%)	51 (12.5%)	19 (4.7%)	28 (6.9%)	3 (0.7%)	87 (21.3%)	$23,314			$1,271			$22,043	42.6	38.4	1044	61
420363000650	984	Big Beaver Elementary School	Public	K-5	588 Friendship Drive	Darlington	16115	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 827-2828	314	25	12.6	100.0%	205 (65.3%)	36 (11.5%)	21 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (16.2%)	$18,041			$2,279			$15,762	42.6	44.7	952	32
420081406994	985	Vida Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	Eisenhower Center	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Vida Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-3643	238	18	13.2	57.6%	84 (35.3%)	7 (2.9%)	141 (59.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$30,124			$1,966			$28,159	42.4	39.8	1021	36
421371006940	986	Laurel Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	137 Education Lane	New Florence	15944	Westmoreland County	Ligonier Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 235-2723	230	21	11.1	100.0%	205 (89.1%)	8 (3.5%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$23,730			$4,263			$19,467	42.3	49.1	888	98
422237004062	987	Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-6	8622 Route 414	Liberty	16930	Tioga County	Southern Tioga School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 324-2521	168	16	10.5	56.0%	163 (97.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$18,382			$3,399			$14,983	42.3	41.3	1000	13
422154000683	988	Chief Shikellamy School	Public	3-5	338 Memorial Drive	Sunbury	17801	Northumberland County	Shikellamy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 286-3728	618	33	18.9	101.3%	446 (72.2%)	22 (3.6%)	103 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.4%)	$16,264			$2,005			$14,260	42.2	40.3	1014	26
420291001330	989	Wingate Elementary School	Public	K-5	776 S Eagle Valley Rd	Wingate	16823	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 355-4872	361	34	10.5	53.7%	342 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$20,929			$2,199			$18,730	41.8	48.1	908	81
422292007418	990	Sullivan County Elementary School	Public	K-6	767 South Street	Laporte	18626	Sullivan County	Sullivan County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 946-7471	317	28	11.4	99.1%	308 (97.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$19,640			$982			$18,658	41.7	40.2	1018	28

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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 13, 2024, 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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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