Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
421899003684	1221	Brown Henry A School	Public	PK, KG-8	1946 E Sergeant St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7490	313	28	11	100.0%	50 (16.0%)	48 (15.3%)	167 (53.4%)	35 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$21,900			$10,275			$11,625	19.9	21.9	1203	18
420624001374	1222	East Fallowfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	2254 Strasburg Rd	East Fallowfield Township	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3765	320	28	11.4	100.0%	106 (33.1%)	115 (35.9%)	72 (22.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$16,605			$1,231			$15,374	19.9	12.7	1305	83
422240006505	1223	Delcroft School	Public	K-8	799 School Lane	Folcroft	19032	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4360	630	42	15.1	100.0%	66 (10.5%)	468 (74.3%)	41 (6.5%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	$9,898			$1,790			$8,108	19.9	13.7	1290	67
420081606948	1224	Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2501 Kensington Avenue	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 288-2001	663	32	20.9	99.8%	1 (0.2%)	624 (94.1%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$21,312			$5,946			$15,366	19.8	23.6	1183	41
420357003443	1225	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1260 Gresham St	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-8727	319	27	11.9	76.8%	78 (24.5%)	31 (9.7%)	206 (64.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,522			$2,161			$16,360	19.7	16.5	1256	31
420498000225	1226	Carbondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	103 Brooklyn St	Carbondale	18407	Lackawanna County	Carbondale Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 282-5656	773	53	14.4	45.7%	557 (72.1%)	44 (5.7%)	126 (16.3%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.9%)	$17,755			$230			$17,525	19.5	19.3	1236	10
421899006530	1227	Lea Henry C School	Public	PK, KG-8	4700 Locust St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7660	475	41	11.5	100.0%	57 (12.0%)	292 (61.5%)	29 (6.1%)	71 (14.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	$20,014			$9,163			$10,851	19.5	19.8	1231	4
421899003622	1228	Childs George W School	Public	PK, KG-8	1599 Wharton St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7950	425	39	10.8	100.0%	34 (8.0%)	169 (39.8%)	120 (28.2%)	70 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.3%)	$20,188			$9,415			$10,773	19.3	15.8	1267	39
421674007538	1229	Roy A. Hunt Elementary School	Public	3-6	1701 Alcoa Dr	Arnold	15068	Westmoreland County	New Kensington-Arnold School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 335-2511	607	49	12.3	100.0%	249 (41.0%)	226 (37.2%)	28 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	102 (16.8%)	$17,069			$2,346			$14,723	19.3	16.2	1261	32
420082807351	1230	Mastery Cs-Harrity Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	5601 Christian Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Harrity Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 471-2908	813	47	17.2		4 (0.5%)	764 (94.0%)	19 (2.3%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	$20,367			$5,669			$14,697	19	14.4	1284	54

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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.
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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.