Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
421899003615	1311	Washington Martha School	Public	K-8	766 N 44th St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7770	223	25	8.8	100.0%	3 (1.3%)	201 (90.1%)	6 (2.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$25,529	$12,270	$13,259	13.4	10.4	1354	43
420357003454	1312	Marvine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Livingston St	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-0012	300	27	10.9	90.3%	20 (6.7%)	37 (12.3%)	235 (78.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$22,001	$2,811	$19,190	13.3	14	1287	25
421899003718	1313	Logan James School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Lindley Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3670	255	25	10	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	224 (87.8%)	24 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$21,485	$9,487	$11,998	13.2	6.2	1439	126
422004005206	1314	Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	820 Clinton Street	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5904	513	34	14.9	100.0%	17 (3.3%)	30 (5.8%)	458 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	$00	$00	$00	13.2	11	1340	26
421899003750	1315	Olney Elementary School	Public	K-8	5301 N Water St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3790	717	46	15.4	100.0%	7 (1.0%)	303 (42.3%)	299 (41.7%)	89 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$18,607	$9,153	$9,455	12.9	8	1398	83
420088807693	1316	KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5070 Parkside Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 787-5700	805	57	14.1		0 (0.0%)	763 (94.8%)	23 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.0%)	$19,388	$2,499	$16,890	12.9	11.3	1337	21
420083107367	1317	Mastery Charter School - Mann Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	5376 W. Berks Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Mann Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 581-5616	532	34	15.6	99.4%	8 (1.5%)	463 (87.0%)	32 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$18,740	$4,608	$14,132	12.9	9.1	1374	57
420624010009	1318	Reeceville Elementary School	Public	K-5	248 Reeceville Rd	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3785	350	27	12.8	100.0%	103 (29.4%)	113 (32.3%)	112 (32.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	$17,965	$1,188	$16,777	12.8	12.1	1313	5
420002000342	1319	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1446 East Lake Rd	Erie	16507	Erie County	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 461-9600	558	39	14.3	96.1%	76 (13.6%)	272 (48.7%)	107 (19.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	100 (17.9%)	$7,267	$1,455	$5,812	12.7	12.1	1314	5
420090207673	1320	Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	3300 Henry Avenue	Philadelphia	19129	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 225-1511	418	34	12.2	99.8%	31 (7.4%)	305 (73.0%)	37 (8.9%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	$18,109	$2,387	$15,722	12.7	11	1341	21

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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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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)
421899003615	1311	Washington Martha School	Public	K-8	766 N 44th St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7770	223	25	8.8	100.0%	3 (1.3%)	201 (90.1%)	6 (2.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$25,529			$12,270			$13,259	13.4	10.4	1354	43
420357003454	1312	Marvine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Livingston St	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-0012	300	27	10.9	90.3%	20 (6.7%)	37 (12.3%)	235 (78.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$22,001			$2,811			$19,190	13.3	14	1287	25
421899003718	1313	Logan James School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Lindley Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3670	255	25	10	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	224 (87.8%)	24 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$21,485			$9,487			$11,998	13.2	6.2	1439	126
422004005206	1314	Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	820 Clinton Street	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5904	513	34	14.9	100.0%	17 (3.3%)	30 (5.8%)	458 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	$00			$00			$00	13.2	11	1340	26
421899003750	1315	Olney Elementary School	Public	K-8	5301 N Water St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3790	717	46	15.4	100.0%	7 (1.0%)	303 (42.3%)	299 (41.7%)	89 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$18,607			$9,153			$9,455	12.9	8	1398	83
420088807693	1316	KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5070 Parkside Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 787-5700	805	57	14.1		0 (0.0%)	763 (94.8%)	23 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.0%)	$19,388			$2,499			$16,890	12.9	11.3	1337	21
420083107367	1317	Mastery Charter School - Mann Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	5376 W. Berks Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Mann Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 581-5616	532	34	15.6	99.4%	8 (1.5%)	463 (87.0%)	32 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$18,740			$4,608			$14,132	12.9	9.1	1374	57
420624010009	1318	Reeceville Elementary School	Public	K-5	248 Reeceville Rd	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3785	350	27	12.8	100.0%	103 (29.4%)	113 (32.3%)	112 (32.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	$17,965			$1,188			$16,777	12.8	12.1	1313	5
420002000342	1319	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1446 East Lake Rd	Erie	16507	Erie County	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 461-9600	558	39	14.3	96.1%	76 (13.6%)	272 (48.7%)	107 (19.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	100 (17.9%)	$7,267			$1,455			$5,812	12.7	12.1	1314	5
420090207673	1320	Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	3300 Henry Avenue	Philadelphia	19129	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 225-1511	418	34	12.2	99.8%	31 (7.4%)	305 (73.0%)	37 (8.9%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	$18,109			$2,387			$15,722	12.7	11	1341	21