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)
420084107420	1201	Gillingham Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	915 Howard Avenue	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Gillingham Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 955-3830	247	20	12.3	100.0%	174 (70.4%)	17 (6.9%)	34 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)	$18,274			$3,423			$14,850	21	17.9	1245	44
421917006766	1202	Pittsburgh Mifflin K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1290 Mifflin Road	Pittsburgh	15207	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4350	272	24	11.1	96.7%	132 (48.5%)	97 (35.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (12.9%)	$27,315			$3,514			$23,801	20.9	9.9	1361	159
420088407552	1203	Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10 Center Street	Pittsburgh	15132	Allegheny County	Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 673-7300	305	29	10.6	100.0%	28 (9.2%)	253 (83.0%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$17,737			$3,621			$14,116	20.9	15.8	1266	63
420228002768	1204	Hiram W Dodd Elementary School	Public	K-5	1944 S Church St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4501	636	42	15.3	100.0%	40 (6.3%)	61 (9.6%)	479 (75.3%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	$14,600			$2,435			$12,165	20.9	23.2	1186	18
420001700336	1205	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	20.8	22.1	1200	5
422240001943	1206	Sharon Hill School	Public	K-8	701 Coates Street	Sharon Hill	19079	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4355	573	41	13.8	100.0%	28 (4.9%)	482 (84.1%)	33 (5.8%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$9,142			$1,416			$7,726	20.8	13.5	1292	86
422595006392	1207	Chester Street Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 East Chester Street	Kingston	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 287-2438	299	21	14.2	100.0%	166 (55.5%)	35 (11.7%)	57 (19.1%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.7%)	$15,716			$1,723			$13,993	20.8	24.6	1173	34
421662007218	1208	Washington Intrmd School	Public	3-5	101 East Euclid Avenue	New Castle	16105	Lawrence County	New Castle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-4729	714	49	14.6	100.0%	385 (53.9%)	109 (15.3%)	55 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	162 (22.7%)	$18,683			$2,549			$16,134	20.7	11	1343	135
420090707699	1209	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	1500 North Third Street	Harrisburg	17102	Dauphin County	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 991-4334	193	12	16	69.4%	18 (9.3%)	122 (63.2%)	34 (17.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.8%)	$16,570			$270			$16,301	20.7			(n/a)
422639001887	1210	Ardmore Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-6	161 Ardmore Ave	Lansdowne	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 623-7900	555	35	15.8	100.0%	36 (6.5%)	387 (69.7%)	79 (14.2%)	16 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	$18,549			$1,642			$16,907	20.5	19.2	1240	30

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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