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)
422655007251	591	Wilson Borough Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 S 21st St	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Wilson Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 373-6220	292	27	10.8	63.0%	116 (39.7%)	39 (13.4%)	101 (34.6%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	$16,461			$1,575			$14,886	64.8	78.8	310	281
422013007378	592	Redbank Valley Intrmd School	Public	3-5	1306 Truittsburg Rd	Hawthorn	16230	Clarion County	Redbank Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 365-5141	208	19	10.8	100.0%	200 (96.2%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$17,264			$1,800			$15,464	64.8	74.2	403	189
420678009944	593	Conrad Weiser East Elementary School	Public	K-4	200 Lincoln Dr	Wernersville	19565	Berks County	Conrad Weiser Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 693-8542	446	41	10.7	37.0%	332 (74.4%)	24 (5.4%)	62 (13.9%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$20,935			$1,324			$19,611	64.7	70.6	479	114
420087507507	594	Circle of Seasons Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	8380 Mohr Lane	Fogelsville	18051	Lehigh County	Circle of Seasons Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 285-6267	415	29	14.3	0.7%	331 (79.8%)	11 (2.7%)	48 (11.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$539			$539			$00	64.7	69.7	498	96
421641007604	595	Tawanka Elementary School	Public	K-4	2055 Brownsville Rd	Langhorne	19053	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6502	860	50	17.2	39.8%	677 (78.7%)	14 (1.6%)	66 (7.7%)	52 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.8%)	$7,661			$254			$7,408	64.6	60.5	689	94
420555004825	596	Falling Spring Elementary School	Public	K-5	1006 Falling Spring Rd	Chambersburg	17202	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3440	242	15	15.9	98.8%	161 (66.5%)	11 (4.5%)	43 (17.8%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.7%)	$12,837			$776			$12,061	64.6	58.7	727	131
420570000114	597	Chartiers Valley Intrmd School	Public	3-5	2030 Swallow Hill Rd	Pittsburgh	15220	Allegheny County	Chartiers Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 429-2233	827	50	16.6	38.2%	616 (74.5%)	20 (2.4%)	19 (2.3%)	115 (13.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.7%)	$18,718			$606			$18,113	64.6	70.4	485	112
420783002385	598	C G Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-4	923 Jackson St	Reynoldsville	15851	Jefferson County	DuBois Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 299-4880	294	23	12.8	100.0%	282 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	$16,022			$1,347			$14,674	64.5	63.7	623	25
421874001630	599	Cambridge Springs Elementary School	Public	K-6	130 Steele St	Cambridge Springs	16403	Crawford County	Penncrest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 398-4636	382	33	11.6	53.7%	351 (91.9%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$16,798			$2,754			$14,044	64.5	57.6	744	145
422658000883	600	Whitfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	2700 Van Reed Rd	West Lawn	19609	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 670-0180	586	53	11	39.6%	357 (60.9%)	31 (5.3%)	144 (24.6%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	$14,450			$1,234			$13,216	64.5	56.2	772	172

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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