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)
422112000293	511	Selinsgrove Intrmd School	Public	3-5	301 North 18th St	Selinsgrove	17870	Snyder County	Selinsgrove Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 372-2270	533	39	13.8	49.0%	476 (89.3%)	7 (1.3%)	28 (5.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$16,036			$1,376			$14,660	69.2	68.2	531	20
422232002309	512	Rockhill Elementary School	Public	K-5	510 Meadow St	Rockhill Furnace	17249	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 447-5529	153	16	9.5	55.6%	145 (94.8%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$14,773			$1,261			$13,512	69.1	56.8	762	250
420555002216	513	South Hamilton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1019 Warm Spring Rd	Chambersburg	17202	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3449	267	15	17.4	98.9%	187 (70.0%)	10 (3.7%)	47 (17.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	$14,362			$893			$13,469	68.9	73.9	405	108
422052006209	514	Rockwood Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	435 Somerset Ave	Rockwood	15557	Somerset County	Rockwood Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 926-4677	292	25	11.6	42.8%	282 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$18,527			$1,938			$16,588	68.9	63	636	122
420384001608	515	W W Evans Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	59 Perry Ave	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Bloomsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-3167	254	16	15.4	32.3%	227 (89.4%)	8 (3.1%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$11,412			$720			$10,692	68.8	82.1	241	274
420732004833	516	Liberty-Valley Elementary School	Public	3-5	327 Liberty Valley Rd	Danville	17821	Montour County	Danville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 271-3268	499	39	12.8	40.1%	422 (84.6%)	10 (2.0%)	21 (4.2%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.6%)	$11,855			$711			$11,144	68.8	70.8	477	39
422142000618	517	Sharpsville Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Hittle Drive	Sharpsville	16150	Mercer County	Sharpsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 962-7455	448	27	16.5	45.3%	379 (84.6%)	18 (4.0%)	17 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	$14,457			$2,137			$12,320	68.8	66.4	565	48
420927007268	518	Fulton Elementary School	Public	K-4	51 East Fulton Street	Ephrata	17522	Lancaster County	Ephrata Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 721-1130	305	23	13.3	60.0%	211 (69.2%)	8 (2.6%)	54 (17.7%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	$17,089			$737			$16,352	68.8	63.5	628	110
420204003234	519	Roslyn School	Public	K-5	2565 Susquehanna Rd	Roslyn	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-3368	429	36	11.8	39.4%	218 (50.8%)	74 (17.2%)	64 (14.9%)	22 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (11.4%)	$18,775			$767			$18,009	68.8	79.5	291	228
422482007531	520	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-5	3700 Route 957	Russell	16345	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 757-4507	328	22	14.6	100.0%	316 (96.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$17,497			$3,534			$13,963	68.7	59.4	715	195

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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.

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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.