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)
420087207491	1241	Universal Alcorn Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 Dickinson Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Universal Alcorn Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 952-6219	422	21	20	100.2%	8 (1.9%)	366 (86.7%)	24 (5.7%)	11 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$16,689			$3,470			$13,219	18.2	19.5	1233	8
421899007703	1242	Northeast Community Propel Academy	Public	K-8	7500 Rowland Ave	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-4000	1,762	99	17.8	100.0%	346 (19.6%)	346 (19.6%)	699 (39.7%)	312 (17.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (3.2%)	$13,596			$6,534			$7,062	18.2	15.9	1263	21
422482000878	1243	Warren Area Elementary Center	Public	K-4	343 E Fifth Avenue	Warren	16365	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 723-9061	708	51	13.8	100.0%	653 (92.2%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	$18,255			$3,675			$14,580	18.1	34.9	1082	161
420540001779	1244	Phillips Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Oakmont Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-3203	414	30	14	100.0%	122 (29.5%)	96 (23.2%)	73 (17.6%)	80 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.4%)	$15,249			$1,917			$13,333	18	29.4	1131	113
422004005027	1245	Thirteenth & Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5766	495	32	15.4	100.0%	26 (5.3%)	17 (3.4%)	443 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$00			$00			$00	18	11.4	1336	91
420089007574	1246	Provident Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	1400 Troy Hill Road	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Provident Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 709-5160	323	68	4.7	49.8%	212 (65.6%)	69 (21.4%)	11 (3.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.7%)	$27,786			$3,515			$24,272	17.9	11.5	1331	85
422630006923	1247	Heights/Murray Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 S Sherman St	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7256	843	45	18.5	100.0%	99 (11.7%)	169 (20.0%)	487 (57.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.5%)	$14,585			$4,534			$10,051	17.8	14.8	1278	31
421899003636	1248	Waring Laura W School	Public	PK, KG-8	1801 Green St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7560	210	20	10.3	101.0%	32 (15.2%)	144 (68.6%)	17 (8.1%)	12 (5.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$23,809			$11,541			$12,267	17.8	14.7	1280	32
420005500495	1249	Universal Institute Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	800 S 15th Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Universal Institute Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 732-7988	563	32	17.5	100.2%	1 (0.2%)	518 (92.0%)	33 (5.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$23,101			$10,316			$12,785	17.6	20	1227	22
420228007364	1250	Luis A. Ramos Elementary School	Public	K-5	1430 West Allen St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4841	699	44	16	100.0%	34 (4.9%)	64 (9.2%)	545 (78.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.3%)	$16,765			$2,796			$13,969	17.5	15.6	1271	21

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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.