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)
422115004512	621	H W Good Elementary School	Public	K-4	1464 Herminie-WN Rd	Herminie	15637	Westmoreland County	Yough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 446-5503	276	20	13.8	51.4%	249 (90.2%)	6 (2.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	$15,432			$1,468			$13,964	63.7	72.5	443	178
421788002070	622	Springfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	11911 Bond St	East Springfield	16411	Erie County	Northwestern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 756-9400	179	18	10.1	105.0%	159 (88.8%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$16,900			$3,436			$13,465	63.7	72.7	439	183
421275000204	623	Myrtle Ave School	Public	K-5	3724 Myrtle Ave	Pittsburgh	15234	Allegheny County	Keystone Oaks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 571-6137	323	32	10	61.3%	224 (69.3%)	29 (9.0%)	11 (3.4%)	43 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$17,544			$1,006			$16,538	63.6	69.7	501	122
421641001072	624	Schweitzer Elementary School	Public	K-4	Harmony Road	Levittown	19056	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6380	454	30	15.1	39.0%	336 (74.0%)	37 (8.1%)	40 (8.8%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$17,068			$251			$16,817	63.6	70.5	481	143
420006100503	625	Philadelphia Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11000 Roosevelt Blvd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 676-8320	1,171	93	12.6	58.5%	702 (59.9%)	129 (11.0%)	172 (14.7%)	105 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (5.0%)	$1,912			$1,912			$00	63.6	67.7	539	86
422496002661	626	John Beck Elementary School	Public	K-6	418 E Lexington Rd	Lititz	17543	Lancaster County	Warwick School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 626-3702	445	32	13.7	33.5%	395 (88.8%)	5 (1.1%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$15,802			$519			$15,283	63.5	65.4	588	38
421248005243	627	Jersey Shore Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Locust St	Jersey Shore	17740	Lycoming County	Jersey Shore Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 398-7120	499	44	11.4	56.1%	473 (94.8%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$15,599			$979			$14,620	63.5	60.7	684	57
421710006605	628	Dassa McKinney Elementary School	Public	K-6	391 Hooker Rd	West Sunbury	16061	Butler County	Moniteau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 637-2321	579	43	13.3	100.0%	552 (95.3%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$15,233			$609			$14,624	63.4	67.8	537	91
420249002724	629	Annville Elementary School	Public	3-6	205 S White Oak St	Annville	17003	Lebanon County	Annville-Cleona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 867-7620	472	30	15.9	46.0%	346 (73.3%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (15.7%)	30 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	$20,460			$852			$19,608	63.3	64.4	605	24
422322003948	630	West Penn Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	185 School Dr	New Ringgold	17960	Schuylkill County	Tamaqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 386-5051	263	18	14.8	44.5%	241 (91.6%)	6 (2.3%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,917			$396			$11,521	63.3	54.3	799	169

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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.