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)
421425003303	481	Eagleville Elementary School	Public	K-4	125 Summit Ave	Eagleville	19403	Montgomery County	Methacton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 489-5000	397	30	13.1	35.8%	250 (63.0%)	23 (5.8%)	76 (19.1%)	30 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$21,146			$549			$20,597	70.4	68.2	530	49
420348006349	482	Nescopeck Elementary School	Public	K-4	315 Dewey St	Nescopeck	18635	Luzerne County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 759-6400	151	13	11.9	100.0%	136 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	$12,841			$995			$11,846	70.4	72	453	29
421194000088	483	Foot of Ten Elementary School	Public	K-6	450 Foot of Ten Rd	Duncansville	16635	Blair County	Hollidaysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 695-1941	506	36	14	39.9%	486 (96.0%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,465			$917			$11,547	70.4	75.1	376	107
421737003500	484	Moore Elementary School	Public	K-5	2835 Mountain View Dr	Bath	18014	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 837-1859	342	31	10.8	38.3%	300 (87.7%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,388			$1,576			$19,812	70.4	73.1	427	57
420753007200	485	Delaware Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Avenue S	Matamoras	18336	Pike County	Delaware Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 296-1820	493	36	13.6	45.0%	381 (77.3%)	11 (2.2%)	73 (14.8%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$19,228			$883			$18,345	70.3	63.4	629	144
420291001331	486	Port Matilda Elementary School	Public	K-5	209 Locust Street	Port Matilda	16870	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 692-7429	99	9	10.6	39.4%	94 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$25,245			$457			$24,788	70.3	71.7	460	26
420357003455	487	Miller Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	3605 Allen St	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 868-6441	331	27	12.3	42.6%	181 (54.7%)	40 (12.1%)	94 (28.4%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,069			$736			$16,333	70.2	75.3	366	121
421884001112	488	Walt Disney Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Lakeside Drive North	Levittown	19054	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 949-6868	351	33	10.7	54.7%	231 (65.8%)	28 (8.0%)	52 (14.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.0%)	$18,881			$828			$18,053	70.2	79.3	293	195
420978000791	489	Andrew Maier Elementary School	Public	K-4	355 Andrew Maier Blvd	Blandon	19510	Berks County	Fleetwood Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 926-2502	244	21	11.7	40.6%	180 (73.8%)	12 (4.9%)	47 (19.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$15,235			$1,287			$13,948	70.2	64.3	607	118
420696000544	490	Maureen M Welch Elementary School	Public	K-6	750 New Road	Churchville	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 944-1800	533	39	13.7	18.0%	456 (85.6%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.4%)	40 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$19,837			$302			$19,534	70.1	78.9	305	185

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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