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)
422157006021	671	Shippensburg Area Intrm School	Public	4-5	601 Hollar Avenue	Shippensburg	17257	Cumberland County	Shippensburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 530-3189	514	32	15.8	61.5%	367 (71.4%)	47 (9.1%)	47 (9.1%)	43 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$30			$03			$27	61.6	57.2	755	84
421455007632	672	Doe Run Elementary School	Public	K-4	281 Doe Run Rd	Manheim	17545	Lancaster County	Manheim Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 665-8800	640	45	14.3	37.5%	502 (78.4%)	10 (1.6%)	83 (13.0%)	29 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	$17,625			$676			$16,950	61.6	60.4	693	21
420297006787	673	J.E. Harrison Education Center	Public	3-6	129 Windvale Dr	Pittsburgh	15236	Allegheny County	Baldwin-Whitehall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 885-7530	1,409	86	16.4	53.9%	826 (58.6%)	97 (6.9%)	35 (2.5%)	380 (27.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (4.8%)	$13,025			$573			$12,452	61.6	60	702	29
421215002321	674	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	4-5	1460 School St	Indiana	15701	Indiana County	Indiana Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 463-8566	218	17	13.2	60.1%	181 (83.0%)	7 (3.2%)	6 (2.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.6%)	$18,825			$1,208			$17,617	61.6	49.2	883	209
421815000099	675	Oley Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	3257 Friedensburg Rd	Oley	19547	Berks County	Oley Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 987-4100	610	51	11.9	33.6%	521 (85.4%)	7 (1.1%)	51 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$15,358			$1,388			$13,970	61.6	58.9	724	49
420867006798	676	East Stroudsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	93 Independence Rd	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-1905	593	45	13	48.9%	286 (48.2%)	115 (19.4%)	57 (9.6%)	7 (1.2%)	48 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (13.5%)	$20,884			$1,207			$19,677	61.6	62.2	652	24
422181002655	677	Quarryville Elementary School	Public	K-5	211 S Hess St	Quarryville	17566	Lancaster County	Solanco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 786-2546	336	26	12.8	47.3%	280 (83.3%)	7 (2.1%)	39 (11.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$16,726			$2,016			$14,710	61.5	52.2	839	162
421145004568	678	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 Moul Avenue	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	225	19	11.9	61.3%	146 (64.9%)	11 (4.9%)	29 (12.9%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.3%)	$14,801			$942			$13,859	61.5	69	517	161
420357003456	679	Farmersville Elementary School	Public	K-5	7036 Wm Penn Highway	Easton	18045	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 868-0471	351	28	12.7	34.8%	208 (59.3%)	40 (11.4%)	60 (17.1%)	39 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,572			$762			$14,810	61.3	68	533	146
421617004454	680	Donegal Elementary School	Public	K-4	138 Schoolhouse Lane	Jones Mills	15646	Westmoreland County	Mount Pleasant Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 547-4100	118	9	13.8	52.5%	111 (94.1%)	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,550			$826			$14,724	61.3	43.3	966	286

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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:

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

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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.