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)
421899005186	41	Greenfield Albert Middle School	Public	K-8	2200 Chestnut St	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 400-7819	730	44	16.5	100.0%	388 (53.2%)	86 (11.8%)	86 (11.8%)	90 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.0%)	$16,357			$6,928			$9,429	92	92.9	41
421416003291	42	Gladwyne School	Public	K-4	230 West Righters Mill Rd	Gladwyne	19035	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1440	545	43	12.5	12.5%	395 (72.5%)	31 (5.7%)	31 (5.7%)	32 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.3%)	$25,884			$249			$25,636	91.9	95.4	5	37
422260006518	43	Sabold Elementary School	Public	2-5	468 E Thomson Ave	Springfield	19064	Delaware County	Springfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 938-6500	668	45	14.9	29.3%	483 (72.3%)	65 (9.7%)	22 (3.3%)	61 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	$15,484			$343			$15,141	91.9	94.2	19	24
421839007376	44	Lingle Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 S Lingle Ave	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 838-1331	575	36	15.9	31.5%	420 (73.0%)	9 (1.6%)	49 (8.5%)	61 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.1%)	$12,155			$533			$11,622	91.9	89.4	107	63
421866004490	45	McCullough Elementary School	Public	K-5	213 Watt Rd	Jeannette	15644	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 744-7441	458	29	15.5	22.5%	423 (92.4%)	8 (1.7%)	10 (2.2%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$11,872			$439			$11,433	91.8	92.2	55	10
420771006621	46	Uwchlan Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Peck Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-5656	531	35	15	10.4%	334 (62.9%)	6 (1.1%)	33 (6.2%)	132 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$15,225			$293			$14,932	91.8	88.6	123	77
420312000842	47	Dutch Ridge Elementary School	Public	3-6	2220 Dutch Ridge Road	Beaver	15009	Beaver County	Beaver Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 774-1017	619	36	17.2	20.8%	576 (93.1%)	7 (1.1%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	$13,476			$270			$13,206	91.8	92.8	43	4
421611000249	48	Foster Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Vermont Ave	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2162	295	21	14.1	12.5%	232 (78.6%)	5 (1.7%)	11 (3.7%)	27 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.1%)	$18,044			$550			$17,493	91.8	89.7	102	54
420384001610	49	Beaver-Main Elementary School	Public	K-5	245 Beaver Valley Road	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Bloomsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-0309	91	7	13.4	40.7%	88 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,039			$526			$11,512	91.7	86.5	166	117
420240003414	50	Stony Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1721 Yost Rd	Blue Bell	19422	Montgomery County	Wissahickon School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 619-8108	655	48	13.6	17.4%	399 (60.9%)	38 (5.8%)	34 (5.2%)	141 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	$25,940			$734			$25,206	91.7	94.7	10	40

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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