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)
420234007254	1041	Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School	Public	K-5	308 Hillside Avenue	Altoona	16601	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8400	386	31	12.2	99.2%	301 (78.0%)	36 (9.3%)	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.7%)	$15,499			$2,789			$12,711	37.1	33	1100	59
420086107428	1042	Baden Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1016 State Street	Baden	15005	Beaver County	Baden Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(855) 590-2227	603	39	15.4	65.5%	338 (56.1%)	164 (27.2%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (14.4%)	$16,715			$1,505			$15,210	37	32.6	1104	62
421689005260	1043	Newport Elementary School	Public	K-5	559 North 5th St	Newport	17074	Perry County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 567-3806	432	37	11.6	57.9%	387 (89.6%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$16,763			$1,790			$14,972	37	37.4	1058	15
420357003449	1044	Governor Wolf Elementary School	Public	K-5	1920 Butztown Rd	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 867-8191	458	33	13.7	59.2%	194 (42.4%)	51 (11.1%)	186 (40.6%)	19 (4.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$15,617			$1,872			$13,745	37	44.8	951	93
420333005211	1045	Belmont Hills Elementary School	Public	K-6	5000 Neshaminy Blvd	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 750-2800	547	41	13.2	100.0%	299 (54.7%)	64 (11.7%)	93 (17.0%)	65 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	$20,192			$1,135			$19,056	36.9	48.3	902	143
422574003594	1046	Carroll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6670 Spring Rd	Shermans Dale	17090	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 582-4256	332	28	11.8	101.2%	305 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$9,756			$708			$9,048	36.8	57.6	742	304
421899003713	1047	Houston Henry E School	Public	K-8	7300 Rural Lane	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3490	419	29	14.3	100.0%	95 (22.7%)	294 (70.2%)	15 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$20,303			$9,537			$10,766	36.7	43.1	973	74
420708001650	1048	Neason Hill Elementary School	Public	K-6	11293 Williamson Rd	Meadville	16335	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 724-7886	325	23	13.8	100.0%	271 (83.4%)	11 (3.4%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.2%)	$14,828			$3,240			$11,588	36.6	34.7	1084	36
420666005048	1049	Dunbar Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	711 Ridge Blvd	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 628-6330	570	43	13.3	100.0%	525 (92.1%)	9 (1.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$17,714			$3,031			$14,683	36.4	38.5	1043	6
421344002743	1050	Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Woodland St	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	414	26	15.9	100.0%	87 (21.0%)	12 (2.9%)	292 (70.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$12,200			$1,584			$10,617	36.4	29.7	1127	77

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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.