Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1534)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
422432001966	1071	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	2601 Bond Ave	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-4520	592	55	10.6	100.0%	184 (31.1%)	252 (42.6%)	50 (8.4%)	48 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.5%)	$16,030			$994			$15,037	35.8	42.9	995	76
421989005132	1072	Quakertown Elementary School	Public	K-5	123 S 7th St	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 529-2410	252	22	11.6	65.1%	165 (65.5%)	10 (4.0%)	65 (25.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	$20,263			$1,234			$19,029	35.8	38.4	1041	31
420333006788	1073	Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	3100 Donallen Dr	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 750-2800	622	38	16.5	51.6%	399 (64.1%)	38 (6.1%)	94 (15.1%)	64 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$18,800			$1,135			$17,665	35.7	27.9	1135	62
422133003170	1074	Musser Elementary School	Public	K-6	500 Cedar Ave	Sharon	16146	Mercer County	Sharon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 981-4381	309	26	11.7	100.0%	94 (30.4%)	161 (52.1%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.2%)	$15,841			$1,901			$13,941	35.3	24.5	1171	97
422673009972	1075	Wyoming Area Intermediate Center	Public	4-6	100 Montgomery Avenue	West Pittston	18643	Luzerne County	Wyoming Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 654-1404	484	35	13.7	99.6%	400 (82.6%)	18 (3.7%)	40 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.5%)	$14,949			$1,552			$13,397	35.3	38.6	1039	36
421989001122	1076	Neidig Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Penrose St	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 529-2360	505	33	15.3	46.9%	391 (77.4%)	11 (2.2%)	66 (13.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	$17,177			$640			$16,537	35.2	35.7	1070	6
422109002474	1077	Frances Willard #32	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Eynon St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3692	348	25	14	100.0%	117 (33.6%)	48 (13.8%)	145 (41.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	$16,077			$1,030			$15,047	35.2	29.5	1118	41
420011900756	1078	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	One Innovation Way	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(717) 710-3300	20,355	1,171	17.3		11,678 (57.4%)	3,385 (16.6%)	3,532 (17.4%)	199 (1.0%)	69 (0.3%)	49 (0.2%)	1,443 (7.1%)	$11,825			$2,427			$9,398	35.2	43.1	994	84
420357003453	1079	Clearview Elementary School	Public	K-5	2121 Abington Rd	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-5994	382	28	13.7	63.4%	157 (41.1%)	42 (11.0%)	171 (44.8%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,463			$1,275			$14,188	35.1	37.1	1062	17
422109005232	1080	Neil Armstrong #40	Public	K-4	N Lincoln Ave & Clearview St	Scranton	18508	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3661	428	38	11.2	99.8%	175 (40.9%)	54 (12.6%)	135 (31.5%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	$17,331			$1,899			$15,432	35	23.6	1188	108

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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 8, 2023, 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.