Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
420540009939	1171	Lawnton Elementary School	Public	K-5	4400 Franklin St	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 558-9430	283	20	14.2	99.3%	29 (10.2%)	63 (22.3%)	28 (9.9%)	136 (48.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	$15,170			$2,634			$12,536	23.6	43.3	967	204
420357006634	1172	William Penn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1002 Main St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 694-0116	239	19	12.3	72.0%	75 (31.4%)	40 (16.7%)	115 (48.1%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$18,979			$1,844			$17,135	23.6	22.7	1193	21
420008800587	1173	Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	630 Park Avenue	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 275-8500	2,959	232	12.7		1,429 (48.3%)	751 (25.4%)	487 (16.5%)	83 (2.8%)	26 (0.9%)	6 (0.2%)	177 (6.0%)	$14,885			$1,606			$13,279	23.5	26.2	1158	15
421917006042	1174	Pittsburgh Liberty K-5	Public, Magnet	K-5	601 Filbert St	Pittsburgh	15232	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-8450	264	24	10.9	100.0%	31 (11.7%)	199 (75.4%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.3%)	$25,846			$3,325			$22,521	23.5	17.1	1251	77
420501001686	1175	Mt Holly Springs Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 Mooreland Ave	Carlisle	17065	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 240-6800	223	20	11.4	59.6%	180 (80.7%)	6 (2.7%)	22 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	$18,247			$1,276			$16,971	23.5	22.9	1192	17
421698000047	1176	Whitehall Elementary School	Public	K-4	399 N Whitehall Rd	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 630-6000	486	37	13.2	100.0%	40 (8.2%)	134 (27.6%)	273 (56.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$22,093			$2,480			$19,613	23.4	18.6	1242	66
421020006166	1177	Victory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1819 Georgetown Rd	Harrisville	16038	Butler County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 786-7311	223	23	9.5	100.0%	210 (94.2%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$18,481			$1,201			$17,280	23.3	34	1088	89
421170000370	1178	West Hazleton El/Middle School	Public	K-8	325 North St	West Hazleton	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	949	63	15	100.0%	94 (9.9%)	21 (2.2%)	817 (86.1%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$10,685			$1,396			$9,289	23.2	15.8	1268	90
422432001964	1179	Garrettford Elementary School	Public	1-5	3830 Garrett Rd	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 626-9168	568	37	15.4	100.0%	142 (25.0%)	292 (51.4%)	46 (8.1%)	41 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.3%)	$15,080			$1,015			$14,065	23.1	36.1	1068	111
421899003771	1180	Rhawnhurst School	Public	PK, KG-5	7809 Castor Ave	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3220	623	37	16.6	100.0%	146 (23.4%)	101 (16.2%)	156 (25.0%)	193 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.2%)	$16,392			$7,834			$8,558	23.1	30.4	1126	54

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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.
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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.