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)
420006700511	1091	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	413 Fairview Street	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 983-4080	1,164	101	11.5	40.8%	463 (39.8%)	327 (28.1%)	130 (11.2%)	86 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	157 (13.5%)	$17,075			$1,122			$15,954	31.7	26.9	1153	62
420363000799	1092	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 15th Street	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-3420	456	34	13.4	100.0%	156 (34.2%)	152 (33.3%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	126 (27.6%)	$17,778			$2,246			$15,533	31.7	24.7	1172	80
421142007271	1093	Lee Park Elementary School	Public	3-4	99 Lee Park Ave	Hanover Township	18706	Luzerne County	Hanover Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 824-4741	298	21	14.2	77.2%	151 (50.7%)	47 (15.8%)	84 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$13,385			$2,149			$11,236	31.6			(n/a)
420540001812	1094	Chambers Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	6450 Chambers Hill Rd	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 561-1655	248	25	9.9	100.0%	56 (22.6%)	52 (21.0%)	43 (17.3%)	67 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.1%)	$17,603			$2,031			$15,572	31.5	21.9	1204	110
422595002878	1095	Dana Elementary Center	Public	K-5	50 Dana Street	Forty Fort	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 283-0591	600	36	16.5	100.0%	385 (64.2%)	34 (5.7%)	116 (19.3%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.2%)	$12,818			$1,602			$11,216	31.4	32.5	1108	13
420507009974	1096	Carmichaels Area Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	225 N Vine St	Carmichaels	15320	Greene County	Carmichaels Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 966-5045	443	36	12.3	99.3%	430 (97.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$18,532			$4,273			$14,259	31.3	27.5	1148	52
422037005043	1097	Eddystone Elementary School	Public	K-5	1410 E. 9th Street	Eddystone	19022	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-1900	230	20	11.3	86.1%	79 (34.3%)	86 (37.4%)	28 (12.2%)	13 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.4%)	$21,543			$500			$21,043	31	20.2	1224	127
420248005205	1098	Mt Penn Elementary School	Public	3-6	2310 Cumberland Ave	Mount Penn	19606	Berks County	Antietam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 779-3547	259	31	8.3	100.0%	79 (30.5%)	19 (7.3%)	146 (56.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$21,174			$2,059			$19,115	30.9	30.6	1124	26
422379007393	1099	Troy Intrmd School	Public	3-6	206 King Street	Troy	16947	Bradford County	Troy Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 297-4565	431	35	12.4	61.3%	414 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$15,190			$1,683			$13,507	30.7	27.4	1151	52
421989001122	1100	Neidig Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Penrose St	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 529-2360	494	34	14.5	48.8%	369 (74.7%)	12 (2.4%)	79 (16.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$17,177			$640			$16,537	30.6	35.2	1076	24

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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.