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)
421989000479	581	Trumbauersville Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Woodview Dr	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 529-2550	361	28	12.8	37.7%	290 (80.3%)	11 (3.0%)	36 (10.0%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$19,551			$408			$19,144	65.7	66.1	572	9
422279000259	582	Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	4100 Main St	Munhall	15120	Allegheny County	Steel Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 464-3600	348	24	14.3	100.0%	266 (76.4%)	44 (12.6%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	$19,825			$3,110			$16,715	65.7	77.7	336	246
421302002922	583	Lehman-Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-6	1237 Market St	Dallas	18612	Luzerne County	Lake-Lehman School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 675-2165	418	29	14.2	30.1%	396 (94.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$16,542			$231			$16,310	65.7	65.8	575	8
421145004566	584	Hanover Street Elementary School	Public	K-4	101 East Hanover Street	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	252	21	11.9	79.8%	148 (58.7%)	6 (2.4%)	64 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.7%)	$16,243			$1,493			$14,750	65.6	75.1	385	199
420330000914	585	Lewis M Myers Elementary School	Public	K-4	220 Martin Street	Bellwood	16617	Blair County	Bellwood-Antis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 742-2272	400	31	12.9	42.3%	390 (97.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,803			$1,868			$13,935	65.5	68.3	535	50
422496002660	586	Lititz Elementary School	Public	K-6	20 S Cedar St	Lititz	17543	Lancaster County	Warwick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 626-3701	456	30	15.4	37.7%	354 (77.6%)	14 (3.1%)	51 (11.2%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$16,075			$528			$15,547	65.4	66.1	571	15
420384001606	587	Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Market St	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Bloomsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-7885	432	38	11.4	62.5%	312 (72.2%)	36 (8.3%)	53 (12.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$12,710			$512			$12,198	65.4	69.3	508	79
422496002661	588	John Beck Elementary School	Public	K-6	418 E Lexington Rd	Lititz	17543	Lancaster County	Warwick School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 626-3702	438	32	13.5	26.5%	402 (91.8%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$15,802			$519			$15,283	65.4	77.7	338	250
421858001911	589	Aston Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Tryens Rd	Aston	19014	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 497-6300	419	30	13.8	35.1%	350 (83.5%)	19 (4.5%)	27 (6.4%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$16,268			$596			$15,673	65.3	68.2	536	53
422115004507	590	Mendon Elementary School	Public	K-4	164 Route 31	Ruffs Dale	15679	Westmoreland County	Yough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 872-6484	226	17	13.4	51.8%	221 (97.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$14,969			$1,499			$13,470	65.3	52.5	850	260

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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