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)
420396000763	601	Earl Elementary School	Public	K-5	22 Schoolhouse Rd	Boyertown	19512	Berks County	Boyertown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 369-7504	265	19	13.8	32.8%	239 (90.2%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$32,549			$1,193			$31,356	64.5	49.6	875	274
421431003036	602	Donald E. Schick School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Four Mile Dr	Montoursville	17754	Lycoming County	Loyalsock Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 326-3554	735	49	15	101.4%	585 (79.6%)	42 (5.7%)	20 (2.7%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (9.9%)	$9,735			$503			$9,231	64.4	68.8	523	79
421087001461	603	Sugartown Elementary School	Public	K-5	611 Sugartown Rd	Malvern	19355	Chester County	Great Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 699-1500	542	40	13.6	25.1%	273 (50.4%)	13 (2.4%)	96 (17.7%)	119 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.4%)	$19,875			$205			$19,671	64.4	71.6	463	140
421737000166	604	Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School	Public	K-5	1677 Lincoln Ave	Northampton	18067	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 262-6430	805	60	13.4	55.4%	562 (69.8%)	28 (3.5%)	178 (22.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	$17,881			$1,381			$16,500	64.4	71.5	467	137
420279001365	605	Avon Grove Intrmd School	Public	2-5	395 S. Jennersville Road	West Grove	19390	Chester County	Avon Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 869-2010	1,484	86	17.3	33.5%	1,009 (68.0%)	23 (1.5%)	408 (27.5%)	24 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.1%)	$13,539			$576			$12,962	64.4	65.9	576	29
422451007701	606	Upper Moreland Elementary School	Public	K-5	3980 Orangemans Rd	Hatboro	19040	Montgomery County	Upper Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 325-1400	1,633	110	14.9	41.5%	1,045 (64.0%)	155 (9.5%)	235 (14.4%)	90 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (6.6%)	$18,628			$1,022			$17,606	64.4	69.7	502	104
421269001400	607	New Garden Elementary School	Public	1-5	265 New Garden Road	Toughkenamon	19374	Chester County	Kennett Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 268-6900	466	39	11.9	40.6%	260 (55.8%)	9 (1.9%)	171 (36.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$17,160			$799			$16,361	64.3	62.2	654	47
422496004823	608	Kissel Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	215 Landis Valley Rd	Lititz	17543	Lancaster County	Warwick School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 626-3703	574	35	16.5	34.0%	467 (81.4%)	15 (2.6%)	52 (9.1%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.4%)	$14,385			$472			$13,913	64.3	66.8	555	53
421950003214	609	Tobyhanna Elementary Center	Public	K-6	398 Old Route 940	Pocono Pines	18350	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	555	60	9.2	99.5%	300 (54.1%)	60 (10.8%)	156 (28.1%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.5%)	$23,141			$1,310			$21,831	64.3	66.6	561	48
421347006579	610	David Leech Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Siberian Ave	Leechburg	15656	Armstrong County	Leechburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 845-6071	319	24	13.3	19.7%	288 (90.3%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$19,077			$3,789			$15,288	64.3	72.1	449	161

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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