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)
421272501588	691	Woodward Elementary School	Public	K-4	35 King Street	Lock Haven	17745	Clinton County	Keystone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 893-4900	187	15	12.6	100.0%	178 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$18,626			$1,964			$16,662	60.9	54.1	806	115
420082407329	692	Todd Lane Elementary School	Public	3-5	113 Todd Ln	Monaca	15061	Beaver County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 775-1050	477	37	13	40.5%	414 (86.8%)	34 (7.1%)	11 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$15,916			$746			$15,170	60.9	63.6	626	66
421566003039	693	Montgomery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	120 Penn St	Montgomery	17752	Lycoming County	Montgomery Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 547-1608	528	38	13.8	47.9%	491 (93.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$14,575			$2,609			$11,966	60.8	55	786	93
420219005296	694	Acmetonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Pearl Street	Cheswick	15024	Allegheny County	Allegheny Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 274-6500	467	39	11.9	100.0%	411 (88.0%)	13 (2.8%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$21,120			$1,669			$19,451	60.7	54	807	113
421302002922	695	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	422	30	13.9	36.5%	400 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$16,542			$231			$16,310	60.7	65.7	583	112
420858004850	696	West Creek Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Erford Rd	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	East Pennsboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 732-0142	584	41	14.3	57.5%	336 (57.5%)	56 (9.6%)	79 (13.5%)	67 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	$11,579			$1,450			$10,129	60.7	61	675	21
420402000349	697	School Street Elementary School	Public	3-5	76 School St	Bradford	16701	McKean County	Bradford Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 368-3183	498	39	12.7	100.8%	463 (93.0%)	8 (1.6%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	$16,739			$3,416			$13,322	60.6	49.6	877	180
420798006591	698	Dunmore Elementary Center	Public	K-6	300 W Warren St	Dunmore	18509	Lackawanna County	Dunmore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 347-6794	790	59	13.4	100.0%	572 (72.4%)	67 (8.5%)	103 (13.0%)	32 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	$11,194			$1,601			$9,593	60.6	60.9	678	20
422073006864	699	Salisbury Elementary School	Public	K-4	1400 Gaskill Ave	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Salisbury Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 791-2800	498	38	13.1	48.8%	273 (54.8%)	16 (3.2%)	142 (28.5%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.8%)	$55			$04			$51	60.6	47.6	913	214
421764010038	700	Northern Lebanon Elementary School	Public	K-6	346 School Dr	Fredericksburg	17026	Lebanon County	Northern Lebanon School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 865-2118	1,060	68	15.5	49.0%	872 (82.3%)	8 (0.8%)	146 (13.8%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.3%)								60.5			(n/a)

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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.