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)
422406002709	631	Union Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 S Scotland Ln	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Union Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 652-6683	338	29	11.6	66.0%	262 (77.5%)	34 (10.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.2%)	$18,116			$1,268			$16,848	63.3	72.1	450	181
421773007291	632	Russell B Walter Elementary School	Public	K-6	65 Jct Cross Road	Tioga	16946	Tioga County	Northern Tioga School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 827-2171	493	34	14.4	100.0%	470 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$12,863			$1,453			$11,410	63.3	56.2	773	141
421176004399	633	West Hempfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	469 Wendel Road	Irwin	15642	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 850-2780	509	39	13.1	47.9%	456 (89.6%)	7 (1.4%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	$15,333			$806			$14,527	63.2	65.2	594	39
420414000068	634	Moore School	Public	K-5	3809 Dalewood St	Pittsburgh	15227	Allegheny County	Brentwood Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 881-7776	207	18	11.4	62.8%	127 (61.4%)	21 (10.1%)	3 (1.4%)	32 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.1%)	$21,883			$2,555			$19,328	63.2	74.3	401	233
421641001069	635	Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Heights Lane	Feasterville Trevose	19053	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6370	473	28	16.6	43.8%	316 (66.8%)	11 (2.3%)	30 (6.3%)	70 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.5%)	$17,413			$256			$17,157	63.2	59.4	713	78
420729007519	636	Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Center	Public	2-4	200 Boone Drive	Douglassville	19518	Berks County	Daniel Boone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 689-6240	627	43	14.5	41.9%	481 (76.7%)	33 (5.3%)	55 (8.8%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.0%)	$14,746			$1,039			$13,707	63.2	56.9	760	124
421858005223	637	Pennell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3300 Richard Rd	Aston	19014	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 497-6300	401	28	14.2	31.7%	354 (88.3%)	13 (3.2%)	12 (3.0%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$16,304			$597			$15,707	63.2	75.2	371	266
420768004557	638	Leib Elementary School	Public	K-5	2925 Oakland Rd	Dover	17315	York County	Dover Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 292-8070	398	26	15.5	58.0%	299 (75.1%)	15 (3.8%)	58 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	$15,824			$1,193			$14,631	63.1	59.1	722	84
421548003537	639	White Deer Elementary School	Public	K-5	631 New Columbia Rd	New Columbia	17856	Union County	Milton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 742-7614	323	25	12.9	53.3%	265 (82.0%)	10 (3.1%)	28 (8.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$17,778			$3,070			$14,708	63.1	60.8	680	41
422217004600	640	Stewartstown Elementary School	Public	K-4	17945 Barrens Rd N	Stewartstown	17363	York County	South Eastern School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 993-2725	425	32	13.3	28.0%	370 (87.1%)	20 (4.7%)	19 (4.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$17,078			$95			$16,983	63	69.8	496	144

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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