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)
422544007551	451	West Greene Elementary Center	Public	K-6	1350 Hargus Creek Rd	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	West Greene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 499-5183	362	35	10.3	59.4%	356 (98.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,639			$1,637			$20,001	72	68.9	521	70
421914003909	452	Pine Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	107 School Street	Pine Grove	17963	Schuylkill County	Pine Grove Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 345-2731	551	45	12.3	47.9%	513 (93.1%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$10,466			$699			$9,767	72	63.3	631	179
422415002137	453	Marclay School	Public	K-5	111 Bruceton Road	Markleysburg	15459	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 329-4248	86	6	13.2	97.7%	82 (95.3%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	$18,507			$5,878			$12,629	71.9	64.5	604	151
420627002510	454	Adamstown Elementary School	Public	K-5	256 West Main Street	Adamstown	19501	Lancaster County	Cocalico School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 484-1601	403	28	14.1	41.4%	337 (83.6%)	5 (1.2%)	35 (8.7%)	16 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$4,315			$687			$3,628	71.9	66.8	556	102
421788005144	455	Northwestern Elementary School	Public	K-5	10450 John Williams Avenue	Albion	16401	Erie County	Northwestern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 756-9400	348	31	11.2	100.0%	326 (93.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$15,957			$2,847			$13,110	71.9	68.3	528	73
421458000505	456	Brecht School	Public	K-4	1250 Lititz Pike	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 291-1733	232	18	12.8	44.4%	118 (50.9%)	14 (6.0%)	55 (23.7%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.2%)	$16,204			$711			$15,494	71.7	69.3	512	56
422424006680	457	United Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10775 Route 56 East	Armagh	15920	Indiana County	United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 446-5615	463	37	12.5	54.0%	445 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$21,256			$2,731			$18,525	71.6	67.3	547	90
420432005231	458	Hickory Grove Elementary School	Public	3-6	104 Jenks Street	Brookville	15825	Jefferson County	Brookville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 849-1112	425	33	12.9	55.1%	415 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$14,687			$1,102			$13,585	71.5	67.9	536	78
422565009970	459	Oakview Elementary School	Public	4-6	3591 Sharon Rd	West Middlesex	16159	Mercer County	West Middlesex Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 634-3030	158	16	10	50.0%	146 (92.4%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	$14,417			$523			$13,894	71.4	73	429	30
420693003868	460	Coudersport Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	802 Vine Street	Coudersport	16915	Potter County	Coudersport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 274-8500	283	32	8.9	50.2%	263 (92.9%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$16,253			$3,089			$13,164	71.4	57.4	752	292

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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.
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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.