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)
421194007121	391	Charles W Longer Elementary School	Public	K-6	1320 Union St	Hollidaysburg	16648	Blair County	Hollidaysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 695-4431	395	26	15	53.7%	360 (91.1%)	7 (1.8%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$13,423			$1,192			$12,230	75.2	64.2	609	218
421194006195	392	Frankstown Elementary School	Public	K-6	2463 Reservoir Rd	Hollidaysburg	16648	Blair County	Hollidaysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 695-4961	608	43	14.1	37.2%	568 (93.4%)	12 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.5%)	$12,492			$952			$11,540	75.1	78.6	314	78
421875001052	393	Seylar Elementary School	Public	K-5	820 Callowhill Rd	Perkasie	18944	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 257-6272	409	27	14.9	21.5%	321 (78.5%)	5 (1.2%)	41 (10.0%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	$18,674			$199			$18,475	75	82.6	230	163
422277000676	394	Gray's Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Brackenbourne Drive	Port Matilda	16870	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 235-6100	369	26	14	11.9%	330 (89.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	14 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$18,489			$608			$17,881	75	74.5	395	1
421722007348	395	Highcliff Elementary School	Public	K-5	156 Peony Ave	Pittsburgh	15229	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 318-1582	540	42	12.7	28.1%	457 (84.6%)	19 (3.5%)	23 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.4%)	$14,348			$602			$13,746	75	72.8	435	40
420459001148	396	Center Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	950 Mercer Road	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	631	51	12.3	40.3%	599 (94.9%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	$15,676			$1,048			$14,628	74.9	77.7	327	69
420783001532	397	Oklahoma Elementary School	Public	K-4	1032 Chestnut Ave	Du Bois	15801	Clearfield County	DuBois Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 371-3660	291	26	11.3	100.0%	272 (93.5%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$15,991			$1,640			$14,351	74.9	74.5	393	4
421257005326	398	Johnsonburg Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1356 Wilcox Rd	Johnsonburg	15845	Elk County	Johnsonburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 965-2577	290	24	12.2	60.7%	270 (93.1%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$17,026			$1,542			$15,484	74.9	69.1	516	118
421074002042	399	Elk Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2556 Maple Ave	Lake City	16423	Erie County	Girard School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 774-5602	573	49	11.6	60.2%	536 (93.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	$15,829			$3,128			$12,701	74.9	77.7	325	74
421935007298	400	Pivik Elementary School	Public	K-4	151 School Rd	Plum	15239	Allegheny County	Plum Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 795-4580	760	40	19.1	27.4%	658 (86.6%)	30 (3.9%)	17 (2.2%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	$12,377			$319			$12,058	74.8	73.4	422	22

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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.
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.