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)
422244001178	341	Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Pittsburgh St	Zelienople	16063	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 452-8280	749	50	15.1	19.2%	682 (91.1%)	9 (1.2%)	20 (2.7%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	$14,329			$803			$13,526	77.5	79.8	286	55
421488004244	342	Joe Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	2510 Park Ave	Washington	15301	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 222-3061	204	17	11.7	51.5%	188 (92.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	$18,956			$1,476			$17,480	77.5	70.5	480	138
420684006302	343	Cornwall Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Burd Coleman Rd	Cornwall	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 273-4571	532	39	13.8	38.0%	393 (73.9%)	10 (1.9%)	83 (15.6%)	23 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$14,789			$856			$13,933	77.4	76.5	343
420855002804	344	Macungie Elementary School	Public	K-5	4062 Brookside Rd	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 965-1617	516	37	14.1	34.9%	364 (70.5%)	22 (4.3%)	81 (15.7%)	26 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$18,605			$1,091			$17,514	77.3	71.9	456	112
421515006208	345	Meyersdale Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	1345 Shaw Mines Rd	Meyersdale	15552	Somerset County	Meyersdale Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 634-8313	313	31	10.2	57.5%	301 (96.2%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$20,438			$2,761			$17,677	77.3	73.7	415	70
421284007278	346	Kiski Area North Primary School	Public	K-4	1048 School Road	Leechburg	15656	Armstrong County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 845-2032	457	31	14.6	42.9%	424 (92.8%)	12 (2.6%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$17,363			$804			$16,559	77.2	78.6	315	31
421533004724	347	Chestnut Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 W 54th St	Erie	16509	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 835-5550	396	29	13.5	52.8%	315 (79.5%)	7 (1.8%)	12 (3.0%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.1%)	$14,620			$1,536			$13,084	77.2	74.9	381	34
421533002054	348	Belle Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 Henderson Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 835-5600	603	42	14.2	56.1%	397 (65.8%)	26 (4.3%)	25 (4.1%)	100 (16.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.6%)	$15,084			$1,900			$13,183	77.1	73.4	423	75
420768000356	349	North Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	5161 N Salem Church Rd	Dover	17315	York County	Dover Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 292-8071	370	29	12.7	98.1%	301 (81.4%)	15 (4.1%)	38 (10.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$20,459			$1,488			$18,970	77.1	75.5	360	11
420459001150	350	Connoquenessing Elementary School	Public	K-5	102 Connoquenessing School Roa	Renfrew	16053	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 287-8721	296	20	14.8	28.7%	287 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,676			$1,048			$14,628	77	87.3	150	200

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.