Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1534)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
420324006229	541	Pleasant Gap Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 S Main St	Pleasant Gap	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 359-2739	193	21	9.3	25.4%	178 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$24,943			$2,506			$22,437	67.7	59.1	710	169
420501001687	542	North Dickinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	151 N Dickinson School Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	188	13	14.6	33.0%	152 (80.9%)	9 (4.8%)	17 (9.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$17,295			$248			$17,047	67.6	70.9	483	59
421728003280	543	Oak Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	500 Squirrel Ln	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 368-4017	536	41	13	58.8%	208 (38.8%)	30 (5.6%)	85 (15.9%)	158 (29.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.5%)	$18,369			$1,139			$17,229	67.6	64.7	598	55
421874009957	544	Saegertown Elementary School	Public	K-6	18741 State Highway 198	Saegertown	16433	Crawford County	Penncrest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 337-1611	449	34	13.2	47.9%	425 (94.7%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$17,966			$2,579			$15,388	67.6	65.2	584	40
421512003157	545	Mercer Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	301 Lamor Rd	Mercer	16137	Mercer County	Mercer Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 662-5102	582	44	13.2	100.0%	538 (92.4%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	$13,720			$1,689			$12,032	67.5	75	390	155
422508000274	546	Wattsburg Area Elementary Center	Public	K-4	10780 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 824-3400	455	35	12.8	100.0%	436 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$20,051			$1,510			$18,541	67.5	62.7	631	85
422424006680	547	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	67.3	69.4	506	41
421743007423	548	Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Country Club Drive	Ellwood City	16117	Lawrence County	Riverside Beaver County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 758-7512	635	40	15.7	49.3%	609 (95.9%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$13,217			$726			$12,491	67.3	71.7	464	84
421641001071	549	Miller Elementary School	Public	K-4	10 Cobalt Ridge Dr S	Levittown	19057	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6360	511	28	18.4	42.9%	331 (64.8%)	35 (6.8%)	79 (15.5%)	27 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	$17,275			$254			$17,021	67.2	72.9	435	114
421836001319	550	Towamensing Elementary School	Public	K-6	7920 Interchange Rd	Lehighton	18235	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 681-4024	324	29	11.3	35.8%	300 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$15,634			$763			$14,870	67.1	73.3	424	126

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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 8, 2023, 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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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