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)
422091010019	841	Schuylkill Haven Elementary Center	Public	K-4	701 East Main Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 385-6731	434	38	11.4	53.0%	380 (87.6%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$15,356			$1,860			$13,496	52.1	68.5	527	314
422355000997	842	Towanda Area Elementary School	Public	3-6	420 State St	Towanda	18848	Bradford County	Towanda Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 265-6131	443	32	13.6	100.0%	425 (95.9%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$19,327			$1,698			$17,629	52	50.5	888	46
420228002775	843	Lehigh Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-5	1708 Coronado St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4441	278	19	15	100.0%	13 (4.7%)	55 (19.8%)	186 (66.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	$15,923			$2,656			$13,267	52	45.7	957	114
420501001692	844	Bellaire Elementary School	Public	K-5	905 Waggoner's Gap Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	407	27	14.9	61.7%	218 (53.6%)	52 (12.8%)	59 (14.5%)	34 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.6%)	$14,672			$350			$14,322	51.9	54.6	804	40
422241006932	845	Southmoreland Elementary School	Public	2-5	100 Scottie Way	Scottdale	15683	Westmoreland County	Southmoreland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 887-2021	546	39	14.1	57.5%	512 (93.8%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$10,318			$616			$9,703	51.8	53.3	833	12
422574006344	846	Blain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	132 Blain Rd	Blain	17006	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 536-3219	263	19	13.6	60.5%	245 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$14,089			$2,932			$11,156	51.7	64	607	239
420879006285	847	Kreutz Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 North Lee Street	Hellam	17406	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 757-9682	360	27	13.2	52.5%	286 (79.4%)	14 (3.9%)	33 (9.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	$16,467			$1,016			$15,451	51.7	63.7	612	235
421899003760	848	Comly Watson School	Public	K-5	1001 Byberry Rd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3010	565	34	16.4	100.0%	277 (49.0%)	56 (9.9%)	72 (12.7%)	138 (24.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	$17,189			$7,774			$9,416	51.6	52.2	855	7
421899003783	849	Powel Samuel School	Public	K-4	3610 Warren St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7740	290	19	15	100.0%	74 (25.5%)	178 (61.4%)	13 (4.5%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$22,143			$10,066			$12,077	51.5	48.1	921	72
422286006683	850	Chipperfield Elementary School	Public	K-4	2000 Chipperfield Drive	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-4834	726	62	11.7	55.6%	336 (46.3%)	182 (25.1%)	163 (22.5%)	23 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.8%)	$22,848			$2,654			$20,194	51.4	47.9	928	78

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.