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)
422448004832	221	Caley Elementary School	Public	K-4	725 Caley Road	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 205-3652	416	32	13.1	30.0%	159 (38.2%)	65 (15.6%)	25 (6.0%)	121 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.8%)	$21,708			$413			$21,295	83.2	86.7	166	55
421611000250	222	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Moffett St	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2167	314	21	15	9.9%	257 (81.8%)	7 (2.2%)	9 (2.9%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)	$16,305			$650			$15,655	83.1	93.6	33	189
420282000034	223	Avonworth Elementary School	Public	3-6	1320 Roosevelt Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	Avonworth School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 366-7170	612	38	16.2	12.7%	545 (89.1%)	15 (2.5%)	12 (2.0%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$14,423			$826			$13,597	83.1	85.9	184	39
421875001054	224	Deibler Elementary School	Public	K-5	1122 W Schwenkmill Rd	Perkasie	18944	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 257-1146	358	24	14.8	22.1%	292 (81.6%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$18,168			$231			$17,936	83.1	81.9	254	30
421476001898	225	Culbertson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3530 Goshen Rd	Newtown Square	19073	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 359-4340	554	43	12.8	21.1%	470 (84.8%)	15 (2.7%)	10 (1.8%)	34 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$19,317			$555			$18,761	83.1	84.3	219	6
421242003276	226	Jenkintown Elementary School	Public	K-6	West & Highland Avenues	Jenkintown	19046	Montgomery County	Jenkintown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-2933	404	28	14.2	20.0%	286 (70.8%)	42 (10.4%)	33 (8.2%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	$18,199			$464			$17,736	82.9	84.3	217	9
422448003389	227	Candlebrook Elementary School	Public	K-4	310 Prince Frederick St	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 205-3702	324	29	11.3	35.5%	204 (63.0%)	19 (5.9%)	28 (8.6%)	49 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	$23,300			$754			$22,546	82.7	87.3	151	76
420540001817	228	West Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	7740 Manor Dr	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3210	574	33	17.4	32.1%	399 (69.5%)	45 (7.8%)	28 (4.9%)	63 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.8%)	$13,209			$1,113			$12,096	82.7	84.6	210	18
420201006398	229	South Abington School	Public	K-4	640 Northern Boulevard	Chinchilla	18410	Lackawanna County	Abington Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 585-2100	289	18	15.8	4.8%	249 (86.2%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	22 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$15,498			$680			$14,817	82.7	86.7	167	62
421875001052	230	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	82.6	76.5	357	127

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.