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)
420543000238	891	Waynesburg Central Elementary School	Public	K-6	90 Zimmerman Dr	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	Central Greene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 627-3081	765	56	13.7	0.7%	725 (94.8%)	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	$17,037			$1,157			$15,880	47.9	52.2	840	51
421773007289	892	Westfield Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	1355 Route 49	Westfield	16950	Tioga County	Northern Tioga School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 367-2712	315	24	13.3	100.0%	304 (96.5%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,525			$1,470			$14,056	47.8	39.3	1033	141
421455007677	893	Baron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	123 E Gramby St	Manheim	17545	Lancaster County	Manheim Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 665-8900	342	23	15.2	52.6%	275 (80.4%)	9 (2.6%)	46 (13.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$20,952			$1,370			$19,582	47.7	44.6	955	62
421899003714	894	John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	K-8	8301 Germantown Ave	Philadelphia	19118	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3360	422	28	14.9	100.0%	34 (8.1%)	343 (81.3%)	18 (4.3%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$18,905			$8,723			$10,182	47.7	44.3	959	65
421809007455	895	Seventh Street School	Public	2-4	102 W 7th St	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 677-3029	156	15	10.5	100.0%	144 (92.3%)	5 (3.2%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$16,878			$1,968			$14,911	47.6	44.3	958	63
421917006756	896	Pittsburgh Westwood K-5	Public	K-5	508 Shadyhill Road	Pittsburgh	15205	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-6570	214	16	13	100.0%	64 (29.9%)	76 (35.5%)	7 (3.3%)	36 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.5%)	$25,940			$3,337			$22,603	47.6	64.1	615	281
420244000632	897	State Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Harmony Road	Baden	15005	Beaver County	Ambridge Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 266-2833	275	18	15.1	100.0%	184 (66.9%)	51 (18.5%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.4%)	$10,054			$817			$9,237	47.6	50.1	870	27
421899004961	898	Loesche William High School	Public	PK, KG-5	595 Tomlinson Rd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3020	1,012	70	14.4	100.0%	487 (48.1%)	43 (4.2%)	60 (5.9%)	373 (36.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.3%)	$18,784			$8,895			$9,888	47.6	54	808	90
421035006686	899	Frazier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	142 Constitution St	Perryopolis	15473	Fayette County	Frazier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 736-9507	473	34	14.1	49.3%	447 (94.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	$19,434			$919			$18,515	47.5	57.5	745	154
420396000762	900	Colebrookdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Montgomery Avenue	Boyertown	19512	Berks County	Boyertown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 369-7427	269	24	11.4	49.8%	219 (81.4%)	9 (3.3%)	23 (8.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.8%)	$38,741			$1,918			$36,823	47.3	42.7	980	80

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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.

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