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)
420591005322	411	Hilltop Elementary School	Public	K-4	401 Cherry Tree Road	Aston	19014	Delaware County	Chichester School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 485-6746	306	36	8.5	52.6%	156 (51.0%)	69 (22.5%)	29 (9.5%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	$24,396			$86			$24,310	74.4	63.7	621	210
420948000783	412	Owatin Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	5000 Boyertown Pike	Reading	19606	Berks County	Exeter Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 406-4580	554	38	14.7	34.5%	415 (74.9%)	14 (2.5%)	89 (16.1%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$16,325			$605			$15,720	74.4	70	491	79
421899003805	413	Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy	Public	K-8	2000 Catharine St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7940	309	25	12.2	100.0%	129 (41.7%)	128 (41.4%)	12 (3.9%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	$21,284			$9,894			$11,390	74.2	60.4	690	277
422497000226	414	Lakeside Elementary School	Public	3-5	129 Lakeside Dr	Honesdale	18431	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 253-6820	414	32	13	57.2%	358 (86.5%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$22,130			$1,578			$20,552	74.2	72.7	438	24
422448003389	415	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	316	27	11.9	32.9%	199 (63.0%)	15 (4.7%)	26 (8.2%)	46 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.5%)	$23,300			$754			$22,546	74.1	82.7	227	188
422217004601	416	Fawn Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	504 Main St	Fawn Grove	17321	York County	South Eastern School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 382-4220	245	23	10.6	37.1%	224 (91.4%)	4 (1.6%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$22,684			$161			$22,524	74.1	82.4	232	184
420324006229	417	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	199	21	9.4	32.2%	182 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$24,943			$2,506			$22,437	74.1	67.7	541	124
420366006116	418	Mount Rock Elementary School	Public	K-5	47 Mount Rock Rd	Newville	17241	Cumberland County	Big Spring School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 776-2025	315	27	11.7	41.3%	276 (87.6%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	$17,194			$1,253			$15,942	74.1	78.2	319	99
422607004311	419	Robert D Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	74 Belmont St	Waymart	18472	Wayne County	Western Wayne School District	No	No	No	Yes	(800) 321-9973	327	27	12	55.0%	298 (91.1%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$32,212			$1,445			$30,766	74	60.2	697	278
422583009993	420	Red Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Red Mill Rd	Etters	17319	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 938-3778	570	37	15.6	36.7%	474 (83.2%)	11 (1.9%)	49 (8.6%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.4%)	$17,997			$1,326			$16,671	74	79.5	290	130

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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:

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

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.