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)
420636006998	1371	Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	50 S 6th St	Columbia	17512	Lancaster County	Columbia Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 684-9780	478	39	12.2	71.1%	186 (38.9%)	31 (6.5%)	212 (44.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.8%)	$16,585			$5,430			$11,155	9.1	20.3	1207	164
422415006097	1372	Lafayette Elementary School	Public	K-5	303 Connellsville St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-3581	259	20	13.1	88.8%	114 (44.0%)	94 (36.3%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	36 (13.9%)	$18,285			$4,840			$13,446	9.1	13.7	1292	80
420013000849	1373	Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2227 Island Rd	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 365-4011	236	30	8		5 (2.1%)	213 (90.3%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$20,492			$2,533			$17,959	9.1	9.5	1352	21
420083107367	1374	Mastery Charter School - Mann Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	5376 W. Berks Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Mann Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 581-5616	532	34	15.6	99.4%	8 (1.5%)	463 (87.0%)	32 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$18,740			$4,608			$14,132	9.1	7.5	1403	29
421917006761	1375	Pittsburgh King K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Montgomery Place	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4160	365	29	12.5	89.3%	13 (3.6%)	319 (87.4%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	$26,782			$3,446			$23,337	9	6.4	1431	56
421899005124	1376	Webster School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Frankford Ave	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7170	515	42	12.3	100.0%	53 (10.3%)	165 (32.0%)	274 (53.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$21,242			$10,822			$10,420	8.9	8.8	1376
421314007281	1377	Carter and MacRae Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	251 S Prince St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 396-6842	418	41	10.3	92.8%	36 (8.6%)	99 (23.7%)	246 (58.9%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	$25,114			$3,715			$21,399	8.9	9.3	1354	23
421917000365	1378	Pittsburgh Morrow K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1611 Davis Ave	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-6600	510	44	11.6	98.0%	104 (20.4%)	307 (60.2%)	14 (2.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (15.7%)	$26,602			$3,422			$23,179	8.8	9	1370	8
421095007613	1379	Greater Johnstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	196 Westgate Dr	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 533-5670	1,269	72	17.6	100.0%	364 (28.7%)	571 (45.0%)	80 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	251 (19.8%)	$15,724			$4,386			$11,338	8.8	9.3	1359	20
420603000063	1380	Clairton Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Waddell Ave	Clairton	15025	Allegheny County	Clairton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 233-9200	389	26	15.2	100.0%	68 (17.5%)	249 (64.0%)	15 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.4%)	$18,264			$2,677			$15,587	8.8	10.9	1327	53

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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 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.

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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.