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)
421209000451	801	Standing Stone Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 29th Street	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	Huntingdon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 643-0771	421	39	10.9	62.5%	383 (91.0%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$16,622			$5,115			$11,507	54.7	53.9	812	11
422412007683	802	Sligo Elementary School	Public	K-5	2013 Madison Street Extension	Sligo	16255	Clarion County	Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 745-2152	253	21	12	99.6%	241 (95.3%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$12,373			$1,503			$10,871	54.6	41.8	991	189
420648002521	803	Smoketown Elementary School	Public	K-5	2426 Old Philadelphia Pike	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 394-0555	435	36	12	47.8%	247 (56.8%)	39 (9.0%)	107 (24.6%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	$16,870			$1,112			$15,758	54.6	48.9	889	86
420705006595	804	Cranberry Elementary School	Public	K-6	3 Education Dr	Seneca	16346	Venango County	Cranberry Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 676-1871	606	44	13.8	45.9%	583 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$15,094			$496			$14,598	54.6	51.2	852	48
421617004457	805	Ramsay Elementary School	Public	4-6	300 Eagle Street	Mount Pleasant	15666	Westmoreland County	Mount Pleasant Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 547-4100	385	24	16.3	42.9%	361 (93.8%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$11,087			$589			$10,498	54.5	62.5	647	158
420855002802	806	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	233 Seem St	Emmaus	18049	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 965-1636	399	30	13.2	38.3%	281 (70.4%)	12 (3.0%)	72 (18.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	$18,742			$964			$17,778	54.5	53.8	815	9
420345009986	807	Bermudian Springs Elementary School	Public	K-4	7335 Carlisle Pike	York Springs	17372	Adams County	Bermudian Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 528-4113	612	40	15.2	42.3%	508 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	$15,755			$1,335			$14,420	54.5	58.6	728	79
422415002139	808	Menallen School	Public	K-6	8 Pedro Drive	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-4160	307	22	13.8	95.1%	250 (81.4%)	22 (7.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.1%)	$18,400			$3,466			$14,934	54.4	63.6	625	183
420324001341	809	Bellefonte Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 W Linn St	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 355-5519	335	30	11.2	47.2%	303 (90.4%)	8 (2.4%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$27,491			$4,334			$23,157	54.2	48.1	906	97
421899003650	810	Nebinger George W School	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Carpenter St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8110	405	37	10.8	100.0%	109 (26.9%)	146 (36.0%)	99 (24.4%)	24 (5.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	$20,931			$9,676			$11,255	54.2	52.7	830	20

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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