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)
422259004620	701	Paradise Elementary School	Public	K-4	6923 Lincoln Highway West	Thomasville	17364	York County	Spring Grove Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 225-4731	342	24	14.1	49.1%	296 (86.5%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (7.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	$18,430			$2,038			$16,391	60.5	54.6	791	90
422604000715	702	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	343 Ridgemont Dr	Midland	15059	Beaver County	Western Beaver County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 643-9680	335	23	14.5	49.3%	302 (90.1%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	$18,730			$847			$17,883	60.5	64.1	616	86
421935000427	703	O'Block Elementary School	Public	K-4	201 Center New Texas Rd	Pittsburgh	15239	Allegheny County	Plum Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 795-4420	497	34	14.7	41.0%	378 (76.1%)	51 (10.3%)	19 (3.8%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$5,856			$151			$5,705	60.4	66.1	573	130
420540007261	704	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Gibbel Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-8585	378	25	15	100.0%	237 (62.7%)	35 (9.3%)	26 (6.9%)	46 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	$14,741			$1,294			$13,447	60.4	65.8	579	125
421161003271	705	Hallowell Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Moreland Ave	Horsham	19044	Montgomery County	Hatboro-Horsham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 420-5900	429	39	11	37.8%	305 (71.1%)	21 (4.9%)	68 (15.9%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$21,833			$637			$21,196	60.4	64.3	608	97
420588000729	706	Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	3-7	3281 Valley Road	Fishertown	15554	Bedford County	Chestnut Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 839-4195	403	36	11.1	57.6%	392 (97.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$16,712			$1,677			$15,035	60.4	64.9	598	108
420756006927	707	Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-5	188 Recreation Rd	Derry	15627	Westmoreland County	Derry Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 694-2400	755	65	11.5	100.0%	705 (93.4%)	14 (1.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)	$15,995			$2,523			$13,472	60.4	62.5	645	62
420086707435	708	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1615 East Elm Street	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 941-4100	320	29	11	42.8%	254 (79.4%)	18 (5.6%)	19 (5.9%)	14 (4.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$15,012			$842			$14,170	60.3	56.9	758	50
422181002654	709	Providence Elementary School	Public	K-5	137 Truce Rd	New Providence	17560	Lancaster County	Solanco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 786-3582	375	25	14.7	54.9%	301 (80.3%)	10 (2.7%)	41 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$17,453			$2,867			$14,587	60.3	54.2	804	95
420659006132	710	Conneaut Lake-Sadsbury Elementary School	Public	K-4	630 Line Street Box AB	Conneaut Lake	16316	Crawford County	Conneaut School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 382-8191	317	23	13.5	100.0%	302 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$17,384			$2,431			$14,953	60.1	64.7	603	107

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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.

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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.