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)
421083006952	611	Glendale Elementary School	Public	K-6	1500 Beaver Valley Rd	Flinton	16640	Cambria County	Glendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 687-4263	320	43	7.3	100.0%	311 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$17,645			$872			$16,773	64.2	72.3	446	165
422076006818	612	Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School	Public	K-6	196 Smith Ave	Salisbury	15558	Somerset County	Salisbury-Elk Lick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 662-2733	127	14	9.2	63.0%	122 (96.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$19,436			$6,886			$12,549	64.1	61.1	664	52
421101002202	613	Greencastle-Antrim Elementary School	Public	3-5	500 East Leitersburg Street	Greencastle	17225	Franklin County	Greencastle-Antrim School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 597-3226	680	42	16.3	40.4%	580 (85.3%)	15 (2.2%)	32 (4.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.2%)	$12,345			$762			$11,583	64.1	63.4	614	1
421821007190	614	Oswayo Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	277 S. Oswayo Street	Shinglehouse	16748	Potter County	Oswayo Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 260-1702	162	17	9.6	84.0%	162 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,392			$1,147			$16,245	64.1	74.1	410	204
421917006756	615	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	64.1	42	1004	389
422604000715	616	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	342	22	15.4	48.0%	305 (89.2%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	$18,730			$847			$17,883	64.1	66.5	565	51
421269007387	617	Bancroft Elementary School	Public	1-5	181 Bancroft Road	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Kennett Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 925-5711	394	31	12.8	52.8%	158 (40.1%)	3 (0.8%)	212 (53.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$18,536			$795			$17,741	64	50.9	880	263
421410001774	618	Nye Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 S John St	Hummelstown	17036	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 566-0300	315	25	12.7	38.1%	239 (75.9%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (14.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	$16,291			$883			$15,408	64	64.2	606	12
420768004556	619	Weigelstown Elementary School	Public	K-5	3205 Carlisle Rd	Dover	17315	York County	Dover Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 292-8072	302	26	11.8	65.6%	203 (67.2%)	12 (4.0%)	65 (21.5%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$17,156			$1,169			$15,987	64	60.2	682	63
421248005060	620	Salladasburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	3490 Route 287 Highway	Jersey Shore	17740	Lycoming County	Jersey Shore Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 398-2931	179	14	12.6	46.9%	175 (97.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$15,925			$978			$14,947	63.9	65.6	578	42

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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 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.