Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
422421007303	31	Hillendale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1850 Hillendale Road	Chadds Ford	19317	Delaware County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 388-1439	373	34	11.1	9.7%	271 (72.7%)	8 (2.1%)	28 (7.5%)	47 (12.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$27,803	$131	$27,672	92.4	94.3	18	13
421899003649	32	Meredith William Middle School	Public	K-8	725 S 5th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 400-7990	515	33	15.4	100.0%	308 (59.8%)	44 (8.5%)	57 (11.1%)	41 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (12.2%)	$16,090	$7,129	$8,961	92.4	93.9	25	7
421140000175	33	Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	4100 Middle Rd	Allison Park	15101	Allegheny County	Hampton Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 492-6320	463	31	14.7	11.9%	418 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$36	$01	$35	92.4	91.7	64	31
420771006477	34	West Bradford Elementary School	Public	K-5	1475 Broadrun Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 384-9030	624	38	16.3	11.2%	450 (72.1%)	11 (1.8%)	23 (3.7%)	109 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.6%)	$14,043	$293	$13,750	92.3	92.4	47	13
420771001431	35	Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School	Public	K-5	435 Dilworth Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-2083	475	32	15	11.4%	328 (69.1%)	5 (1.1%)	21 (4.4%)	93 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)	$15,213	$293	$14,920	92.3	92.2	53	18
420771006476	36	Lionville Elementary School	Public	K-5	526 W Uwchlan Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 363-6580	670	42	15.9	17.9%	471 (70.3%)	9 (1.3%)	59 (8.8%)	95 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	$15,080	$367	$14,714	92.2	85.1	189	153
422043000295	37	Tenth Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	901 Pennsylvania Ave	Oakmont	15139	Allegheny County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 828-1800	390	26	14.8	19.7%	344 (88.2%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.5%)	$13,586	$709	$12,876	92.2	92	59	22
422479001906	38	Wallingford Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 S Providence Road	Wallingford	19086	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 892-3470	588	42	14	9.0%	464 (78.9%)	26 (4.4%)	27 (4.6%)	24 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.0%)	$8,385	$15	$8,370	92.1	93.9	26	12
422058007479	39	South Fayette Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1200 Lt Will Way	Mc Donald	15057	Washington County	South Fayette Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 221-4542	804	58	13.7	15.0%	522 (64.9%)	21 (2.6%)	20 (2.5%)	201 (25.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.7%)	$12,878	$503	$12,375	92.1	93.4	30	9
422439000538	40	Maple Glen Elementary School	Public	K-5	1581 Fort Washington Avenue	Maple Glen	19002	Montgomery County	Upper Dublin School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 643-3421	451	40	11.4	12.2%	364 (80.7%)	10 (2.2%)	18 (4.0%)	38 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$21,729	$366	$21,363	92	89.7	100	60

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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.
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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)
422421007303	31	Hillendale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1850 Hillendale Road	Chadds Ford	19317	Delaware County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 388-1439	373	34	11.1	9.7%	271 (72.7%)	8 (2.1%)	28 (7.5%)	47 (12.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$27,803			$131			$27,672	92.4	94.3	18	13
421899003649	32	Meredith William Middle School	Public	K-8	725 S 5th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 400-7990	515	33	15.4	100.0%	308 (59.8%)	44 (8.5%)	57 (11.1%)	41 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (12.2%)	$16,090			$7,129			$8,961	92.4	93.9	25	7
421140000175	33	Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	4100 Middle Rd	Allison Park	15101	Allegheny County	Hampton Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 492-6320	463	31	14.7	11.9%	418 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$36			$01			$35	92.4	91.7	64	31
420771006477	34	West Bradford Elementary School	Public	K-5	1475 Broadrun Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 384-9030	624	38	16.3	11.2%	450 (72.1%)	11 (1.8%)	23 (3.7%)	109 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.6%)	$14,043			$293			$13,750	92.3	92.4	47	13
420771001431	35	Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School	Public	K-5	435 Dilworth Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-2083	475	32	15	11.4%	328 (69.1%)	5 (1.1%)	21 (4.4%)	93 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)	$15,213			$293			$14,920	92.3	92.2	53	18
420771006476	36	Lionville Elementary School	Public	K-5	526 W Uwchlan Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 363-6580	670	42	15.9	17.9%	471 (70.3%)	9 (1.3%)	59 (8.8%)	95 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	$15,080			$367			$14,714	92.2	85.1	189	153
422043000295	37	Tenth Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	901 Pennsylvania Ave	Oakmont	15139	Allegheny County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 828-1800	390	26	14.8	19.7%	344 (88.2%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.5%)	$13,586			$709			$12,876	92.2	92	59	22
422479001906	38	Wallingford Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 S Providence Road	Wallingford	19086	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 892-3470	588	42	14	9.0%	464 (78.9%)	26 (4.4%)	27 (4.6%)	24 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.0%)	$8,385			$15			$8,370	92.1	93.9	26	12
422058007479	39	South Fayette Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1200 Lt Will Way	Mc Donald	15057	Washington County	South Fayette Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 221-4542	804	58	13.7	15.0%	522 (64.9%)	21 (2.6%)	20 (2.5%)	201 (25.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.7%)	$12,878			$503			$12,375	92.1	93.4	30	9
422439000538	40	Maple Glen Elementary School	Public	K-5	1581 Fort Washington Avenue	Maple Glen	19002	Montgomery County	Upper Dublin School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 643-3421	451	40	11.4	12.2%	364 (80.7%)	10 (2.2%)	18 (4.0%)	38 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$21,729			$366			$21,363	92	89.7	100	60