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)
420459001134	901	Emily Brittain Elementary School	Public	K-5	338 North Washington Street	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	253	25	10.2	71.1%	203 (80.2%)	19 (7.5%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.1%)	$15,677			$1,048			$14,630	47.3	43.2	971	70
421830006623	902	Nottingham School	Public	3-4	736 Garfield St	Oxford	19363	Chester County	Oxford Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 932-6632	447	42	10.6	100.0%	249 (55.7%)	11 (2.5%)	169 (37.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	$24,580			$3,408			$21,172	47.3	53.3	824	78
420081807148	903	Seven Generations Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	33 E Minor St	Emmaus	18049	Lehigh County	Seven Generations Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 421-8844	398	38	10.5		210 (52.8%)	24 (6.0%)	126 (31.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	$15,907			$1,877			$14,030	47.2	56.6	765	138
420259000959	904	West Hills Intermediate School	Public	4-6	175 Heritage Park Drive	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 543-1121	475	37	12.7	100.0%	449 (94.5%)	8 (1.7%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$18,751			$3,455			$15,296	47.1	50.8	861	43
420846007359	905	ELCO Intermd School	Public	3-5	100 Evergreen Drive	Myerstown	17067	Lebanon County	Eastern Lebanon County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 866-4521	530	37	14.2	48.3%	449 (84.7%)	11 (2.1%)	55 (10.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$9,041			$756			$8,285	47.1	41.9	989	84
421899003725	906	Shawmont School	Public	PK, KG-8	535 Shawmont Ave	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3440	409	31	13.1	100.0%	130 (31.8%)	172 (42.1%)	43 (10.5%)	16 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.2%)	$19,654			$8,658			$10,997	47	39.3	1032	126
421653006720	907	New Brighton Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	3200 43rd St	New Brighton	15066	Beaver County	New Brighton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-1194	609	47	12.9	100.0%	423 (69.5%)	52 (8.5%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (18.9%)	$16,334			$1,201			$15,133	47	49.4	880	27
420948006731	908	Jacksonwald Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Church Lane	Reading	19606	Berks County	Exeter Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 779-1820	369	28	13.1	42.3%	222 (60.2%)	18 (4.9%)	101 (27.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	$16,878			$1,145			$15,733	46.9	44.6	956	48
422181000036	909	Clermont Elementary School	Public	K-5	1868 Robert Fulton Hwy	Quarryville	17566	Lancaster County	Solanco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 548-2742	409	32	12.8	44.3%	362 (88.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$15,532			$2,293			$13,239	46.9	49.1	886	23
420228002775	910	Lehigh Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-5	1708 Coronado St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4441	278	19	15	100.0%	13 (4.7%)	55 (19.8%)	186 (66.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	$15,923			$2,656			$13,267	46.8	52	843	67

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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.

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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.