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)
420009800635	851	Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2040 Avenue C	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-9660	1,795	170	10.5	45.6%	494 (27.5%)	211 (11.8%)	794 (44.2%)	80 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	215 (12.0%)	$16,468			$1,679			$14,789	51.4	54.4	809	42
420705006595	852	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	51.2	53.3	831	21
421398007637	853	Alloway Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	162 Newark St	Littlestown	17340	Adams County	Littlestown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 359-4146	790	54	14.7	47.2%	716 (90.6%)	7 (0.9%)	35 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.4%)	$13,496			$709			$12,787	51.2	57.3	745	108
420855002808	854	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Elm St	Emmaus	18049	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 965-1645	269	19	14.2	42.8%	168 (62.5%)	11 (4.1%)	71 (26.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	$18,994			$1,187			$17,807	51.1	53	841	13
421221002052	855	Iroquois Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4231 Morse St	Erie	16511	Erie County	Iroquois School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 899-7643	538	50	10.7	100.0%	418 (77.7%)	24 (4.5%)	29 (5.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.8%)	$15,952			$2,223			$13,729	51.1	58	731	124
421266005244	856	Kane Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 West Hemlock Ave	Kane	16735	McKean County	Kane Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 837-7555	433	35	12.3	100.0%	419 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$14,498			$2,486			$12,011	51.1	59.3	709	147
422157001724	857	Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1871 Old Main Dr	Shippensburg	17257	Cumberland County	Shippensburg Area School District	No	Yes	No	No	(717) 477-1612	130	5	24.4	26.9%	115 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$53			$05			$48	51.1	67.5	548	309
421548005353	858	James F Baugher Elementary School	Public	K-4	60 Brenda Rovenolt Circle	Milton	17847	Northumberland County	Milton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 742-7614	529	41	12.8	57.3%	423 (80.0%)	18 (3.4%)	42 (7.9%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.2%)	$15,403			$2,202			$13,201	51	52.8	845	13
421092009982	859	Amos K Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	810 Welty St	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greensburg Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 832-2900	536	42	12.8	63.2%	394 (73.5%)	37 (6.9%)	32 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (13.6%)	$17,079			$2,071			$15,009	51	62.7	633	226
421777000030	860	Avalon Elementary School	Public	K-6	721 California Ave	Pittsburgh	15202	Allegheny County	Northgate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 732-3300	262	24	10.8	100.0%	167 (63.7%)	54 (20.6%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.6%)	$23,850			$2,710			$21,139	50.9	52.2	857	3

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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