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)
422432001969	1301	Westbrook Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Westbrook Dr	Clifton Heights	19018	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-9363	492	38	13	100.0%	190 (38.6%)	190 (38.6%)	47 (9.6%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.2%)	$14,059			$2,075			$11,984	14	21	1213	88
420357006633	1302	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	404 E North St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 691-1776	246	21	11.6	83.3%	71 (28.9%)	37 (15.0%)	133 (54.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$18,135			$1,834			$16,302	13.9	15.4	1274	28
421899003616	1303	Penrose School	Public	K-8	2515 S 78th St	Philadelphia	19153	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8310	377	43	8.7	100.0%	6 (1.6%)	309 (82.0%)	24 (6.4%)	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$21,798			$9,935			$11,863	13.9	11.7	1328	25
421314005056	1304	King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	466 Rockland St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6178	403	39	10.3	100.0%	16 (4.0%)	63 (15.6%)	303 (75.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	$22,879			$3,563			$19,316	13.9	11.1	1339	35
422301001802	1305	Thomas W Holtzman Junior Elementary School	Public	3-5	1910 Linglestown Rd	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-5158	801	42	19	72.0%	155 (19.4%)	227 (28.3%)	126 (15.7%)	187 (23.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	102 (12.7%)	$13,215			$2,540			$10,675	13.8	23.1	1189	116
420082907358	1306	Mastery Cs-Smedley Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	1790 Bridge Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Smedley Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2525	776	43	18	99.6%	22 (2.8%)	477 (61.5%)	237 (30.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.3%)	$20,222			$5,668			$14,554	13.7	16.1	1262	44
420228002785	1307	Union Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1939 W Union St	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5481	764	43	17.8	100.0%	45 (5.9%)	94 (12.3%)	535 (70.0%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (9.8%)	$14,451			$2,410			$12,041	13.6	14.8	1279	28
420885005350	1308	Paxinosa Elementary School	Public	K-5	1221 Northampton St	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2551	562	53	10.7	101.4%	99 (17.6%)	104 (18.5%)	284 (50.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.3%)	$18,864			$1,125			$17,739	13.5	15.5	1272	36
422004000831	1309	Tyson-Schoener Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	315 S 5th St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5951	384	32	12	100.0%	22 (5.7%)	19 (4.9%)	338 (88.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$00			$00			$00	13.5	9.3	1368	59
421917003409	1310	Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	215 39th St	Pittsburgh	15201	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-5307	321	28	11.5	97.5%	36 (11.2%)	159 (49.5%)	79 (24.6%)	24 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.9%)	$28,742			$3,698			$25,045	13.5	13.8	1288	22

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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.