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)
420930002013	1261	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	831 E 31st St	Erie	16504	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6685	337	33	10.2	100.0%	131 (38.9%)	98 (29.1%)	9 (2.7%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	72 (21.4%)	$10,233			$3,451			$6,782	16.8	14.6	1281	20
420010600659	1262	Wissahickon Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 G Wissahickon Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Wissahickon Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 338-1020	930	59	15.7	100.0%	9 (1.0%)	853 (91.7%)	37 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.2%)	$18,975			$6,124			$12,851	16.8	15.4	1273	11
421899003645	1263	Kearny Gen Philip School	Public	K-8	601 Fairmount Ave	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7590	166	22	7.6	100.0%	3 (1.8%)	126 (75.9%)	25 (15.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	$24,026			$12,266			$11,760	16.7	12.5	1308	45
422639001890	1264	East Lansdowne Elementary School	Public	K-6	401 Emerson Ave	East Lansdowne	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-2415	286	18	15.8	100.0%	17 (5.9%)	238 (83.2%)	9 (3.1%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.8%)	$18,582			$1,601			$16,981	16.7	13.4	1293	29
422004000844	1265	Glenside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Lackawanna St	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5913	263	21	12.5	100.0%	6 (2.3%)	17 (6.5%)	230 (87.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$00			$00			$00	16.5	7.7	1404	139
420228002781	1266	Ritter Elementary School	Public	K-5	790 N Plymouth Street	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5661	426	31	13.9	100.0%	49 (11.5%)	41 (9.6%)	295 (69.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.0%)	$15,682			$2,616			$13,066	16.4	20.3	1220	46
421443007283	1267	Mahanoy Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Golden Bear Dr	Mahanoy City	17948	Schuylkill County	Mahanoy Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 773-3443	585	47	12.5	100.0%	300 (51.3%)	14 (2.4%)	255 (43.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$16,658			$1,888			$14,769	16.4	20.2	1223	44
421899006123	1268	Juniata Park Academy	Public	K-8	801 E Hunting Park Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7010	865	57	15.1	100.0%	29 (3.4%)	89 (10.3%)	659 (76.2%)	71 (8.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	$17,671			$8,500			$9,171	16.3	12.6	1307	39
420586001829	1269	Stetser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	808 E 17th St	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3795	231	21	11	100.0%	6 (2.6%)	187 (81.0%)	28 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$28,473			$3,088			$25,384	16.2	15.8	1265	4
421314002584	1270	Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Fremont St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6183	446	38	11.7	100.0%	54 (12.1%)	72 (16.1%)	265 (59.4%)	27 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	$21,774			$2,861			$18,913	16.1	14.5	1283	13

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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.