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)
420936000735	751	Breezewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	133 N Main St	Breezewood	15533	Bedford County	Everett Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 652-9114	63	6	10.8	69.8%	60 (95.2%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	$16,204			$3,971			$12,233	57.6	68.5	525	226
420357005063	752	Asa Packer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1650 Kenwood Dr	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 865-0660	328	27	12.2	32.3%	220 (67.1%)	27 (8.2%)	65 (19.8%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,961			$904			$16,057	57.5	70.1	490	262
422376000110	753	Trinity North Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 Midlan Drive	Washington	15301	Washington County	Trinity Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 222-5064	377	31	12.3	63.9%	323 (85.7%)	6 (1.6%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.8%)	$16,584			$675			$15,910	57.5	62.7	638	115
422247004607	754	West Manheim Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Baltimore Pike	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 633-4890	615	41	14.8	32.4%	503 (81.8%)	54 (8.8%)	26 (4.2%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	$13,530			$70			$13,460	57.5	61.2	668	86
421145004565	755	Clearview Elementary School	Public	K-4	801 Randolph St	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	272	19	14.4	71.7%	165 (60.7%)	12 (4.4%)	55 (20.2%)	8 (2.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.3%)	$15,413			$829			$14,584	57.4	68.4	526	229
420924007372	756	Perry Lower Intrmd School	Public	3-4	619 Portersville Rd.	Ellwood City	16117	Lawrence County	Ellwood City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 758-9458	236	21	11.4	55.9%	213 (90.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	$14,883			$2,143			$12,740	57.3	59.6	711	45
421230006127	757	Jamestown Elementary School	Public	K-6	3938 Douthett Drive	Jamestown	16134	Mercer County	Jamestown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 932-3181	183	19	9.6	100.0%	170 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$21,474			$2,734			$18,739	57.3	66.3	566	191
422037001928	758	Grace Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1097 Seventh Avenue	Swarthmore	19081	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	361	27	13.2	36.6%	296 (82.0%)	19 (5.3%)	14 (3.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	$20,763			$491			$20,272	57.1	54.2	802	44
421217004847	759	Tinicum School	Public	1-8	First & Seneca Streets	Essington	19029	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 521-4450	319	29	10.9	57.4%	228 (71.5%)	27 (8.5%)	17 (5.3%)	18 (5.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$18,596			$1,078			$17,518	57.1	65.3	591	168
421269007387	760	Bancroft Elementary School	Public	1-5	181 Bancroft Road	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Kennett Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 925-5711	396	35	11.3	57.6%	156 (39.4%)	4 (1.0%)	222 (56.1%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$18,536			$795			$17,741	57.1	64	617	143

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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.

Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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