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)
422043006109	651	Verner Elementary School	Public	K-6	700 1st St	Verona	15147	Allegheny County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 828-1800	162	18	8.9	100.0%	137 (84.6%)	17 (10.5%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	$14,547			$760			$13,787	62.6	72.9	433	218
420987006840	652	Forbes Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	143 Red Bird Drive	Waterfall	16689	Fulton County	Forbes Road School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 685-3866	227	18	12.5	64.8%	220 (96.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,915			$1,307			$15,608	62.6	70.2	488	164
420501001692	653	Bellaire Elementary School	Public	K-5	905 Waggoner's Gap Rd	Carlisle	17040	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	397	28	14.1	61.5%	199 (50.1%)	50 (12.6%)	55 (13.9%)	54 (13.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.6%)	$14,672			$350			$14,322	62.6	51.9	844	191
420858001705	654	East Pennsboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	840 Panther Pkwy	Enola	17025	Cumberland County	East Pennsboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 732-0441	610	42	14.5	53.0%	392 (64.3%)	58 (9.5%)	63 (10.3%)	33 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (10.0%)	$11,018			$1,338			$9,680	62.6	48.3	903	249
422064006697	655	South St Marys Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 S Saint Marys St	Saint Marys	15857	Elk County	Saint Marys Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 834-3021	567	37	15.5	100.0%	529 (93.3%)	5 (0.9%)	15 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	$12,174			$1,025			$11,149	62.4	46.9	923	268
422400000872	656	Honey Brook Elementary Center	Public	K-4	1530 West Walnut Road	Honey Brook	19344	Chester County	Twin Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 273-3615	293	24	12.1	42.3%	242 (82.6%)	5 (1.7%)	27 (9.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$20,742			$888			$19,855	62.4	75.2	370	286
420855002808	657	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Elm St	Emmaus	18049	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 965-1645	267	20	13.4	43.1%	162 (60.7%)	9 (3.4%)	75 (28.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	$18,994			$1,187			$17,807	62.4	51.1	854	197
421529007391	658	Indian Valley Intrmd School	Public	4-5	125 Kish Rd	Reedsville	17084	Mifflin County	Mifflin County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 667-2123	230	13	17.8	50.4%	217 (94.3%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$64			$08			$56	62.4	57.5	747	89
421485002248	659	McConnellsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	151 E Cherry St	Mc Connellsburg	17233	Fulton County	Central Fulton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 485-4438	448	33	13.5	54.2%	397 (88.6%)	9 (2.0%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	$18,852			$1,594			$17,259	62.3	60.3	695	36
422382006321	660	Bethel Elementary School	Public	K-6	8390 Lancaster Ave	Bethel	19507	Berks County	Tulpehocken Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 933-4131	324	28	11.4	55.9%	262 (80.9%)	8 (2.5%)	43 (13.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$22,638			$1,734			$20,903	62.3	57	757	97

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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.