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)
421701000266	61	Ingomar Elementary School	Public	K-5	602 W Ingomar Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 366-9665	349	24	14.5	8.6%	296 (84.8%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (2.0%)	25 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$19,489			$294			$19,195	91.2	93.4	29	32
421701000269	62	Peebles Elementary School	Public	K-5	8625 Peebles Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 366-9667	400	26	15.5	12.0%	329 (82.3%)	6 (1.5%)	12 (3.0%)	37 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$19,179			$775			$18,403	91.1	90.6	81	19
421425000483	63	Worcester Elementary School	Public	K-4	3017 Skippack Pike	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	Methacton School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 489-5000	430	33	12.8	13.5%	295 (68.6%)	22 (5.1%)	20 (4.7%)	61 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	$21,511			$270			$21,241	91.1	88.3	131	68
421611000247	64	Markham Elementary School	Public	K-5	165 Crescent Dr	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2152	311	22	14.2	10.0%	268 (86.2%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$16,587			$567			$16,019	91.1	93.3	31	33
421007000153	65	Kerr Elementary School	Public	K-5	341 Kittanning Pike	Pittsburgh	15215	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 781-4105	434	41	10.5	35.9%	290 (66.8%)	36 (8.3%)	26 (6.0%)	29 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.0%)	$23,850			$918			$22,932	91.1	90.1	94	29
421794007307	66	Hahntown Elementary School	Public	K-4	791 Entry Rd	North Huntingdon	15642	Westmoreland County	Norwin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 861-3020	432	28	15.6	36.3%	383 (88.7%)	9 (2.1%)	19 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$12,551			$633			$11,918	91	91.8	62	4
420011800724	67	Infinity Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5405 Locust Lane	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Infinity Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 238-1880	256	20	12.9	19.1%	120 (46.9%)	27 (10.5%)	18 (7.0%)	65 (25.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	$11,171			$1,130			$10,041	91	94.6	15	52
421794000644	68	Sunset Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	11605 Dickens Drive	North Huntingdon	15642	Westmoreland County	Norwin School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 861-3035	477	26	18.6	19.9%	442 (92.7%)	5 (1.0%)	9 (1.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$12,009			$338			$11,671	91	93.9	24	44
421611000251	69	Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-5	37 Robb Hollow Rd	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 276-7411	283	20	14	18.7%	206 (72.8%)	6 (2.1%)	11 (3.9%)	49 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$16,024			$762			$15,262	91	87.8	138	69
421007006780	70	Hartwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3730 Saxonburg Blvd	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 767-5396	392	35	11.1	30.9%	320 (81.6%)	12 (3.1%)	11 (2.8%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	$22,363			$325			$22,038	90.9	94.2	20	50

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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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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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