Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1534)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
420759007266	171	Hershey Intrmd Elementary School	Public	4-5	450 Homestead Rd	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Derry Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 531-2277	464	37	12.5	22.4%	296 (63.8%)	35 (7.5%)	34 (7.3%)	78 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	$21,355			$1,649			$19,706	86.2	82.7	240	69
420720002868	172	Dallas Intermediate School	Public	3-5	2000 Conyngham Avenue	Dallas	18612	Luzerne County	Dallas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 674-7271	545	36	15	25.5%	477 (87.5%)	11 (2.0%)	29 (5.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$15,274			$925			$14,349	86.1	85.8	185	13
421338007209	173	Laurel Elementary School	Public	K-6	223 McCaslin Rd	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 658-2673	496	33	15.2	21.2%	480 (96.8%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$15,775			$1,310			$14,465	86	81.6	259	86
421044000592	174	South Buffalo Elementary School	Public	K-5	562 Freeport Rd	Freeport	16229	Armstrong County	Freeport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 295-9510	223	20	11.1	47.5%	209 (93.7%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$16,996			$1,547			$15,449	86	78.7	313	139
421410001747	175	Conewago Elementary School	Public	K-5	2809 Hershey Rd	Elizabethtown	17022	Lancaster County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 367-7233	211	15	13.9	28.0%	182 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$16,580			$1,172			$15,408	85.8	78.6	315	140
421284004516	176	Kiski Area South Primary School	Public	K-4	230 Mamont Dr	Export	15632	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 327-4057	289	20	14.6	47.1%	266 (92.0%)	5 (1.7%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$21,651			$1,316			$20,336	85.8	82.8	239	63
421875001053	177	Bedminster Elementary School	Public	K-5	2914 Fretz Valley Road	Perkasie	18944	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 795-2929	420	27	15.7	23.1%	352 (83.8%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (8.1%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$15,806			$201			$15,605	85.8	79.3	302	125
421833001091	178	Springfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1950 Route 212	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Palisades School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 847-5131	208	17	12.1	26.9%	201 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$31,383			$1,241			$30,142	85.8	88.4	121	57
422166001169	179	Moraine Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Main St	Prospect	16052	Butler County	Slippery Rock Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 865-2010	347	28	12.4	44.7%	332 (95.7%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$10,213			$603			$9,609	85.7	88.2	133	46
422277006233	180	Park Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	2181 School Dr	State College	16803	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-5010	430	30	14.1	19.3%	328 (76.3%)	15 (3.5%)	22 (5.1%)	28 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	$20,639			$788			$19,851	85.6	79.2	303	123

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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 8, 2023, 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.