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)
420081706985	911	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4259 Richmond Street	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-3389	957	61	15.6	69.5%	685 (71.6%)	66 (6.9%)	163 (17.0%)	23 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.8%)	$6,716			$00			$6,716	46.8	42.9	976	65
421062009980	912	Dr Cleveland Steward Junior Elementary School	Public	K-4	5000 Gateway Campus Blvd	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 373-5874	307	25	12.1	100.0%	123 (40.1%)	112 (36.5%)	18 (5.9%)	9 (2.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.7%)	$18,916			$1,857			$17,059	46.8	54.5	792	120
422298006885	913	Susquehanna Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3192 Turnpike St	Susquehanna	18847	Susquehanna County	Susquehanna Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 853-4921	446	33	13.6	93.0%	427 (95.7%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$22,230			$804			$21,425	46.7	48.6	898	15
420624001375	914	Kings Highway Elementary School	Public	K-5	841 W Kings Hwy	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3775	471	37	12.7	100.0%	233 (49.5%)	108 (22.9%)	78 (16.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.6%)	$16,118			$1,598			$14,520	46.7	41.2	1002	88
420504000077	915	Carnegie Elementary School	Public	K-6	301 Franklin Ave	Carnegie	15106	Allegheny County	Carlynton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 429-2500	401	36	11	100.0%	230 (57.4%)	45 (11.2%)	31 (7.7%)	48 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.7%)	$19,266			$899			$18,367	46.7	41.5	998	83
420012700837	916	Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1332 Enterprise Dr	West Chester	19380	Chester County	Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 701-3333	3,173	252	12.6	43.7%	1,885 (59.4%)	553 (17.4%)	288 (9.1%)	232 (7.3%)	10 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	200 (6.3%)	$12,081			$1,057			$11,024	46.7	54.9	788	128
422415006007	917	Franklin School	Public	K-6	242 Buena Vista Road	Vanderbilt	15486	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 628-6030	130	10	12.9	97.7%	118 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	$17,089			$4,871			$12,218	46.7	62.4	648	269
421836007222	918	S S Palmer Elementary School	Public	2-6	298 Lafayette Ave	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 826-7538	392	36	10.7	59.7%	348 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$15,775			$770			$15,005	46.5	42.7	981	63
420366001676	919	Newville Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Steelstown Rd	Newville	17241	Cumberland County	Big Spring School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 776-2035	354	29	12.1	56.8%	324 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$15,679			$1,236			$14,443	46.4	49.8	873	46
422415002182	920	Ben Franklin School	Public	K-8	351 Morgantown St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 439-5020	486	34	14.3	100.0%	317 (65.2%)	85 (17.5%)	30 (6.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	40 (8.2%)	$15,496			$2,415			$13,081	46.4	48	910	10

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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.