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)
421086007065	941	Mifflin Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	598 Governor Dr	Shillington	19607	Berks County	Governor Mifflin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 898-1489	486	33	14.7	99.4%	207 (42.6%)	23 (4.7%)	209 (43.0%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$14,328			$532			$13,796	45.1	52.3	838	103
420879004559	942	Canadochly Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Abels Rd	East Prospect	17368	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 252-3674	381	30	12.7	54.9%	320 (84.0%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.6%)	$15,916			$1,229			$14,686	45.1	56	774	168
421812002448	943	Old Forge Elementary School	Public	K-6	401 Melmore St	Old Forge	18518	Lackawanna County	Old Forge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 457-8391	510	42	12	57.6%	368 (72.2%)	23 (4.5%)	75 (14.7%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)	$15,938			$1,275			$14,663	45	33.7	1092	149
421071000452	944	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	98 Lefever Street	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-6254	392	28	14	55.4%	288 (73.5%)	18 (4.6%)	56 (14.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.4%)	$18,001			$1,611			$16,390	44.9	47.1	919	25
422046010017	945	Rochester Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	540 Reno Street	Rochester	15074	Beaver County	Rochester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 775-7500	342	34	10	100.0%	217 (63.5%)	57 (16.7%)	16 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	48 (14.0%)	$17,960			$2,966			$14,994	44.9	49.4	879	66
420879006285	946	Kreutz Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 North Lee Street	Hellam	17406	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 757-9682	332	29	11.6	55.1%	266 (80.1%)	11 (3.3%)	37 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$16,467			$1,016			$15,451	44.8	51.7	847	99
420318000347	947	Bedford Elementary School	Public	K-5	3639 Business Route 220	Bedford	15522	Bedford County	Bedford Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 623-4221	750	47	15.9	54.1%	700 (93.3%)	12 (1.6%)	17 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	$14,143			$1,713			$12,430	44.8	54	809	138
421899003618	948	Bache-Martin School	Public	PK, KG-8	2201 Brown St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7550	567	54	10.5	100.0%	205 (36.2%)	243 (42.9%)	79 (13.9%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)	$21,370			$9,066			$12,304	44.7	47.4	915	33
420009800635	949	Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2040 Avenue C	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-9660	1,847	166	11.1	52.6%	479 (25.9%)	211 (11.4%)	867 (46.9%)	75 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	214 (11.6%)	$16,468			$1,679			$14,789	44.7	51.4	851	98
421596006929	950	Moshannon Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	5026 Green Acre Rd	Houtzdale	16651	Clearfield County	Moshannon Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 378-7683	393	34	11.5	100.0%	375 (95.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$16,150			$1,670			$14,479	44.7	37.3	1060	110

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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.