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)
421134000809	661	Perry Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Fourth Street	Shoemakersville	19555	Berks County	Hamburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 562-3024	334	29	11.6	42.5%	292 (87.4%)	4 (1.2%)	24 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$19,133			$1,009			$18,124	62.2	56.4	769	108
421116007640	662	Greenville Elementary School	Public	K-6	60 Fredonia Rd	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Greenville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 588-2500	601	49	12.2	64.7%	559 (93.0%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$15,395			$2,067			$13,328	62.2	62.3	651	11
421332004820	663	Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	335 Park Street	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-5851	321	23	14.1	50.8%	282 (87.9%)	9 (2.8%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	$19,903			$1,763			$18,140	62.1	60.7	682	19
420927002564	664	Akron Elementary School	Public	K-4	125 S 11th St	Akron	17501	Lancaster County	Ephrata Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 859-0400	292	23	12.8	66.1%	216 (74.0%)	5 (1.7%)	39 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	$17,077			$596			$16,481	62	59.7	708	44
422583001738	665	Rossmoyne Elementary School	Public	K-5	1225 Rossmoyne Rd	Mechanicsburg	17055	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(223) 225-9729	476	34	14.1	45.0%	296 (62.2%)	38 (8.0%)	83 (17.4%)	24 (5.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	$17,438			$1,326			$16,112	62	61.2	669	4
421776000459	666	South Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	711 South Mountain Road	Dillsburg	17019	York County	Northern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 432-8691	415	30	13.8	27.0%	384 (92.5%)	6 (1.4%)	14 (3.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,928			$423			$13,505	61.9	66	574	92
420450000243	667	Burgettstown Elementary Center	Public	K-5	100 Bavington Rd	Burgettstown	15021	Washington County	Burgettstown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 947-8150	445	36	12.2	50.8%	403 (90.6%)	9 (2.0%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	$21,617			$410			$21,206	61.8	53.5	820	153
421728003275	668	Kulp Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 Cowpath Rd	Hatfield	19440	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 368-3061	581	45	12.9	39.8%	294 (50.6%)	53 (9.1%)	66 (11.4%)	116 (20.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	$17,855			$1,141			$16,714	61.8	70.8	476	192
421071005126	669	James Gettys Elementary School	Public	K-5	898 Biglerville Rd	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-6254	337	28	12.2	56.4%	238 (70.6%)	12 (3.6%)	57 (16.9%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$20,060			$1,423			$18,637	61.8	60.9	677	8
421623003047	670	Ward L Myers Elementary School	Public	K-6	125 New St	Muncy	17756	Lycoming County	Muncy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 546-3129	446	31	14.2	49.1%	411 (92.2%)	9 (2.0%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$19,414			$1,335			$18,079	61.6	72.2	446	224

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.