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)
421533005329	291	Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-5	4301 Lancaster Rd	Erie	16506	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 836-6300	672	43	15.5	52.1%	494 (73.5%)	12 (1.8%)	36 (5.4%)	83 (12.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.7%)	$14,568			$1,510			$13,057	79.8	73.3	424	133
421863002628	292	Martic Elementary School	Public	K-6	266 Martic Heights Dr	Holtwood	17532	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 284-4128	289	19	15.3	46.0%	263 (91.0%)	4 (1.4%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$12,647			$661			$11,986	79.7	73.8	412	120
422529010012	293	Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School	Public	K-5	1050 Wilmington Pike	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 266-2200	575	43	13.3	20.0%	443 (77.0%)	29 (5.0%)	56 (9.7%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	$16,974			$521			$16,453	79.7	72.9	432	139
422529006910	294	Hillsdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 W Market St	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 266-2000	540	41	13.1	20.9%	407 (75.4%)	13 (2.4%)	79 (14.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	$16,452			$590			$15,862	79.7	84.8	196	98
421176005359	295	Stanwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Arona Rd	New Stanton	15672	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 838-4000	510	38	13.3	48.0%	464 (91.0%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	$15,743			$1,160			$14,584	79.7	78.9	306	11
420234000891	296	Baker Elementary School	Public	K-5	108 W Ward Ave	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8388	270	21	12.9	98.9%	232 (85.9%)	9 (3.3%)	9 (3.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	$15,572			$1,623			$13,950	79.7	77.1	336	40
421098004380	297	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	K-6	1010 Mountain View Dr	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greater Latrobe School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 834-7399	545	36	14.9	18.5%	497 (91.2%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.9%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (2.9%)	$16,697			$942			$15,756	79.6	76	353	56
420855002799	298	Alburtis Elementary School	Public	K-5	222 West Third Street	Alburtis	18011	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 965-1633	363	27	13.2	36.4%	228 (62.8%)	16 (4.4%)	81 (22.3%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	$20,000			$1,704			$18,296	79.6	73.8	413	115
421638003488	299	Kenneth N Butz Junior Elementary School	Public	K-4	960 Bushkill Center Rd	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 759-1118	586	39	14.8	22.2%	489 (83.4%)	7 (1.2%)	53 (9.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$16,318			$500			$15,818	79.6	81.3	257	42
420540001817	300	West Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	7740 Manor Dr	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3210	579	35	16.3	37.3%	375 (64.8%)	48 (8.3%)	43 (7.4%)	74 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	$13,209			$1,113			$12,096	79.6	82.7	228	72

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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.