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)
421611000246	101	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 Ralston Pl	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 344-2147	436	29	15	19.5%	366 (83.9%)	13 (3.0%)	20 (4.6%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$14,752			$957			$13,795	89.7	90.6	82	19
421701000268	102	McKnight Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Cumberland Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 635-4105	838	58	14.5	15.8%	673 (80.3%)	14 (1.7%)	44 (5.3%)	71 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.9%)	$16,985			$363			$16,622	89.6	90.1	95	7
420531004852	103	Doyle Elementary School	Public	K-6	260 N West St	Doylestown	18901	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 893-4300	400	30	13.1	16.3%	343 (85.8%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$19,039			$373			$18,666	89.5	88.5	127	24
422529001395	104	East Goshen Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 N Chester Rd	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-1500	514	41	12.4	18.7%	392 (76.3%)	26 (5.1%)	46 (8.9%)	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	$16,523			$307			$16,215	89.4	87.1	156	52
421833006456	105	Tinicum Elementary School	Public	K-5	162 E Dark Hollow Rd	Pipersville	18947	Bucks County	Palisades School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 847-5131	122	13	9.1	18.0%	115 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$40,286			$3,461			$36,825	89.4	76.4	347	242
420531005306	106	Pine Run Elementary School	Public	K-6	383 W Butler Ave	New Britain	18901	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-4450	496	36	13.6	13.1%	403 (81.3%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (4.0%)	46 (9.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$18,347			$252			$18,094	89.4	87.9	137	31
421947007176	107	Colonial Elementary School	Public	4-5	230 Flourtown Rd	Plymouth Meeting	19462	Montgomery County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 941-0426	845	60	14.1	23.2%	590 (69.8%)	73 (8.6%)	56 (6.6%)	48 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (9.1%)	$20,848			$337			$20,510	89.4	87.7	142	35
420531001047	108	Kutz Elementary School	Public	K-6	1950 Turk Road RD 3	Doylestown	18901	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-3900	455	31	14.5	7.9%	385 (84.6%)	4 (0.9%)	25 (5.5%)	20 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	$19,152			$258			$18,894	89.4	88.5	124	16
420696007679	109	Wrightstown Elementary School	Public	K-6	729 Penns Park Rd	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 944-2300	418	31	13.6	17.5%	346 (82.8%)	5 (1.2%)	27 (6.5%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$19,380			$310			$19,070	89.4	88.3	129	20
421149002047	110	Clark Elementary School	Public	K-6	3650 Depot Rd	Erie	16510	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 897-2100	296	21	14.2	39.9%	278 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$14,246			$902			$13,344	89.3	90.5	84	26

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.