Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Pennsylvania elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Pennsylvania test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Pennsylvania Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Pennsylvania Department of Education any day now!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1534)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
420075806112	1351	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7101 Paschall Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 729-1939	619	23	26.9	99.5%	1 (0.2%)	558 (90.1%)	46 (7.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$17,950			$3,452			$14,498	10.5	7	1414	63
420012100757	1352	Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 Parkside	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 879-8182	622	44	14.1	57.9%	3 (0.5%)	596 (95.8%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$24,129			$3,461			$20,667	10.5	13.4	1297	55
420002700366	1353	Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	915 S 13th Street	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 232-9220	216	15	14.4	100.0%	2 (0.9%)	154 (71.3%)	53 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$14,987			$2,923			$12,064	10.4	8.4	1386	33
421899003615	1354	Washington Martha School	Public	K-8	766 N 44th St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7770	223	25	8.8	100.0%	3 (1.3%)	201 (90.1%)	6 (2.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$25,529			$12,270			$13,259	10.4	10.2	1337	17
420930002018	1355	Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	955 W 29th St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6485	462	38	12.3	100.0%	187 (40.5%)	110 (23.8%)	21 (4.5%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	132 (28.6%)	$10,061			$3,191			$6,870	10.4	9.8	1345	10
421170007527	1356	Maple Manor El/Middle School	Public	3-8	1700 W 22nd Street	Hazle Township	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3221	999	47	21.1	100.0%	98 (9.8%)	19 (1.9%)	862 (86.3%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	$9,642			$1,145			$8,497	10.3	9.1	1367	11
421899003773	1357	Solis-Cohen Solomon School	Public	K-5	7001 Horrocks St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3250	1,250	79	15.7	100.0%	181 (14.5%)	154 (12.3%)	663 (53.0%)	224 (17.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.0%)	$18,190			$8,798			$9,392	10.3	13.9	1291	66
421899003764	1358	Forrest Edwin School	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Cottage St	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3330	799	56	14.3	100.0%	98 (12.3%)	234 (29.3%)	368 (46.1%)	41 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.1%)	$18,950			$9,779			$9,171	10	9.6	1351	7
421899003739	1359	Finletter Thomas K School	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 N Front St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3750	616	40	15.2	100.0%	6 (1.0%)	432 (70.1%)	102 (16.6%)	51 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$17,591			$7,978			$9,613	10	9.6	1350	9
422004000832	1360	Thirteenth & Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1600 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5795	626	44	14.1	100.0%	50 (8.0%)	25 (4.0%)	527 (84.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$00			$00			$00	10	9.8	1346	14

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Pennsylvania

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for PA student subgroups:

Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Disabled Students

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 8, 2023, 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:

Girl in a wheelchair raising her hand in a classroom setting

Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators

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

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