Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
422004005025	1351	Twelfth & Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 N 12th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5788	497	37	13.3	100.0%	19 (3.8%)	25 (5.0%)	443 (89.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$00			$00			$00	10.6	13.2	1297	54
420012200758	1352	KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 758-2630	838	57	14.7	99.2%	1 (0.1%)	781 (93.2%)	24 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	$20,750			$2,034			$18,716	10.6	7.2	1417	65
421170007527	1353	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	10.6	10.3	1356	3
420969007143	1354	Farrell Area Elementary School/Lms	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 Roemer Blvd	Farrell	16121	Mercer County	Farrell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 346-6585	378	41	9.2	99.2%	49 (13.0%)	248 (65.6%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.9%)	$28,800			$4,751			$24,049	10.6	11.8	1322	32
421917000684	1355	Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5	Public	PK, KG-5	17 W Cherryhill Street	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7780	252	20	12.8	95.6%	86 (34.1%)	98 (38.9%)	14 (5.6%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (18.3%)	$26,640			$3,427			$23,212	10.6	24.5	1175	180
421899006765	1356	Prince Hall School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 North Gratz Street	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3690	413	29	14.1	100.0%	4 (1.0%)	395 (95.6%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$20,024			$8,971			$11,053	10.4	7.1	1421	65
422682007469	1357	McKinley School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Manor St	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1312	628	41	15.4	100.0%	35 (5.6%)	262 (41.7%)	291 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	$17,810			$2,688			$15,123	10.3	8.3	1389	32
420004100403	1358	West Oak Lane Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7115 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	West Oak Lane Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 927-7995	950	60	15.9	99.8%	1 (0.1%)	936 (98.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	$18,794			$2,856			$15,939	10.3	11.7	1329	29
422109002455	1359	John Adams #4	Public	K-4	927 Capouse Ave	Scranton	18509	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3655	185	17	10.9	100.0%	40 (21.6%)	41 (22.2%)	69 (37.3%)	22 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	$19,588			$1,885			$17,704	10.3	11.8	1325	34
422240006501	1360	Harris School	Public	K-8	501 Sharon Avenue	Collingdale	19023	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4370	658	51	12.8	100.0%	67 (10.2%)	528 (80.2%)	22 (3.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	$10,642			$1,648			$8,994	10.1	16.6	1255	105

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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