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)
421188000191	1051	Highlands Elementary School	Public	1-4	101 East 9th Ave	Tarentum	15084	Allegheny County	Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 224-0300	585	46	12.8	100.0%	395 (67.5%)	78 (13.3%)	18 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (15.2%)	$17,131			$1,203			$15,928	36.4	36.4	1066	15
422040007407	1052	Ringgold Elementary School South	Public	K-4	120 Alexander Avenue	Monongahela	15063	Washington County	Ringgold School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 258-8454	550	41	13.3	66.4%	383 (69.6%)	69 (12.5%)	21 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (13.6%)	$13,188			$1,051			$12,137	36.4	21.3	1211	159
420414000069	1053	Elroy Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	3129 Elroy Ave	Pittsburgh	15227	Allegheny County	Brentwood Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 881-4484	316	24	13	73.7%	179 (56.6%)	43 (13.6%)	31 (9.8%)	21 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.3%)	$15,082			$2,161			$12,921	36.3	46.8	924	129
421899003717	1054	Lingelbach Anna L School	Public	K-8	6340 Wayne Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3630	331	26	12.6	100.3%	52 (15.7%)	248 (74.9%)	20 (6.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$23,782			$11,328			$12,454	36.3	27.5	1149	95
422397000752	1055	Tussey Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1110 Mifflin St	Saxton	16678	Bedford County	Tussey Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 635-2934	362	31	11.7	100.0%	347 (95.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$16,213			$3,792			$12,421	36.3	50.3	867	188
421011006069	1056	North Schuylkill Elementary School	Public	K-6	38 Line St	Ashland	17921	Schuylkill County	North Schuylkill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 874-3661	1,066	74	14.3	59.3%	864 (81.1%)	19 (1.8%)	129 (12.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	44 (4.1%)	$13,389			$1,798			$11,591	36.3	32.8	1102	46
421170009996	1057	Valley El/Middle School	Public	K-8	100 Rock Glen Rd	Sugarloaf	18249	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 459-3111	910	67	13.5	100.0%	653 (71.8%)	11 (1.2%)	212 (23.3%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.3%)	$7,324			$282			$7,041	36.1	38	1049	8
421917006026	1058	Pittsburgh Fulton K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	5799 Hampton St	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4600	291	24	12.3	97.9%	35 (12.0%)	213 (73.2%)	15 (5.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	$26,772			$3,444			$23,327	35.9	53.5	822	236
422286003221	1059	B F Morey Elementary School	Public	K-4	1044 W Main St	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-6371	233	22	10.5	64.8%	98 (42.1%)	45 (19.3%)	78 (33.5%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$31,376			$3,469			$27,906	35.8	32.5	1105	46
420555002192	1060	Buchanan Elementary School	Public	K-5	730 E Washington St	Chambersburg	17201	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3432	239	16	14.7	100.0%	93 (38.9%)	19 (7.9%)	97 (40.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.1%)	$15,990			$1,765			$14,225	35.7	22.7	1195	135

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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.