Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
420387010032	361	Blue Mountain Elementary West School	Public	K-5	20 North Front St	Friedensburg	17972	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(570) 739-4461	451	37	12	35.7%	413 (91.6%)	4 (0.9%)	25 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)								75.5			(n/a)
420855004827	362	Wescosville Elementary School	Public	K-5	1064 Liberty Ln	Wescosville	18106	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 395-5851	496	43	11.5	31.3%	313 (63.1%)	26 (5.2%)	89 (17.9%)	31 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	$19,327			$1,270			$18,057	75.4	74.4	406	44
421305006403	363	Lakeland Elementary School - Scott Campus	Public	K-6	1333 Lakeland Dr	Scott Township	18433	Lackawanna County	Lakeland School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 254-9485	444	28	16.1	38.3%	414 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$15,158			$1,557			$13,601	75.4	71.3	477	114
421248003031	364	Avis Elementary School	Public	K-5	1088 Third St	Jersey Shore	17740	Lycoming County	Jersey Shore Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 753-5220	192	14	14	44.8%	175 (91.1%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	$16,279			$1,007			$15,272	75.4	75.2	377	13
420321004325	365	Rostraver Elementary School	Public	K-6	300 Crest Ave	Belle Vernon	15012	Fayette County	Belle Vernon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 808-2500	646	38	17.1	45.4%	531 (82.2%)	18 (2.8%)	23 (3.6%)	31 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)	$10,436			$580			$9,857	75.4	72.8	436	71
420357003455	366	Miller Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	3605 Allen St	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 868-6441	340	26	13	36.8%	193 (56.8%)	33 (9.7%)	93 (27.4%)	15 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,069			$736			$16,333	75.3	79.3	301	65
422187003266	367	Franconia Elementary School	Public	K-5	366 Harleysville Pike	Souderton	18964	Montgomery County	Souderton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 723-2596	416	40	10.4	32.9%	317 (76.2%)	13 (3.1%)	55 (13.2%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$23,006			$923			$22,083	75.3	72.7	439	72
421737003499	368	Lehigh Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Blue Mountain Dr	Walnutport	18088	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 767-1192	492	38	12.8	38.8%	431 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$18,587			$1,525			$17,062	75.2	75.8	365	3
421215002322	369	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	4-5	205 S 5th St	Indiana	15701	Indiana County	Indiana Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 463-8560	193	15	13	46.6%	166 (86.0%)	5 (2.6%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.3%)	$19,485			$1,295			$18,190	75.2	83.5	230	139
422400000872	370	Honey Brook Elementary Center	Public	K-4	1530 West Walnut Road	Honey Brook	19344	Chester County	Twin Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 273-3615	292	25	11.8	41.1%	247 (84.6%)	5 (1.7%)	25 (8.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$20,742			$888			$19,855	75.2	78.6	316	54

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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 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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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