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)
421332002146	1001	Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Water St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-9600	269	24	11	71.7%	210 (78.1%)	22 (8.2%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.6%)	$19,530			$1,862			$17,668	41.2	36.8	1064	63
420624001375	1002	Kings Highway Elementary School	Public	K-5	841 W Kings Hwy	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3775	494	33	14.9	100.0%	247 (50.0%)	104 (21.1%)	89 (18.0%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.9%)	$16,118			$1,598			$14,520	41.2	32.8	1095	93
421263005230	1003	Juniata Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	7855 Juniata Valley Pike	Alexandria	16611	Huntingdon County	Juniata Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 669-4422	322	31	10.3	59.3%	312 (96.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$18,203			$2,154			$16,050	41.1	38.5	1040	37
421254000776	1004	Penn-Kidder Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	2850 State Route 903	Albrightsville	18210	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 722-1150	571	49	11.5	62.3%	380 (66.5%)	47 (8.2%)	97 (17.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	$17,499			$3,500			$13,998	41.1	47.8	929	75
422274002221	1005	Montgomery Elementary School	Public	K-5	9138 Fort Loudon Rd	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 328-2023	202	16	12.9	100.0%	189 (93.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$5,609			$564			$5,045	40.9	57.9	733	272
421272504917	1006	Liberty-Curtin Elementary School	Public	K-4	11125 N Eagle Valley Rd	Blanchard	16826	Centre County	Keystone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 893-4900	151	14	10.9	54.3%	146 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$23,002			$2,425			$20,577	40.9	34.6	1079	73
420234000933	1007	Logan Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Sycamore Street Greenwood	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8370	439	32	13.6	67.7%	367 (83.6%)	20 (4.6%)	14 (3.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.8%)	$13,870			$2,268			$11,602	40.8	44.1	977	30
421314002591	1008	Wickersham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Reservoir St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6291	360	31	11.8	100.0%	36 (10.0%)	54 (15.0%)	212 (58.9%)	32 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	$19,534			$3,315			$16,220	40.6	37.4	1055	47
422409006795	1009	Union City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	91 Miles Street	Union City	16438	Erie County	Union City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 438-7611	450	34	13.1	96.9%	423 (94.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$14,309			$2,760			$11,549	40.6	62.4	638	371
422022003164	1010	Reynolds Elementary School	Public	K-6	1609 Brentwood Dr	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Reynolds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 646-5601	516	35	14.9	59.7%	486 (94.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$14,186			$3,693			$10,493	40.5	42.2	1000	10

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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:

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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.