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)
420083607370	921	Gettysburg Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	888 Coleman Road	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-1120	271	19	14.6	60.1%	231 (85.2%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.3%)	$12,146			$438			$11,708	46.3	42.7	982	61
420555007579	922	Marion Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 Colorado St	Chambersburg	17202	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 375-2360	266	18	14.9	100.0%	104 (39.1%)	51 (19.2%)	67 (25.2%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.2%)	$16,364			$1,196			$15,168	46.2	53.9	811	111
420420001013	923	Warren Snyder-John Girotti Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Beaver St	Bristol	19007	Bucks County	Bristol Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 781-1000	610	48	12.6	76.4%	328 (53.8%)	65 (10.7%)	146 (23.9%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (10.3%)	$8,971			$1,086			$7,885	46.1	46.8	925	2
421803001413	924	Octorara Elementary School	Public	3-4	104 Highland Rd	Atglen	19310	Chester County	Octorara Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 593-8238	297	20	15	99.0%	177 (59.6%)	19 (6.4%)	82 (27.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$20,215			$2,729			$17,486	46	47.2	918	6
422325005093	925	Riverside Elementary School East	Public	3-6	Kreig & School Streets	Moosic	18507	Lackawanna County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 562-2121	446	36	12.4	99.1%	310 (69.5%)	29 (6.5%)	71 (15.9%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.7%)	$16,161			$1,517			$14,645	46	44.4	957	32
422241006932	926	Southmoreland Elementary School	Public	2-5	100 Scottie Way	Scottdale	15683	Westmoreland County	Southmoreland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 887-2021	560	37	15.3	63.0%	525 (93.8%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$10,318			$616			$9,703	46	51.8	845	81
421254000776	927	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	548	51	10.7	64.2%	376 (68.6%)	38 (6.9%)	93 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.9%)	$17,499			$3,500			$13,998	45.7	41.1	1004	77
421248005060	928	Salladasburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	3490 Route 287 Highway	Jersey Shore	17740	Lycoming County	Jersey Shore Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 398-2931	229	15	15.3	47.6%	220 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$15,925			$978			$14,947	45.7	63.9	620	308
422247004603	929	Baresville Elementary School	Public	K-5	135 Sanford Ave	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 633-4870	563	36	15.5	54.9%	452 (80.3%)	24 (4.3%)	49 (8.7%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.5%)	$15,672			$678			$14,994	45.7	54.8	790	139
420960001153	930	Chicora Elementary School	Public	K-6	205 Kittanning Street	Chicora	16025	Butler County	Karns City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 445-3680	476	29	16.2	46.8%	470 (98.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$14,123			$634			$13,488	45.7	41.5	995	65

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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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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