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)
421416003289	71	Penn Wynne School	Public	K-4	250 Haverford Rd	Wynnewood	19096	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 645-1450	615	49	12.6	18.5%	335 (54.5%)	77 (12.5%)	44 (7.2%)	105 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.8%)	$26,424			$254			$26,171	90.9	92.9	39	32
421611000248	72	Howe Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Broadmoor Ave	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2157	369	25	14.9	15.2%	297 (80.5%)	9 (2.4%)	11 (3.0%)	24 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	$15,890			$557			$15,333	90.9	91.7	63	9
420696000172	73	Newtown Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Wrights Rd	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-2200	582	42	13.8	11.3%	415 (71.3%)	5 (0.9%)	24 (4.1%)	106 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	$19,952			$294			$19,658	90.8	92.2	56	17
421701000023	74	Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	5135 Wexford Run Rd	Wexford	15090	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 935-4044	768	53	14.5	6.8%	401 (52.2%)	10 (1.3%)	21 (2.7%)	290 (37.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.1%)	$16,323			$562			$15,761	90.7	92.3	50	24
422364001439	75	Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-4	507 Howellville Rd	Berwyn	19312	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 240-1500	438	32	13.4	4.1%	263 (60.0%)	9 (2.1%)	24 (5.5%)	116 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	$18,708			$159			$18,550	90.7	93.5	28	47
420531001048	76	Gayman Elementary School	Public	K-6	4440 Point Pleasant Pike	Doylestown	18902	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-4350	414	29	14	8.9%	351 (84.8%)	4 (1.0%)	20 (4.8%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	$18,248			$255			$17,993	90.6	89.2	110	34
421583006743	77	McCormick Elementary School	Public	K-4	2801 Beaver Grade Rd	Moon Township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 264-9440	184	13	13.7	6.0%	155 (84.2%)	4 (2.2%)	3 (1.6%)	17 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$17,352			$352			$16,999	90.6	95	9	68
421359004081	78	Linntown Elementary School	Public	4-5	1951 Washington Ave	Lewisburg	17837	Union County	Lewisburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 523-3220	289	23	12.4	22.8%	238 (82.4%)	7 (2.4%)	18 (6.2%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$21,336			$1,390			$19,947	90.6	90.4	89	11
421583000240	79	Bon Meade Elementary School	Public	K-4	1595 Brodhead Rd	Moon township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 264-9440	594	38	15.8	15.7%	486 (81.8%)	24 (4.0%)	22 (3.7%)	33 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	$17,513			$356			$17,158	90.5	89.9	97	18
421167001875	80	Manoa Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 S Manoa Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 853-5900	719	43	16.6	23.9%	546 (75.9%)	40 (5.6%)	25 (3.5%)	67 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.3%)	$16,875			$108			$16,768	90.5	81.3	258	178

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.