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)
420351004902	111	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	515 Clifton Rd	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 854-8546	280	22	12.7	10.4%	252 (90.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	$71			$06			$65	89	88.5	126	15
420711001700	112	Green Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Green Ridge Rd	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 766-4911	554	33	16.6	25.1%	259 (46.8%)	16 (2.9%)	27 (4.9%)	226 (40.8%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$12,156			$00			$12,156	89	87.5	148	36
421992006512	113	Wayne Elementary School	Public	K-5	651 W Wayne Ave	Wayne	19087	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 687-8480	534	48	11.1	16.3%	369 (69.1%)	20 (3.7%)	31 (5.8%)	72 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	$23,914			$540			$23,374	88.9	87.2	153	40
421851004672	114	Fogelsville School	Public	K-5	312 S Route 100	Breinigsville	18031	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-5800	503	36	14	31.4%	281 (55.9%)	23 (4.6%)	87 (17.3%)	84 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$20,601			$632			$19,970	88.9	87	159	45
421275000195	115	Dormont Elementary School	Public	K-5	3200 Annapolis Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Keystone Oaks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 571-6152	357	29	12.4	35.6%	290 (81.2%)	25 (7.0%)	28 (7.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	$18,546			$539			$18,007	88.8	86.3	169	54
421611000250	116	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Moffett St	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2167	317	22	14.4	12.9%	255 (80.4%)	8 (2.5%)	15 (4.7%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	$16,305			$650			$15,655	88.6	83.1	222	106
420531000540	117	Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	638 Bellflower Boulevard	Warrington	18976	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-3600	735	49	15	8.3%	437 (59.5%)	17 (2.3%)	24 (3.3%)	229 (31.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	$17,905			$252			$17,652	88.6	86.9	161	44
421410001797	118	South Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 W 3rd St	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 566-2564	372	26	14	19.4%	296 (79.6%)	13 (3.5%)	21 (5.6%)	25 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$15,926			$518			$15,408	88.6	77.7	324	206
421722000291	119	Ross Elementary School	Public	K-5	90 Houston Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 318-1542	498	44	11.3	25.1%	430 (86.3%)	13 (2.6%)	12 (2.4%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	$16,281			$438			$15,843	88.6	90.4	87	32
421839002764	120	Pine Street Elementary School	Public	1-5	50 W Pine St	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 838-1331	348	24	14.6	33.9%	266 (76.4%)	6 (1.7%)	30 (8.6%)	25 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$14,979			$1,474			$13,505	88.5	87	160	40

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.