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)
420489009936	231	Borland Manor Elementary School	Public	K-4	30 Giffin Dr	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-2700	264	21	12.2	22.7%	225 (85.2%)	5 (1.9%)	11 (4.2%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$15,524			$567			$14,957	82.7	89.1	115	116
420321004325	232	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	654	37	17.8	99.5%	532 (81.3%)	22 (3.4%)	26 (4.0%)	38 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	$10,436			$580			$9,857	82.7	75.4	365	133
420996007270	233	Fort Cherry Elementary Center	Public	K-6	110 Fort Cherry Road	Mc Donald	15057	Washington County	Fort Cherry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 796-1551	475	40	11.9	49.3%	430 (90.5%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	$17,601			$848			$16,753	82.6	74.6	391	158
421425005252	234	Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-4	2700 Woodland Ave	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Methacton School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 489-5000	439	37	11.9	21.6%	214 (48.7%)	20 (4.6%)	48 (10.9%)	134 (30.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$25,734			$801			$24,934	82.6	78.9	308	74
420240006835	235	Shady Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	351 W Skippack Pike	Ambler	19002	Montgomery County	Wissahickon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 619-8106	710	49	14.5	28.5%	437 (61.5%)	63 (8.9%)	69 (9.7%)	73 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (9.2%)	$24,597			$766			$23,831	82.6	87.9	136	99
420720002868	236	Dallas Intermediate School	Public	3-5	2000 Conyngham Avenue	Dallas	18612	Luzerne County	Dallas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 674-7271	535	35	15.5	32.1%	476 (89.0%)	10 (1.9%)	26 (4.9%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$15,274			$925			$14,349	82.4	86.1	172	64
421851002827	237	Kratzer School	Public	K-5	2200 Huckleberry Rd	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-5820	524	35	14.9	47.3%	266 (50.8%)	32 (6.1%)	142 (27.1%)	50 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.5%)	$20,642			$635			$20,007	82.4	80.7	271	34
420696004680	238	Holland Elementary School	Public	K-6	597 Beverly Road	Holland	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 944-1500	439	41	10.7	14.6%	364 (82.9%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (3.0%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.3%)	$22,589			$301			$22,288	82.2	85	190	48
421875001055	239	Grasse Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Rickert Rd	Sellersville	18960	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 723-7501	382	31	12.5	23.3%	293 (76.7%)	14 (3.7%)	33 (8.6%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	$17,625			$202			$17,424	82.2	80.4	276	37
421851002825	240	Schnecksville School	Public	K-5	4260 Sand Spring Rd	Schnecksville	18078	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-5830	462	35	13.2	39.6%	334 (72.3%)	13 (2.8%)	73 (15.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	$20,510			$634			$19,876	82.2	83.5	215	25

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.