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)
422448003391	231	Roberts Elementary School	Public	K-4	889 Croton Road	Wayne	19087	Delaware County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 205-3752	286	24	12	30.8%	145 (50.7%)	27 (9.4%)	24 (8.4%)	53 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.9%)	$24,229			$598			$23,631	82.5	81.2	272	41
422217004601	232	Fawn Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	504 Main St	Fawn Grove	17321	York County	South Eastern School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 382-4220	238	24	10.1	34.5%	221 (92.9%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$22,684			$161			$22,524	82.4	75.7	370	138
421476001896	233	Worrall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2979 Pennview Ave	Broomall	19008	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 359-4300	439	32	13.5	18.9%	339 (77.2%)	12 (2.7%)	18 (4.1%)	52 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$19,950			$625			$19,325	82.4	88.9	116	117
421575003042	234	Lyter Elementary School	Public	K-4	900 Spruce St	Montoursville	17754	Lycoming County	Montoursville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 368-2614	401	27	14.7	39.7%	366 (91.3%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$17,964			$1,812			$16,152	82.3	78.4	320	86
420909000136	235	Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 Rock Run Road	Elizabeth	15037	Allegheny County	Elizabeth Forward School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 896-2318	290	23	12.7	30.3%	261 (90.0%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	$17,403			$955			$16,449	82.3	86.6	170	65
420999002035	236	Waterford Elementary School	Public	K-5	323 Cherry Street	Waterford	16441	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 796-4833	356	29	12.2	64.3%	336 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$15,365			$1,239			$14,126	82.3	73.3	423	187
422277001358	237	Mount Nittany Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Brandywine Drive	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 272-5970	430	32	13.3	20.5%	343 (79.8%)	10 (2.3%)	12 (2.8%)	31 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	$19,871			$1,112			$18,759	82.2	77	344	107
420244000629	238	Economy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 First Street	Freedom	15042	Beaver County	Ambridge Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 266-2833	447	29	15.2	99.6%	365 (81.7%)	26 (5.8%)	38 (8.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$10,508			$735			$9,773	82.2	80.4	281	43
420531000301	239	Jamison Elementary School	Public	K-6	2090 Land Rd	Jamison	18929	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-3500	587	42	13.9	11.9%	475 (80.9%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.1%)	66 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$17,881			$254			$17,627	82.2	78.7	311	72
421167001874	240	Lynnewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Lawrence Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 853-5900	588	42	13.9	17.2%	469 (79.8%)	20 (3.4%)	28 (4.8%)	44 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	$16,875			$108			$16,768	82.1	75.4	374	134

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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:

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.