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)
421479001155	181	Mars Area Elementary School	Public	2-4	549 Route 228	Mars	16046	Butler County	Mars Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-3161	907	51	17.6	12.8%	846 (93.3%)	7 (0.8%)	12 (1.3%)	34 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$11,192			$106			$11,085	85.5	87.6	146	35
421893000382	182	Skippack Elementary School	Public	K-5	4081 Heckler Rd	Collegeville	19426	Montgomery County	Perkiomen Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 409-6060	583	44	13.3	12.5%	468 (80.3%)	28 (4.8%)	24 (4.1%)	42 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	$18,316			$482			$17,834	85.5	90.8	78	104
422497006424	183	Damascus Area School	Public	PK, KG-8	174 High School Rd	Damascus	18415	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 224-4114	275	27	10.1	40.7%	252 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$24,836			$1,230			$23,606	85.5	91	75	108
421899003648	184	McCall Gen George A School	Public	K-8	325 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7840	628	37	16.9	100.0%	170 (27.1%)	76 (12.1%)	26 (4.1%)	301 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.6%)	$16,758			$8,019			$8,739	85.4	87.7	143	41
420999002036	185	Robison Elementary School	Public	K-5	1651 Robison Road West	Erie	16509	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 796-3742	381	30	12.6	39.9%	349 (91.6%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$14,817			$1,104			$13,713	85.4	87.7	140	45
421611000245	186	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	735 Washington Rd	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 344-2142	391	34	11.5	17.9%	298 (76.2%)	16 (4.1%)	28 (7.2%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	$15,476			$1,148			$14,328	85.4	89.1	113	73
420351009977	187	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	5400 Florida Ave	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 854-8741	327	24	13.4	19.6%	262 (80.1%)	13 (4.0%)	14 (4.3%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$42			$01			$41	85.4	86.6	165	22
422256006098	188	Evans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	125 Sunset Rd	Limerick	19468	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 705-6012	559	38	14.7	15.7%	424 (75.8%)	18 (3.2%)	25 (4.5%)	62 (11.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$18,148			$688			$17,460	85.4	84.8	194	6
420489004938	189	Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School	Public	K-4	50 Mayview Rd	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-8390	258	15	16.7	24.0%	220 (85.3%)	7 (2.7%)	6 (2.3%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$12,828			$940			$11,888	85.3	92.2	54	135
420771001391	190	Beaver Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 W Pennsylvania Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 269-2790	527	38	13.7	19.0%	378 (71.7%)	14 (2.7%)	35 (6.6%)	75 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.6%)	$14,764			$435			$14,329	85.1	81.9	246	56

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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