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)
421260007664	771	East Juniata Elementary School	Public	K-6	54 Main St	Richfield	17086	Juniata County	Juniata County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 694-3961	399	34	11.7	60.7%	375 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$12,783			$2,513			$10,270	56.4	70.2	489	282
420555006273	772	Fayetteville Elementary School	Public	K-5	8 E Main St	Fayetteville	17222	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 352-2774	465	39	12	100.0%	340 (73.1%)	18 (3.9%)	57 (12.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.2%)	$17,115			$1,384			$15,731	56.4	58	738	34
421410001775	773	Londonderry Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Schoolhouse Rd	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 944-9462	242	23	10.7	46.7%	203 (83.9%)	3 (1.2%)	20 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	$16,612			$1,204			$15,408	56.4	60.4	692	81
420783006157	774	Juniata Elementary School	Public	K-4	248 Juniata Street	Du Bois	15801	Clearfield County	DuBois Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 371-1090	270	24	11	100.0%	249 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	$17,866			$1,552			$16,313	56.3	63.3	630	144
421488004248	775	Claysville Elementary School	Public	K-5	119 Main St	Claysville	15323	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 663-7772	503	42	12	49.7%	484 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$16,534			$778			$15,757	56.3	60.2	699	76
421524000703	776	Robert Reid Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Oberlin Road	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 948-3360	420	40	10.5	69.8%	238 (56.7%)	43 (10.2%)	75 (17.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.8%)	$16,519			$2,761			$13,757	56.1	39.8	1022	246
420474000025	777	Cambria Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	138 East Campbell St	Carrolltown	15722	Cambria County	Cambria Heights School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 344-8506	526	44	11.9	53.4%	510 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$11,745			$173			$11,572	56.1	52.9	829	52
421777000030	778	Avalon Elementary School	Public	K-6	721 California Ave	Pittsburgh	15202	Allegheny County	Northgate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 732-3300	263	24	10.8	100.0%	165 (62.7%)	57 (21.7%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.2%)	$23,850			$2,710			$21,139	56	50.9	860	82
421272501570	779	Mill Hall Elementary School	Public	K-4	210 Kyler Ave	Mill Hall	17751	Clinton County	Keystone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 893-4900	274	20	13.4	100.0%	237 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$18,294			$1,929			$16,365	55.9	58.9	725	54
422271003930	780	Saint Clair Area El/Middle School	Public	K-8	227 S Mill St	Saint Clair	17970	Schuylkill County	Saint Clair Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 429-2716	536	43	12.4	65.9%	429 (80.0%)	22 (4.1%)	69 (12.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$28			$00			$28	55.9	60.5	688	92

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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