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)
420711007645	461	Winding Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	34 Bali Hai Rd	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 620-2525	1,041	65	16.1	32.7%	450 (43.2%)	62 (6.0%)	108 (10.4%)	343 (32.9%)	20 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (5.4%)	$12,129			$136			$11,993	71.3	80.8	269	192
420927002568	462	Clay Elementary School	Public	K-4	250 Clay School Rd	Ephrata	17522	Lancaster County	Ephrata Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 721-1100	374	29	13	49.2%	281 (75.1%)	16 (4.3%)	41 (11.0%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$16,798			$638			$16,160	71.2	66.8	557	95
420909000142	463	Mt Vernon Elementary School	Public	3-5	2400 Greenock Buena Vista Road	McKeesport	15135	Allegheny County	Elizabeth Forward School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 896-2327	199	15	13.1	46.7%	164 (82.4%)	7 (3.5%)	8 (4.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)	$16,647			$661			$15,986	71.1	74.8	387	76
422256003364	464	Royersford Elementary School	Public	K-4	450 Spring St	Royersford	19468	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 706-6005	386	34	11.3	41.5%	258 (66.8%)	30 (7.8%)	41 (10.6%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.2%)	$20,040			$818			$19,222	71.1	72.8	434	30
420708007265	465	West End Elementary School	Public	K-6	12068 Brooks Rd	Meadville	16335	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 724-1450	330	28	11.8	99.1%	295 (89.4%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$16,504			$2,959			$13,545	71.1	71.4	470	5
420885006947	466	Shawnee Elementary School	Public	K-5	1315 Echo Trail	Easton	18040	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 250-2400	557	40	13.8	100.5%	296 (53.1%)	60 (10.8%)	129 (23.2%)	34 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	$17,605			$1,125			$16,480	71.1	69	520	54
420005100488	467	Mathematics Science & Technology Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1800 E Byberry Rd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Mathematics Science & Technology Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 348-1100	1,486	106	14	57.2%	827 (55.7%)	193 (13.0%)	216 (14.5%)	187 (12.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (4.0%)	$16,987			$3,054			$13,932	71	69.5	508	41
421524001788	468	Kunkel Elementary School	Public	K-5	2401 Fulling Mill Rd	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 939-6862	402	32	12.7	55.0%	230 (57.2%)	32 (8.0%)	75 (18.7%)	22 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (10.4%)	$15,785			$2,329			$13,456	70.9	74.9	383	85
421284007279	469	Kiski Area East Primary School	Public	K-4	420 Franklin Ave	Vandergrift	15690	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 567-6706	414	30	13.8	93.5%	323 (78.0%)	44 (10.6%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	$14,883			$1,563			$13,319	70.8	74.9	385	84
420639000202	470	Commodore Perry School	Public	K-6	3002 Perry Hwy	Hadley	16130	Mercer County	Commodore Perry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 253-2025	217	22	9.9	98.6%	208 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$17,912			$3,412			$14,500	70.7	68.1	532	62

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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