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)
421446006786	971	Line Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	542 W Shamokin St	Trevorton	17881	Northumberland County	Line Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 797-3825	353	22	16.4	56.4%	332 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$17,548			$1,519			$16,029	43.4	54.5	795	176
422010006837	972	Clearview Elementary School	Public	K-6	2650 Delta Rd	Brogue	17309	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 927-6791	312	23	13.6	54.2%	286 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$19,009			$1,519			$17,490	43.2	55.3	779	193
420333001006	973	Cornwells Elementary School	Public	K-6	2215 Hulmeville Rd	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 750-2800	552	36	15.3	100.0%	342 (62.0%)	63 (11.4%)	86 (15.6%)	42 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$20,963			$1,421			$19,541	43.2	42.8	978	5
420555002208	974	Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-5	5538 Cumberland Hwy	Chambersburg	17202	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3445	293	15	19	100.0%	160 (54.6%)	26 (8.9%)	74 (25.3%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	$13,026			$958			$12,068	43.2	42	986	12
420014400925	975	Mastery Charter School -Thomas Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	927 Johnston St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Thomas Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 236-0036	1,361	78	17.3	99.8%	122 (9.0%)	398 (29.2%)	509 (37.4%)	235 (17.3%)	35 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (4.6%)	$18,232			$4,225			$14,007	43.2	39.4	1031	56
420519005007	976	McDonald Elementary School	Public	K-5	666 Reeves Ln	Warminster	18974	Bucks County	Centennial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 441-6157	808	57	14.1	58.2%	501 (62.0%)	37 (4.6%)	174 (21.5%)	54 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.1%)	$20,597			$1,001			$19,597	43	47	921	55
421529007392	977	Lewistown Intrmd School	Public	4-5	212 Green Ave	Lewistown	17044	Mifflin County	Mifflin County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 242-5801	507	41	12.5	100.0%	452 (89.2%)	20 (3.9%)	20 (3.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	$30			$04			$26	43	40.5	1012	35
422217004599	978	Delta-Peach Bottom Elementary School	Public	K-4	1081 Atom Rd	Delta	17314	York County	South Eastern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 456-5313	279	24	11.4	43.4%	257 (92.1%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	$19,999			$1,666			$18,334	43	56.2	771	207
420276007118	979	Avella Elementary Center	Public	K-6	1000 Avella Rd	Avella	15312	Washington County	Avella Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 356-2218	242	22	11.1	64.5%	233 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$18,735			$2,128			$16,607	43	54.9	789	190
420519007388	980	Willow Dale Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Norristown Rd	Warminster	18974	Bucks County	Centennial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 441-6093	716	50	14.3	52.5%	478 (66.8%)	38 (5.3%)	140 (19.6%)	26 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)	$21,552			$896			$20,656	43	41.8	990	10

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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.