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)
422517005095	581	Don Gill Elementary School	Public	2-4	10 Sherman St	Wellsboro	16901	Tioga County	Wellsboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 724-1811	309	25	12.6	55.0%	281 (90.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$13,715			$1,887			$11,828	65.3	62.5	646	65
422511005330	582	Summitview Elementary School	Public	K-5	840 East Second Street	Waynesboro	17268	Franklin County	Waynesboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 762-1191	399	25	16	54.4%	313 (78.4%)	9 (2.3%)	34 (8.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.0%)	$12,650			$1,617			$11,034	65.3	58.3	733	151
420696005308	583	Rolling Hills Elementary School	Public	K-6	340 Middle Holland Rd	Holland	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 944-2000	369	29	12.7	28.5%	316 (85.6%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.0%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.1%)	$21,335			$293			$21,042	65.3	70.4	484	99
420534006646	584	Cambria Elementary School	Public	K-5	212 Schoolhouse Rd	Ebensburg	15931	Cambria County	Central Cambria School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 472-8432	441	37	12	45.1%	420 (95.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$9,583			$1,093			$8,490	65.1	66.5	563	21
422496002660	585	Lititz Elementary School	Public	K-6	20 S Cedar St	Lititz	17543	Lancaster County	Warwick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 626-3701	451	32	14.3	40.1%	346 (76.7%)	14 (3.1%)	56 (12.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	$16,075			$528			$15,547	65	65.4	586	1
420519007451	586	Davis Elementary School	Public	K-5	475 Maple Ave	Southampton	18966	Bucks County	Centennial School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 364-5970	790	58	13.6	43.7%	615 (77.8%)	20 (2.5%)	67 (8.5%)	58 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.5%)	$20,482			$525			$19,957	65	62.6	644	58
421581006421	587	Lathrop Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	130 Lathrop St	Montrose	18801	Susquehanna County	Montrose Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 278-0310	383	31	12.3	98.2%	356 (93.0%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$16,165			$1,813			$14,351	65	55	783	196
421899003712	588	Henry Charles W School	Public	K-8	601 Carpenter Ln	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3480	496	36	13.8	100.0%	183 (36.9%)	231 (46.6%)	25 (5.0%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.5%)	$18,285			$8,345			$9,940	64.9	69.1	515	73
420396000755	589	New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary	Public	K-5	2547 Big Rd	Frederick	19525	Montgomery County	Boyertown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 754-9580	590	37	16.1	18.3%	509 (86.3%)	18 (3.1%)	32 (5.4%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$18,423			$435			$17,988	64.9	65.1	595	6
421512003157	590	Mercer Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	301 Lamor Rd	Mercer	16137	Mercer County	Mercer Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 662-5102	576	44	13	100.0%	542 (94.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$13,720			$1,689			$12,032	64.8	67.5	545	45

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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.