Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1534)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
421851002827	271	Kratzer School	Public	K-5	2200 Huckleberry Rd	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-5820	483	33	14.5	40.6%	263 (54.5%)	25 (5.2%)	129 (26.7%)	42 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$20,642			$635			$20,007	80.7	84.5	214	57
421827006487	272	North Coventry Elementary School	Public	K-6	475 Kemp Road	Pottstown	19465	Chester County	Owen J Roberts School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 469-5105	561	43	13.1	27.8%	456 (81.3%)	12 (2.1%)	40 (7.1%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	$33			$02			$31	80.7	86.9	161	111
422187009965	273	Oak Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	465 Moyer Rd	Harleysville	19438	Montgomery County	Souderton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 256-6633	435	36	12	17.5%	332 (76.3%)	36 (8.3%)	26 (6.0%)	29 (6.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$26,005			$721			$25,284	80.7	83	238	35
420555002215	274	Guilford Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	2105 Lincoln Way E	Chambersburg	17202	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 352-2124	193	16	12.1	44.0%	159 (82.4%)	6 (3.1%)	13 (6.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	$16,052			$1,047			$15,004	80.6	79.4	300	26
421583007577	275	Richard J. Hyde Elementary School	Public	K-4	110 Wallridge Dr	Moon Township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 264-9440	221	16	13.6	100.0%	110 (49.8%)	29 (13.1%)	51 (23.1%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)	$17,446			$354			$17,091	80.5	71.3	476	201
421875001055	276	Grasse Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Rickert Rd	Sellersville	18960	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 723-7501	369	32	11.6	29.3%	287 (77.8%)	14 (3.8%)	31 (8.4%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	$17,625			$202			$17,424	80.4	72.4	445	169
420486001678	277	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	3-5	340 N 21st St	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	Camp Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 901-2600	255	25	10	21.2%	198 (77.6%)	9 (3.5%)	22 (8.6%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$17,002			$558			$16,443	80.3	88.3	127	150
421917000351	278	Pittsburgh Montessori K-5	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	201 S Graham St	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	No	(412) 529-2010	324	21	15.1	81.2%	207 (63.9%)	42 (13.0%)	21 (6.5%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	36 (11.1%)	$25,655			$3,301			$22,354	80.3	80.9	275	3
422583004588	279	Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-5	480 Lewisberry Rd	New Cumberland	17070	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 774-2970	271	16	17	32.8%	232 (85.6%)	4 (1.5%)	23 (8.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$17,461			$1,045			$16,416	80.1	84.6	207	72
420291001334	280	Mountaintop Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 School Dr # 865	Snow Shoe	16874	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 387-6861	116	10	11.6	40.5%	112 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$25,124			$364			$24,761	80.1	65.9	574	294

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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 8, 2023, 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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.