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)
420259000959	861	West Hills Intermediate School	Public	4-6	175 Heritage Park Drive	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 543-1121	475	37	12.7	100.0%	449 (94.5%)	8 (1.7%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$18,751			$3,455			$15,296	50.8	62.9	625	236
422385007652	862	Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center	Public	3-6	200 Franklin Avenue	Tunkhannock	18657	Wyoming County	Tunkhannock Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 836-3111	607	48	12.7	99.7%	567 (93.4%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	$23,917			$2,047			$21,871	50.6	47.4	938	76
421086000793	863	Brecknock Elementary School	Public	K-4	1332 Alleghenyville Rd	Mohnton	19540	Berks County	Governor Mifflin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 775-5079	528	34	15.5	45.1%	361 (68.4%)	9 (1.7%)	119 (22.5%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$14,245			$529			$13,716	50.6	51.2	877	14
421605009997	864	Mountain View Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	11748 State Route 106	Kingsley	18826	Susquehanna County	Mountain View School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(570) 434-8435	513	38	13.5	48.3%	497 (96.9%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$19,286			$2,137			$17,149	50.6	43.2	992	128
422229000093	865	Southern Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3072 Great Cove Rd	Warfordsburg	17267	Fulton County	Southern Fulton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 294-3400	372	31	12	44.6%	346 (93.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$17,118			$552			$16,566	50.4	48.6	915	50
420321004328	866	Marion Elementary School	Public	K-6	500 Perry Ave	Belle Vernon	15012	Fayette County	Belle Vernon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 808-2500	635	41	15.4	62.7%	560 (88.2%)	18 (2.8%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	$12,040			$669			$11,371	50.3	51.6	868	2
422397000752	867	Tussey Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1110 Mifflin St	Saxton	16678	Bedford County	Tussey Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 635-2934	374	31	12	100.0%	362 (96.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$16,213			$3,792			$12,421	50.3	50	895	28
420259005002	868	Lenape Elementary School	Public	K-6	2300 Center Ave	Ford City	16226	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 763-5299	724	52	13.9	100.0%	688 (95.0%)	15 (2.1%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$18,972			$3,391			$15,582	50.2	51.3	872	4
422010005362	869	Pleasant View Elementary School	Public	K-6	700 Delta Rd	Red Lion	17356	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 244-5425	453	30	15.2	48.6%	384 (84.8%)	10 (2.2%)	32 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$16,770			$1,201			$15,569	50.2	56.4	759	110
420244000632	870	State Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Harmony Road	Baden	15005	Beaver County	Ambridge Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 266-2833	275	18	15.1	100.0%	184 (66.9%)	51 (18.5%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.4%)	$10,054			$817			$9,237	50.1	38.9	1034	164

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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:

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