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)
421167001877	11	Coopertown Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Coopertown Rd	Bryn Mawr	19010	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-5900	482	40	12	9.8%	390 (80.9%)	8 (1.7%)	18 (3.7%)	28 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.9%)	$16,875			$108			$16,768	94.6	92.9	37	26
421007000461	12	OHara Elementary School	Public	K-5	115 Cabin Lane	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 963-0333	719	52	13.7	13.9%	578 (80.4%)	7 (1.0%)	34 (4.7%)	42 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.9%)	$18,537			$240			$18,297	94.3	94.3	16	4
422421000677	13	Pocopson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1105 Pocopson Road	West Chester	19382	Chester County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 793-9241	498	33	15.2	3.0%	394 (79.1%)	7 (1.4%)	26 (5.2%)	49 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$28,237			$493			$27,744	94.3	94.2	22	9
421701000265	14	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	2401 Rochester Rd	Sewickley	15143	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 366-9663	737	49	15	4.5%	423 (57.4%)	8 (1.1%)	15 (2.0%)	259 (35.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	$16,084			$336			$15,748	94.2	95.6	4	10
420351000060	15	William Penn Elementary School	Public	K-4	110 Woodlet Ln	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 854-8522	206	16	13.1	16.0%	169 (82.0%)	4 (1.9%)	6 (2.9%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	$101			$03			$97	94.1	94.6	13	2
421416003288	16	Penn Valley School	Public	K-4	301 Righters Mill Rd	Narberth	19072	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 645-1460	500	44	11.2	16.2%	318 (63.6%)	42 (8.4%)	44 (8.8%)	44 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.4%)	$29,258			$281			$28,977	94	90.2	92	76
420999005226	17	Mill Village Elementary School	Public	K-5	2757 East Center Street	Mill Village	16427	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 796-2060	107	10	10.5	50.5%	104 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$20,527			$2,643			$17,883	93.8	92	58	41
421416003287	18	Merion Elementary School	Public	K-4	549 S Bowman Ave	Merion Station	19066	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 645-1470	442	41	10.8	14.7%	285 (64.5%)	20 (4.5%)	27 (6.1%)	64 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.0%)	$27,416			$263			$27,153	93.8	94.3	17	1
422457004859	19	Streams Elementary School	Public	K-4	1560 Ashlawn Dr	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	428	29	14.8	11.4%	346 (80.8%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	42 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$18,908			$753			$18,154	93.8	93.2	34	15
420696001086	20	Goodnoe Elementary School	Public	K-6	298 Frost Lane	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-2100	687	54	12.6	15.1%	499 (72.6%)	7 (1.0%)	26 (3.8%)	101 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.7%)	$19,806			$258			$19,548	93.6	90.6	80	60

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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