Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
421410001747	361	Conewago Elementary School	Public	K-5	2809 Hershey Rd	Elizabethtown	17022	Lancaster County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 367-7233	211	15	13.9	28.0%	182 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$16,580			$1,172			$15,408	76.6	85.8	175	186
421554007129	362	Mohawk Elementary School	Public	K-5	351 Mohawk School Road	New Castle	16102	Lawrence County	Mohawk Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 667-7782	670	45	14.7	32.4%	630 (94.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.7%)	$15,392			$1,416			$13,976	76.5	76.7	339	23
420234000908	363	Irving Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	110 Cherry Ave	Altoona	16601	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(814) 946-8392	280	18	15.7	46.4%	257 (91.8%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$15,518			$2,022			$13,496	76.4	70.3	486	123
421899003644	364	Jenks Abram School	Public	K-5	2501 S 13th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8240	241	20	12.1	100.0%	85 (35.3%)	28 (11.6%)	30 (12.4%)	80 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.5%)	$21,321			$10,304			$11,018	76.3	71.7	459	95
421065002039	365	McKean Elementary School	Public	K-4	5120 West Rd	Mc Kean	16426	Erie County	General McLane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 273-1033	334	25	13.5	35.9%	320 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$15,806			$764			$15,042	76.3	81.3	256	109
420291001334	366	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	76.3	80.1	280	86
421737003499	367	Lehigh Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Blue Mountain Dr	Walnutport	18088	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 767-1192	492	38	12.8	38.8%	431 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$18,587			$1,525			$17,062	76.2	75.2	368	1
421917006028	368	Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Alger St	Pittsburgh	15207	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3535	354	34	10.5	97.7%	213 (60.2%)	54 (15.3%)	27 (7.6%)	32 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	$26,550			$3,416			$23,134	76.2	72.2	448	80
420540001777	369	Linglestown Elementary School	Public	K-5	1044 N Mountain Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3211	443	32	14	41.1%	313 (70.7%)	37 (8.4%)	29 (6.5%)	47 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$14,477			$1,277			$13,200	76.1	77.7	326	43
422187004900	370	West Broad Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	342 W Broad St	Souderton	18964	Montgomery County	Souderton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 723-1711	376	40	9.4	38.3%	234 (62.2%)	23 (6.1%)	79 (21.0%)	31 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)								76.1	75.2	372	2

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.