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)
421917000255	1101	Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5	Public	K-5	501 40th St	Pittsburgh	15224	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8800	179	17	10.3	100.0%	63 (35.2%)	75 (41.9%)	5 (2.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	34 (19.0%)	$26,511			$3,411			$23,100	32.8	26	1153	52
421011006069	1102	North Schuylkill Elementary School	Public	K-6	38 Line St	Ashland	17921	Schuylkill County	North Schuylkill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 874-3661	1,089	76	14.3	55.7%	892 (81.9%)	14 (1.3%)	127 (11.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.6%)	$13,389			$1,798			$11,591	32.8	37.4	1056	46
422109004857	1103	William Prescott #38	Public	K-4	Prescott Avenue & Myrtle St	Scranton	18510	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3683	249	13	19.5	99.2%	68 (27.3%)	45 (18.1%)	80 (32.1%)	31 (12.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.6%)	$16,828			$3,902			$12,925	32.7	27	1143	40
420086107428	1104	Baden Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1016 State Street	Baden	15005	Beaver County	Baden Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(855) 590-2227	586	39	15	64.5%	326 (55.6%)	152 (25.9%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (16.6%)	$16,715			$1,505			$15,210	32.6	37.5	1053	51
422286003221	1105	B F Morey Elementary School	Public	K-4	1044 W Main St	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-6371	221	20	11	65.6%	91 (41.2%)	46 (20.8%)	71 (32.1%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$31,376			$3,469			$27,906	32.5	48.1	924	181
420423007597	1106	Keystone Elementary School	Public	K-5	1800 Keystone St	Croydon	19021	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 599-2470	943	55	17.1	100.0%	461 (48.9%)	131 (13.9%)	164 (17.4%)	37 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (15.6%)	$19,179			$2,147			$17,033	32.5	32.1	1100	6
421761006859	1107	Northern Cambria Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	601 Joseph St	Northern Cambria	15714	Cambria County	Northern Cambria School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 948-5880	247	24	10.1	100.0%	237 (96.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$15,309			$721			$14,588	32.5	44.6	970	137
422595002878	1108	Dana Elementary Center	Public	K-5	50 Dana Street	Forty Fort	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 283-0591	617	36	17	100.0%	418 (67.7%)	40 (6.5%)	96 (15.6%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.9%)	$12,818			$1,602			$11,216	32.5	41.9	1005	103
420615007535	1109	Clearfield Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	700 High Level Rd	Clearfield	16830	Clearfield County	Clearfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 765-5511	1,059	92	11.5	100.0%	998 (94.2%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.6%)	$17,273			$2,438			$14,835	32.4	33.9	1085	24
420210006002	1110	Masontown Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Spring St	Masontown	15461	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 583-1091	249	20	12.3	100.0%	209 (83.9%)	18 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	$14,375			$3,175			$11,200	32.4	43.4	990	120

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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.

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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.