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)
421761006859	871	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	260	27	9.5	100.4%	251 (96.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$15,309			$721			$14,588	49.5	32.5	1107	236
421776004581	872	Northern Elementary School	Public	K-5	657 S Baltimore St	Dillsburg	17019	York County	Northern York County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 432-8691	382	27	14.3	39.0%	312 (81.7%)	7 (1.8%)	33 (8.6%)	18 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$14,568			$1,622			$12,945	49.5	48.7	895	23
421968003345	873	Barth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	467 W Walnut St	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 970-6675	313	26	11.9	100.0%	74 (23.6%)	122 (39.0%)	71 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.1%)	$19,200			$3,117			$16,083	49.4	27.4	1152	279
420255000779	874	Apollo-Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1831 State Route 56	Spring Church	15686	Armstrong County	Apollo-Ridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 478-6000	533	43	12.4	100.0%	491 (92.1%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$20,186			$299			$19,887	49.4	49.7	874
420978007311	875	Willow Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	605 Crisscross Rd	Fleetwood	19522	Berks County	Fleetwood Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 944-8404	554	44	12.6	40.4%	413 (74.5%)	13 (2.3%)	105 (19.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$12,161			$839			$11,323	49.4	52.3	836	39
420555002225	876	Lurgan Elementary School	Public	K-5	8888 Roxbury Rd	Lurgan	17244	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 532-6125	119	9	13.3	100.0%	110 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$16,981			$1,647			$15,334	49.1	46.5	931	55
420501001689	877	Crestview Elementary School	Public	K-5	240 Longs Gap Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	546	32	17.2	54.9%	352 (64.5%)	32 (5.9%)	44 (8.1%)	69 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.8%)	$14,714			$365			$14,349	49	53.6	818	59
422511002233	878	Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-5	220 Fairview Ave	Waynesboro	17268	Franklin County	Waynesboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 762-1191	629	39	15.9	72.0%	497 (79.0%)	34 (5.4%)	30 (4.8%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.2%)	$12,815			$1,983			$10,832	48.9	39.2	1036	158
420396000766	879	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1406 Route 100	Barto	19504	Berks County	Boyertown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 754-9589	511	35	14.5	37.8%	422 (82.6%)	13 (2.5%)	47 (9.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.1%)	$25,837			$830			$25,007	48.7	47.1	920	41
422673009972	880	Wyoming Area Intermediate Center	Public	4-6	100 Montgomery Avenue	West Pittston	18643	Luzerne County	Wyoming Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 654-1404	456	36	12.8	100.0%	359 (78.7%)	20 (4.4%)	44 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.6%)	$14,949			$1,552			$13,397	48.7	35.3	1075	195

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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.

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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.