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)
422109002474	831	Frances Willard #32	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Eynon St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3692	348	25	14	100.0%	117 (33.6%)	48 (13.8%)	145 (41.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	$16,077			$1,030			$15,047	52.4	35.2	1077	246
421890002647	832	Paradise Elementary School	Public	K-6	20 N Belmont Rd	Paradise	17562	Lancaster County	Pequea Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 768-5560	416	32	13	55.0%	321 (77.2%)	20 (4.8%)	55 (13.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$20,733			$4,699			$16,034	52.4	41.7	992	160
422232002310	833	Shade Gap Elementary School	Public	K-5	22251 Shade Valley Road	Shade Gap	17255	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 447-5529	111	10	11.1	49.5%	107 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,773			$1,261			$13,512	52.3	40.5	1013	180
421086000793	834	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	52.2	50.6	863	29
420711001697	835	Middlesex Elementary School	Public	K-5	250 N Middlesex Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 697-2362	414	34	12.2	49.0%	311 (75.1%)	31 (7.5%)	37 (8.9%)	15 (3.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$15,536			$787			$14,750	52.1	49.3	881	46
422355000997	836	Towanda Area Elementary School	Public	3-6	420 State St	Towanda	18848	Bradford County	Towanda Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 265-6131	443	32	13.6	100.0%	425 (95.9%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$19,327			$1,698			$17,629	52.1	52	842	6
421779002955	837	Northwest Area Intermediate School	Public	3-6	21 Sunset Lake Rd	Shickshinny	18655	Luzerne County	Northwest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 256-3649	260	26	10	48.1%	241 (92.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$20,190			$522			$19,668	51.8	55	785	52
420369006828	838	Blacklick Valley Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 W Railroad St	Nanty Glo	15943	Cambria County	Blacklick Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 749-9211	318	28	11.3	99.7%	298 (93.7%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$17,477			$2,887			$14,590	51.8	66.3	567	271
421785006449	839	Northwestern Lehigh Elementary School	Public	K-5	6493 Route 309	New Tripoli	18066	Lehigh County	Northwestern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 298-8661	423	29	14.5	25.5%	393 (92.9%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$18,168			$1,279			$16,890	51.8	60.4	691	148
422133003173	840	Case Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-6	36 Case Avenue	Sharon	16146	Mercer County	Sharon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 983-4015	484	44	11	100.0%	300 (62.0%)	109 (22.5%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.6%)	$15,772			$1,893			$13,879	51.7	41.4	999	159

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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.
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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.