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)
422529004812	331	Glen Acres Elementary School	Public	K-5	1150 Delancey Pl	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 266-1700	474	36	13.2	24.1%	339 (71.5%)	35 (7.4%)	41 (8.6%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	$18,203			$583			$17,620	78	69.8	495	164
421722000004	332	McIntyre Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 McIntyre Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 318-1622	641	41	15.5	23.9%	422 (65.8%)	16 (2.5%)	65 (10.1%)	110 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.9%)	$14,422			$388			$14,034	77.9	80.9	262	70
421371005361	333	Mellon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	559 Bell Street	Ligonier	15658	Westmoreland County	Ligonier Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 238-5663	382	29	13.1	100.0%	365 (95.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$17,733			$1,823			$15,910	77.9	73.4	419	86
421785002819	334	Weisenberg Elementary School	Public	K-5	2665 Golden Key Rd	Kutztown	19530	Berks County	Northwestern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 298-8661	411	30	13.7	21.4%	375 (91.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.6%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$18,942			$883			$18,059	77.9	74.1	404	70
421827000628	335	French Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	3590 Coventryville Rd	Pottstown	19465	Chester County	Owen J Roberts School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 469-5104	590	46	12.8	24.2%	512 (86.8%)	6 (1.0%)	26 (4.4%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	$33			$01			$31	77.8	87.8	139	196
421092005166	336	Metzgar Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 CC Hall Drive	New Alexandria	15670	Westmoreland County	Greensburg Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 832-2900	275	20	13.5	100.0%	252 (91.6%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$17,853			$2,164			$15,688	77.8	71.9	457	121
420366000038	337	Oak Flat Elementary School	Public	K-5	334 Centerville Rd	Newville	17241	Cumberland County	Big Spring School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 776-2045	379	31	12	47.5%	353 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	$15,937			$1,117			$14,819	77.6	69.5	505	168
421821007190	338	Oswayo Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	277 S. Oswayo Street	Shinglehouse	16748	Potter County	Oswayo Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 260-1702	175	17	10.5	94.9%	173 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$17,392			$1,147			$16,245	77.6	64.1	614	276
420204004910	339	Willow Hill School	Public	K-5	1700 Coolidge Avenue	Willow Grove	19090	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 657-3800	371	31	12.1	44.7%	150 (40.4%)	97 (26.1%)	51 (13.7%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.7%)	$18,775			$767			$18,009	77.6	75	378	39
420573004234	340	Allison Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	803 McGovern Rd	Houston	15342	Washington County	Chartiers-Houston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 745-4700	694	44	15.9	36.9%	570 (82.1%)	29 (4.2%)	33 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.4%)	$16,040			$1,677			$14,362	77.5	80.8	270	70

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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