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)
420204003232	281	Overlook School	Public	K-5	1750 Edge Hill Rd	Abington	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 657-0857	460	37	12.5	37.6%	231 (50.2%)	108 (23.5%)	52 (11.3%)	36 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	$18,775			$767			$18,009	80.2	81.6	249	32
421863002634	282	Pequea Elementary School	Public	K-6	802 Millwood Rd	Willow Street	17584	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 464-3831	384	23	17	54.4%	274 (71.4%)	17 (4.4%)	73 (19.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$13,104			$857			$12,247	80.1	74.7	389	107
421899006524	283	Adaire Alexander School	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 E Palmer St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7480	394	26	14.9	100.0%	317 (80.5%)	15 (3.8%)	35 (8.9%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$17,208			$8,150			$9,058	80.1	73.4	420	137
421833007221	284	Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Thomas Free Dr	Kintnersville	18930	Bucks County	Palisades School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 847-5131	234	22	10.6	34.6%	208 (88.9%)	5 (2.1%)	17 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$28,993			$1,209			$27,784	80	80	282	2
421533002053	285	Asbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5875 Sterrettania Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 836-6100	539	33	16.2	34.5%	450 (83.5%)	11 (2.0%)	19 (3.5%)	29 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$14,349			$927			$13,423	80	84.7	199	86
422448004832	286	Caley Elementary School	Public	K-4	725 Caley Road	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 205-3652	416	32	13.1	30.0%	159 (38.2%)	65 (15.6%)	25 (6.0%)	121 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.8%)	$21,708			$413			$21,295	80	83.2	221	65
420324001339	287	Benner Elementary School	Public	K-5	490 Buffalo Run Rd	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 355-2812	244	19	12.7	22.1%	229 (93.9%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$21,038			$212			$20,827	79.9	80.9	263	24
420966006826	288	Fannett-Metal Elementary School	Public	K-5	14823 Path Valley Road	Willow Hill	17271	Franklin County	Fannett-Metal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 349-2513	174	19	9.3	100.0%	167 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	$19,456			$2,608			$16,848	79.9	72.1	452	164
420531001131	289	Titus Elementary School	Public	K-6	2333 Lower Barness Road	Warrington	18976	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 893-4500	624	38	16.5	16.5%	421 (67.5%)	6 (1.0%)	43 (6.9%)	110 (17.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	$17,414			$340			$17,074	79.8	81.3	259	30
421242003276	290	Jenkintown Elementary School	Public	K-6	West & Highland Avenues	Jenkintown	19046	Montgomery County	Jenkintown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-2933	404	28	14.2	20.0%	286 (70.8%)	42 (10.4%)	33 (8.2%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	$18,199			$464			$17,736	79.8	82.9	226	64

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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