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)
420546002858	401	Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-6	117 Spruce Street	Mountain Top	18707	Luzerne County	Crestwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 474-5942	631	33	18.9	25.5%	531 (84.2%)	21 (3.3%)	40 (6.3%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$13,692			$1,762			$11,931	74.7	76.6	340	61
421863007175	402	Central Manor Elementary School	Public	K-6	3717 Blue Rock Rd	Washington Boro	17582	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 872-1401	618	37	16.7	49.7%	387 (62.6%)	62 (10.0%)	123 (19.9%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$12,600			$667			$11,933	74.6	73.3	425	23
421827007294	403	East Vincent Elementary School	Public	K-6	340 Ridge Rd	Spring City	19475	Chester County	Owen J Roberts School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 469-5106	523	40	13	28.5%	377 (72.1%)	60 (11.5%)	35 (6.7%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	$35			$02			$33	74.6	71.6	462	59
420954006270	404	Fairfield Area Elementary School	Public	K-4	4842 Fairfield Rd	Fairfield	17320	Adams County	Fairfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 642-8228	364	33	11	40.9%	344 (94.5%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$9,713			$143			$9,570	74.6	69.9	493	89
421152007272	405	Harmony Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5239 Ridge Rd	Westover	16692	Clearfield County	Harmony Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 845-2300	129	16	8.1	100.0%	126 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$20,894			$1,700			$19,194	74.6	65	597	192
420999002035	406	Waterford Elementary School	Public	K-5	323 Cherry Street	Waterford	16441	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 796-4833	353	28	12.6	65.7%	332 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$15,365			$1,239			$14,126	74.6	82.3	236	170
421458000624	407	Schaeffer School	Public	K-4	875 Pleasure Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 392-6797	325	23	14.1	41.5%	195 (60.0%)	21 (6.5%)	60 (18.5%)	19 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.2%)	$14,464			$585			$13,879	74.6	71.6	465	58
420546005341	408	Rice Elementary School	Public	K-6	3700 Church Road	Mountain Top	18707	Luzerne County	Crestwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 868-3161	752	41	18.1	21.9%	677 (90.0%)	12 (1.6%)	32 (4.3%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	$13,359			$1,737			$11,622	74.6	73.9	406	2
422607007404	409	EverGreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	739 Easton Turnpike	Lake Ariel	18436	Wayne County	Western Wayne School District	No	No	No	Yes	(800) 321-9973	543	43	12.6	62.6%	430 (79.2%)	8 (1.5%)	76 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$30,313			$1,360			$28,953	74.5	74.4	397	12
420768007448	410	Dover Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	109 E Canal St	Dover	17315	York County	Dover Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 292-8068	352	25	14	99.1%	272 (77.3%)	12 (3.4%)	42 (11.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.5%)	$17,013			$1,068			$15,945	74.4	72.4	444	34

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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.