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)
421203000671	351	Independence Elementary School	Public	K-4	103 School Road	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Hopewell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 375-3201	238	18	12.9	47.5%	214 (89.9%)	6 (2.5%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$17,532			$1,368			$16,164	76.9	69.8	497	146
421881006847	352	Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School	Public	K-6	4528 Penns Valley Road	Spring Mills	16875	Centre County	Penns Valley Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 422-2000	345	26	13	45.8%	337 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$16,242			$1,437			$14,805	76.9	74.5	394	42
422529007702	353	Greystone Elementary School	Public	K-5	1195 Aram Ave	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 266-2300	543	39	13.9	23.8%	383 (70.5%)	23 (4.2%)	72 (13.3%)	33 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	$15,778			$304			$15,474	76.8	69.4	509	156
422238006692	354	Southern Elementary School	Public	K-6	3280 Fissels Church Rd	Glen Rock	17327	York County	Southern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 235-4811	552	37	14.7	31.2%	481 (87.1%)	31 (5.6%)	16 (2.9%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.5%)	$15,145			$157			$14,987	76.8	78.9	304	50
421875009958	355	West Rockhill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Washington Ave	Sellersville	18960	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 257-9200	370	28	13.2	26.2%	303 (81.9%)	11 (3.0%)	39 (10.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$19,121			$614			$18,507	76.8	79.7	288	67
421176004389	356	Fort Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 Baltzer Meyer Pike	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 850-2501	481	50	9.7	47.0%	410 (85.2%)	18 (3.7%)	12 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.7%)	$16,299			$1,491			$14,809	76.6	73.1	428	72
420405007585	357	Brandywine Heights Intrmd/Middle School	Public	4-8	200 W Weis St	Topton	19562	Berks County	Brandywine Heights Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 682-5131	480	42	11.5	33.5%	419 (87.3%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (7.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$18,811			$786			$18,025	76.6	67	551	194
422244004907	358	Haine Elementary School	Public	K-4	1516 Haine School Rd	Cranberry Twp	16066	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 776-1581	803	61	13.1	25.4%	605 (75.3%)	27 (3.4%)	74 (9.2%)	56 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	$14,328			$928			$13,400	76.6	76.5	342	16
421122006844	359	Hillview Elementary School	Public	K-5	482 E Main Street Ext	Grove City	16127	Mercer County	Grove City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 458-7570	772	60	12.7	43.5%	709 (91.8%)	11 (1.4%)	12 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.5%)	$16,958			$2,460			$14,499	76.6	74.4	400	41
421215002322	360	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	4-5	205 S 5th St	Indiana	15701	Indiana County	Indiana Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 463-8560	194	16	12.2	44.3%	166 (85.6%)	7 (3.6%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.2%)	$19,485			$1,295			$18,190	76.6	75.2	369	9

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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