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)
421884001106	421	Oxford Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	430 Trenton Rd	Fairless Hills	19030	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 949-6808	406	32	12.8	42.4%	297 (73.2%)	24 (5.9%)	39 (9.6%)	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	$19,057			$833			$18,224	73.9	75	379	42
420259000569	422	Dayton Elementary School	Public	K-6	175 E. Grant Avenue	Dayton	16222	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 257-8816	201	17	11.6	100.0%	192 (95.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$22,389			$3,991			$18,398	73.8	78.7	312	110
421083006952	423	Glendale Elementary School	Public	K-6	1500 Beaver Valley Rd	Flinton	16640	Cambria County	Glendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 687-4263	320	43	7.3	100.0%	311 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$17,645			$872			$16,773	73.7	64.2	611	188
420540001778	424	Paxtonia Elementary School	Public	K-5	6135 Jonestown Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3202	689	40	17.1	42.1%	377 (54.7%)	92 (13.4%)	57 (8.3%)	120 (17.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.1%)	$13,131			$1,077			$12,054	73.7	77.6	328	96
422226006900	425	Hartman Elementary Center	Public	K-4	802 Southern Drive	Catawissa	17820	Columbia County	Southern Columbia Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 356-3250	456	36	12.5	12.7%	428 (93.9%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$15,695			$1,118			$14,577	73.6	73.9	407	18
422676000886	426	Wyomissing Hills Elementary Center	Public	K-4	110 Woodland Rd	Wyomissing	19610	Berks County	Wyomissing Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 374-0739	637	49	12.9	39.2%	385 (60.4%)	23 (3.6%)	179 (28.1%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.2%)	$17,964			$1,696			$16,268	73.6	74.9	382	44
422151002706	427	Shenango Elementary School	Public	K-6	2501 Old Pittsburgh Rd	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Shenango Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 658-5566	528	41	13	100.0%	484 (91.7%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	$16,045			$1,780			$14,266	73.5	69.3	511	84
422400000868	428	Robeson Elementary Center	Public	K-4	801 White Bear Rd	Birdsboro	19508	Berks County	Twin Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 582-9580	353	30	11.8	32.9%	313 (88.7%)	4 (1.1%)	25 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$19,794			$539			$19,255	73.5	83.4	217	211
422274002222	429	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	K-5	2311 Lemar Rd	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 328-2191	211	14	15.4	100.0%	197 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$5,156			$349			$4,807	73.4	66.1	571	142
420010400690	430	Green Woods Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	468 Domino Lane	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Green Woods Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 482-6337	688	43	16	33.4%	390 (56.7%)	158 (23.0%)	50 (7.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (12.1%)	$14,413			$4,138			$10,275	73.4	66.1	570	140

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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.