Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1534)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
420088707580	1321	Reach Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	750 East Park Drive	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Reach Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(717) 704-8437	6,918	483	14.3		3,587 (51.9%)	1,626 (23.5%)	1,044 (15.1%)	52 (0.8%)	39 (0.6%)	6 (0.1%)	564 (8.2%)	$15,453			$1,823			$13,630	11.9	19.1	1222	99
420969007143	1322	Farrell Area Elementary School/Lms	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 Roemer Blvd	Farrell	16121	Mercer County	Farrell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 346-6585	378	41	9.2	99.2%	49 (13.0%)	248 (65.6%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.9%)	$28,800			$4,751			$24,049	11.8	20.1	1209	113
420013900894	1323	Northwood Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4621 Castor Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Northwood Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-5606	760	46	16.5	99.7%	51 (6.7%)	511 (67.2%)	171 (22.5%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$2,026			$2,026			$00	11.8	17.4	1242	81
420228002779	1324	Mosser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	129 S Dauphin St	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5881	482	37	13	100.0%	33 (6.8%)	38 (7.9%)	376 (78.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$17,207			$2,870			$14,337	11.8	12.5	1305	19
422109002455	1325	John Adams #4	Public	K-4	927 Capouse Ave	Scranton	18509	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3655	185	17	10.9	100.0%	40 (21.6%)	41 (22.2%)	69 (37.3%)	22 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	$19,588			$1,885			$17,704	11.8	7	1419	94
422109002481	1326	Isaac Tripp Elementary School	Public	K-4	1000 North Everett Avenue	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3677	694	60	11.6	99.9%	224 (32.3%)	96 (13.8%)	292 (42.1%)	24 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.8%)	$18,453			$2,307			$16,147	11.8	11	1323	3
422595007450	1327	State Elementary Center	Public	K-5	355 State Street	Larksville	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 779-5381	1,353	82	16.4	100.0%	615 (45.5%)	240 (17.7%)	338 (25.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	154 (11.4%)	$12,791			$1,514			$11,276	11.7	15.7	1258	69
421899003616	1328	Penrose School	Public	K-8	2515 S 78th St	Philadelphia	19153	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8310	403	40	10	100.0%	10 (2.5%)	338 (83.9%)	17 (4.2%)	17 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$21,798			$9,935			$11,863	11.7	12.6	1303	25
420004100403	1329	West Oak Lane Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7115 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	West Oak Lane Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 927-7995	950	60	15.9	99.8%	1 (0.1%)	936 (98.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	$18,794			$2,856			$15,939	11.7	14.7	1274	55
421314002592	1330	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Wabank Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6166	349	30	11.8	100.0%	38 (10.9%)	61 (17.5%)	216 (61.9%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$17,824			$2,771			$15,052	11.6	10	1343	13

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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 8, 2023, 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.