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)
421899007511	1051	Vare-Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1198 S 5th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8120	339	35	9.6	100.0%	56 (16.5%)	74 (21.8%)	140 (41.3%)	44 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.1%)	$20,746			$9,115			$11,631	37.9	29.7	1114	63
422630000294	1052	Solomon/Plains Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Abbott St	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7222	712	45	15.7	100.0%	417 (58.6%)	51 (7.2%)	172 (24.2%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.0%)	$13,001			$4,734			$8,266	37.9	31.5	1104	52
420210007575	1053	A L Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Al Wilson Drive	Fairchance	15436	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 564-7434	344	26	13.3	100.0%	321 (93.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.2%)	$15,040			$2,343			$12,697	37.8	33.3	1090	37
420648002522	1054	Leola Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 School Dr	Leola	17540	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 656-2068	327	32	10.1	63.0%	156 (47.7%)	32 (9.8%)	92 (28.1%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.8%)	$18,874			$1,712			$17,162	37.7	37.5	1054
420975001223	1055	Ferndale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Dartmouth Ave	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Ferndale Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 535-6724	306	27	11.1	99.3%	208 (68.0%)	40 (13.1%)	24 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	$15,791			$1,193			$14,598	37.7	44	982	73
421134006870	1056	Tilden Elementary Center	Public	K-5	524 W State St	Hamburg	19526	Berks County	Hamburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 562-0291	566	39	14.3	54.2%	480 (84.8%)	6 (1.1%)	50 (8.8%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	$16,505			$1,139			$15,366	37.6	35.4	1074	18
421020004101	1057	Sandycreek Elementary School	Public	K-6	297 Pone Lane	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 432-3819	330	25	13	100.0%	299 (90.6%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	$19,053			$1,238			$17,815	37.5	48.2	919	138
421689005260	1058	Newport Elementary School	Public	K-5	559 North 5th St	Newport	17074	Perry County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 567-3806	454	39	11.6	59.3%	412 (90.7%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	$16,763			$1,790			$14,972	37.4	52.2	858	200
421899003639	1059	Fell D Newlin School	Public	K-8	900 W Oregon Ave	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8260	486	36	13.3	100.0%	95 (19.5%)	45 (9.3%)	186 (38.3%)	144 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	$18,503			$8,985			$9,517	37.3	40.4	1023	36
421596006929	1060	Moshannon Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	5026 Green Acre Rd	Houtzdale	16651	Clearfield County	Moshannon Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 378-7683	407	33	12.3	100.0%	390 (95.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$16,150			$1,670			$14,479	37.3	47.8	930	130

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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.