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)
422415006097	1321	Lafayette Elementary School	Public	K-5	303 Connellsville St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-3581	267	23	11.7	100.0%	110 (41.2%)	109 (40.8%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	32 (12.0%)	$18,285			$4,840			$13,446	12.6	9.1	1372	51
421917006044	1322	Pittsburgh Linden K-5	Public, Magnet	K-5	725 S Linden Ave	Pittsburgh	15208	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-3996	106	15	7	100.0%	6 (5.7%)	83 (78.3%)	2 (1.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.3%)	$25,964			$3,340			$22,623	12.6	15.2	1276	46
421899005294	1323	Kelly John B School	Public	K-5	5116 Pulaski Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3580	352	30	11.6	100.0%	9 (2.6%)	318 (90.3%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$20,808			$9,654			$11,154	12.5	13.7	1289	34
420423007591	1324	Brookwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 Haines Rd	Levittown	19055	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 599-2440	936	58	16.1	100.2%	536 (57.3%)	138 (14.7%)	136 (14.5%)	21 (2.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (10.7%)	$19,046			$2,150			$16,896	12.4	15.7	1269	55
420090007662	1325	Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1801 W. Pike Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 866-0067	600	30	20	99.5%	3 (0.5%)	519 (86.5%)	55 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	$19,084			$4,180			$14,904	12.3	11.5	1332	7
422639006509	1326	Aldan Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 North Woodlawn Ave	Aldan	19018	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-3410	234	18	13	100.0%	30 (12.8%)	168 (71.8%)	10 (4.3%)	12 (5.1%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	$18,607			$1,555			$17,052	12.3	21.4	1210	116
422004005028	1327	Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 Haak St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5760	520	32	16.2	100.0%	53 (10.2%)	43 (8.3%)	413 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$00			$00			$00	12.2	8.2	1390	63
421899003708	1328	Franklin S Edmonds School	Public	PK, KG-8	8025 Thouron Ave	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3370	413	34	12.3	100.2%	0 (0.0%)	389 (94.2%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$19,853			$9,491			$10,362	12.1	10.6	1350	22
422388006215	1329	Turkeyfoot Valley Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	172 Turkeyfoot Rd	Confluence	15424	Somerset County	Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 395-3621	147	15	9.8	70.7%	144 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$20,237			$1,848			$18,388	12	15.6	1270	59
420075206095	1330	Propel Cs-Montour	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	340 Bilmar Drive	Pittsburgh	15205	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Montour	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	785	63	12.4	99.6%	193 (24.6%)	441 (56.2%)	23 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (15.5%)	$18,531			$2,272			$16,260	11.9	14.1	1286	44

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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