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)
422151002706	511	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	69.3	67.8	543	32
421458000505	512	Brecht School	Public	K-4	1250 Lititz Pike	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 291-1733	232	18	12.8	44.4%	118 (50.9%)	14 (6.0%)	55 (23.7%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.2%)	$16,204			$711			$15,494	69.3	73.8	417	95
421884001107	513	Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 Penn Valley Road	Levittown	19054	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 949-6770	430	38	11.2	48.8%	320 (74.4%)	12 (2.8%)	48 (11.2%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	$18,366			$809			$17,557	69.2	57.8	734	221
422277001356	514	Easterly Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-5	234 Easterly Pkwy	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-1170	316	27	11.5	37.3%	195 (61.7%)	31 (9.8%)	24 (7.6%)	36 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.5%)	$21,672			$1,465			$20,207	69.1	73	432	82
421899003712	515	Henry Charles W School	Public	K-8	601 Carpenter Ln	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3480	489	33	14.6	100.0%	175 (35.8%)	237 (48.5%)	21 (4.3%)	10 (2.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	$18,285			$8,345			$9,940	69.1	64.8	597	82
421257005326	516	Johnsonburg Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1356 Wilcox Rd	Johnsonburg	15845	Elk County	Johnsonburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 965-2577	290	24	12.2	60.7%	270 (93.1%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$17,026			$1,542			$15,484	69.1	78.5	319	197
421145004568	517	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 Moul Avenue	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	242	18	13.5	57.9%	154 (63.6%)	15 (6.2%)	29 (12.0%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.2%)	$14,801			$942			$13,859	69	76	362	155
421293006316	518	Kutztown Elementary School	Public	K-5	40 Normal Ave	Kutztown	19530	Berks County	Kutztown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 683-3557	392	30	12.9	41.6%	284 (72.4%)	16 (4.1%)	67 (17.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$18,219			$925			$17,294	69	74.7	399	119
421179002576	519	Mountville Elementary School	Public	K-6	200 College Ave	Mountville	17554	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 285-5501	596	41	14.4	46.1%	382 (64.1%)	30 (5.0%)	135 (22.7%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	$15,329			$1,107			$14,222	69	61.5	650	131
420885006947	520	Shawnee Elementary School	Public	K-5	1315 Echo Trail	Easton	18040	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 250-2400	602	42	14.2	100.0%	322 (53.5%)	67 (11.1%)	137 (22.8%)	40 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.6%)	$17,605			$1,125			$16,480	69	77.8	335	185

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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