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)
421899003734	1481	Carnell Laura High School	Public	K-5	1100 Devereaux St	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3150	637	41	15.4	100.0%	31 (4.9%)	289 (45.4%)	288 (45.2%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.4%)	$16,845			$7,381			$9,464	4.6	5.5	1458	23
420357006723	1482	Fountain Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 Church St	Bethlehem	18015	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-5881	507	45	11.2	86.6%	67 (13.2%)	84 (16.6%)	352 (69.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,591			$2,372			$18,218	4.6	5.7	1455	27
420004400406	1483	Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	Administrative Office	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Laboratory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 817-4720	406	35	11.6	44.6%	1 (0.2%)	381 (93.8%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$22,602			$6,670			$15,932	4.5	4.6	1488	5
421899003727	1484	Steel Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	4301 Wayne Ave	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3910	336	42	7.9	100.6%	2 (0.6%)	296 (88.1%)	27 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$24,065			$13,134			$10,932	4.4	3.6	1515	31
422682007492	1485	Hannah Penn	Public	PK, KG-8	415 E Boundary Ave	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1256	662	53	12.3	100.0%	33 (5.0%)	263 (39.7%)	337 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$18,607			$2,808			$15,799	4.4	4.8	1480	5
421899003755	1486	Taylor Bayard School	Public	K-5	3698 N Randolph St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3880	386	44	8.7	100.3%	3 (0.8%)	54 (14.0%)	324 (83.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$23,507			$11,600			$11,907	4.3	4.1	1503	17
420930007142	1487	McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	933 E 22nd St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6870	511	44	11.6	100.0%	116 (22.7%)	225 (44.0%)	29 (5.7%)	39 (7.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (19.0%)	$10,065			$3,392			$6,672	4.3	5.2	1470	17
422432001968	1488	Stonehurst Hills Elementary School	Public	1-5	7051 Ruskin Ln	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-9111	471	46	10.2	100.2%	12 (2.5%)	302 (64.1%)	94 (20.0%)	30 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	$16,540			$2,992			$13,548	4.3	7.3	1416	72
421899003626	1489	Kelley William D School	Public	PK, KG-8	1601 N 28th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7370	227	21	10.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	209 (92.1%)	15 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,910			$11,727			$12,183	4.3	8	1397	92
421899006869	1490	Barry Community John School	Public	PK, KG-8	5900 Race St.	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7640	512	45	11.3	100.2%	1 (0.2%)	474 (92.6%)	28 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$22,669			$10,515			$12,155	4.3	3.5	1518	28

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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.