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)
421917000975	1341	Pittsburgh Miller K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	2055 Bedford Ave	Pittsburgh	15219	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3830	225	18	12.3	99.1%	0 (0.0%)	211 (93.8%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$25,482			$3,278			$22,204	11.4	6.5	1433	92
421899003602	1342	Catharine Joseph School	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Chester Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8150	421	33	12.6	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	282 (67.0%)	77 (18.3%)	25 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.9%)	$18,668			$9,966			$8,703	11.2	7.2	1418	76
420083307363	1343	Propel Cs-Braddock Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1500 Yost Blvd	Pittsburgh	15221	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Braddock Hills	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	711	68	10.4	100.0%	42 (5.9%)	580 (81.6%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.6%)	$23,819			$2,117			$21,702	11.1	9.3	1369	26
422004000832	1344	Thirteenth & Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1600 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5795	644	43	14.9	100.0%	43 (6.7%)	28 (4.3%)	548 (85.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$00			$00			$00	11.1	10	1360	16
420010500657	1345	West Phila. Achievement CES	Public, Charter	K-5	6701 Callowhill Street	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	West Phila. Achievement CES	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 476-6471	655	22	29.7	100.0%	3 (0.5%)	624 (95.3%)	20 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$16,395			$5,530			$10,866	11	10.7	1349	4
422639000104	1346	Bell Avenue School	Public	K-6	1000 Bell Ave	Yeadon	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 284-6100	240	18	13.3	100.0%	3 (1.3%)	217 (90.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	$18,843			$1,638			$17,205	10.9	10.9	1345	1
420228002790	1347	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	829 W Turner St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4801	697	43	16	100.0%	37 (5.3%)	86 (12.3%)	492 (70.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (11.0%)	$13,773			$2,297			$11,476	10.9	8.1	1393	46
420001300318	1348	Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1100 East Erie Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 533-6700	1,242	87	14.3	100.1%	8 (0.6%)	117 (9.4%)	1,087 (87.5%)	22 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	$30,051			$4,754			$25,297	10.9	13.4	1295	53
422004007458	1349	Millmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Summit Avenue	Reading	19611	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5853	598	39	15.3	100.0%	69 (11.5%)	50 (8.4%)	465 (77.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$00			$00			$00	10.7	9.5	1367	18
421899003738	1350	Ellwood School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 N 13th St	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3540	295	24	12	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	260 (88.1%)	17 (5.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	$21,319			$9,971			$11,348	10.6	8.1	1394	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.

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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.