Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
421899003754	1331	Ziegler William High School	Public	K-8	5935 Saul St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3260	492	38	13	100.0%	37 (7.5%)	189 (38.4%)	223 (45.3%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.5%)	$17,619			$8,474			$9,146	11.9	10.8	1347	16
422109006970	1332	McNichols Plaza	Public	K-4	1111 S Irving Ave	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3685	361	23	15.5	99.7%	89 (24.7%)	45 (12.5%)	183 (50.7%)	25 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$16,394			$1,613			$14,781	11.8	20.3	1221	111
420013900894	1333	Northwood Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4621 Castor Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Northwood Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-5606	760	46	16.5	99.7%	51 (6.7%)	511 (67.2%)	171 (22.5%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$2,026			$2,026			$00	11.8	11.8	1323	10
420006200504	1334	Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5400 Warrington Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Hardy Williams	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 724-2343	1,215	69	17.5		2 (0.2%)	1,159 (95.4%)	32 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.9%)	$20,291			$4,160			$16,131	11.6	8.6	1382	48
421170007456	1335	McAdoo-Kelayres El/Middle School	Public	K-8	15 Kelayres Rd	McAdoo	18237	Schuylkill County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	839	44	19.1	100.0%	310 (36.9%)	15 (1.8%)	487 (58.0%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$10,555			$1,282			$9,273	11.6	14.6	1282	53
421899003687	1336	Dunbar Paul L School	Public	PK, KG-8	1750 N 12th St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7410	239	25	9.7	100.0%	5 (2.1%)	210 (87.9%)	21 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$23,719			$10,918			$12,801	11.6	5.6	1456	120
420087407515	1337	Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	5650 Sprague Street	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 951-5689	658	39	16.8		4 (0.6%)	572 (86.9%)	45 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.8%)	$19,228			$4,714			$14,514	11.6	7	1425	88
420012100757	1338	Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 Parkside	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 879-8182	622	44	14.1	57.9%	3 (0.5%)	596 (95.8%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$24,129			$3,461			$20,667	11.5	10.5	1352	14
421899000237	1339	Overbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2032 N 62nd St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7520	202	16	12.3	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	187 (92.6%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$21,293			$11,115			$10,179	11.5	5.9	1447	108
421899006529	1340	Brown Joseph School	Public	K-8	3600 Stanwood St	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3320	383	31	12.3	100.0%	83 (21.7%)	132 (34.5%)	133 (34.7%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	$21,265			$10,075			$11,190	11.4	13	1299	41

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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.