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)
420006807636	1381	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	136 S 4th Street	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 439-5814	626	51	12.2	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.3%)	596 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,081			$2,836			$11,245	8.7	17.7	1248	133
422682007432	1382	Devers School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Chanceford Ave	York	17404	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1210	693	46	15.2	100.0%	64 (9.2%)	272 (39.2%)	318 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	$17,726			$2,675			$15,051	8.7	9.6	1364	18
421899003764	1383	Forrest Edwin School	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Cottage St	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3330	819	53	15.3	100.0%	96 (11.7%)	213 (26.0%)	413 (50.4%)	38 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.0%)	$18,950			$9,779			$9,171	8.6	10	1358	25
420075806112	1384	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7101 Paschall Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 729-1939	588	29	20.2	100.2%	1 (0.2%)	523 (88.9%)	49 (8.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$17,950			$3,452			$14,498	8.5	10.5	1351	33
421899003749	1385	Morrison Andrew J School	Public	K-8	5100 N 3rd St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3780	522	36	14.5	100.0%	4 (0.8%)	261 (50.0%)	224 (42.9%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$20,964			$10,034			$10,930	8.4	6	1446	61
420636006998	1386	Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	50 S 6th St	Columbia	17512	Lancaster County	Columbia Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 684-9780	481	40	11.9		175 (36.4%)	34 (7.1%)	215 (44.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.0%)	$16,585			$5,430			$11,155	8.3	9.1	1371	15
421899003763	1387	Disston Hamilton School	Public	K-8	6801 Cottage St	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3350	735	47	15.6	100.1%	88 (12.0%)	229 (31.2%)	374 (50.9%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.4%)	$16,753			$8,069			$8,684	8.3	5.3	1469	82
422432001960	1388	Bywood Elementary School	Public	1-5	330 Avon Rd	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 352-6842	651	56	11.7	100.0%	25 (3.8%)	313 (48.1%)	190 (29.2%)	100 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$14,386			$2,462			$11,924	8.2	9.6	1366	22
421917000365	1389	Pittsburgh Morrow K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1611 Davis Ave	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-6600	495	37	13.3	99.8%	76 (15.4%)	329 (66.5%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (14.5%)	$26,602			$3,422			$23,179	8.1	8.8	1378	11
421899003804	1390	Anderson Add B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1034 S 60th St	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7890	384	34	11.1	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	358 (93.2%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$20,717			$9,705			$11,012	8.1	6	1445	55

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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:

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.