Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
422279000193	1361	Barrett Elementary School	Public	K-4	221 E 12th Ave	Homestead	15120	Allegheny County	Steel Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 464-3600	220	24	9.2	100.0%	23 (10.5%)	173 (78.6%)	10 (4.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	$19,992	$1,905	$18,087	9.9	20.5	1219	142
420089707625	1362	Easton Arts Academy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	30 N. 4th Street	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Easton Arts Academy Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 546-4230	284	21	13.5	100.0%	89 (31.3%)	107 (37.7%)	57 (20.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.2%)	$16,501	$576	$15,925	9.9	13.2	1298	64
421899003773	1363	Solis-Cohen Solomon School	Public	K-5	7001 Horrocks St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3250	1,250	79	15.7	100.0%	181 (14.5%)	154 (12.3%)	663 (53.0%)	224 (17.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.0%)	$18,190	$8,798	$9,392	9.8	10.3	1357	6
422637000553	1364	Turner Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1833 Laketon Rd	Wilkinsburg	15221	Allegheny County	Wilkinsburg Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 731-5883	305	31	9.8	100.0%	12 (3.9%)	273 (89.5%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$16,153	$6,358	$9,795	9.8	11.4	1335	29
420228002779	1365	Mosser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	129 S Dauphin St	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5881	482	37	13	100.0%	33 (6.8%)	38 (7.9%)	376 (78.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$17,207	$2,870	$14,337	9.7	11.8	1324	41
420088907599	1366	Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	67 E Bringhurst Street	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 951-4003	513	28	18.3		2 (0.4%)	471 (91.8%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$21,722	$5,586	$16,136	9.6	7.4	1411	45
420088307561	1367	Arts Academy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	601 W Union Street	Allentown	18101	Lehigh County	Arts Academy Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 841-4560	414	36	11.5	75.6%	44 (10.6%)	94 (22.7%)	248 (59.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	$1,345	$1,345	$00	9.6	12.1	1317	50
421899003743	1368	Howe Julia Ward School	Public	K-5	5800 N 13th St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3650	206	21	9.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	187 (90.8%)	8 (3.9%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$25,895	$12,160	$13,735	9.6	10.9	1344	24
421899005040	1369	Duckrey Tanner School	Public	K-8	1501 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7350	436	31	13.9	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	406 (93.1%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$18,560	$9,611	$8,949	9.3	6.4	1434	65
421560004444	1370	Monessen Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1275 Rostraver St	Monessen	15062	Westmoreland County	Monessen City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 684-4456	326	30	11	83.7%	96 (29.4%)	132 (40.5%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (26.7%)	$65	$11	$53	9.3	7.5	1408	38

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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)
422279000193	1361	Barrett Elementary School	Public	K-4	221 E 12th Ave	Homestead	15120	Allegheny County	Steel Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 464-3600	220	24	9.2	100.0%	23 (10.5%)	173 (78.6%)	10 (4.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	$19,992			$1,905			$18,087	9.9	20.5	1219	142
420089707625	1362	Easton Arts Academy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	30 N. 4th Street	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Easton Arts Academy Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 546-4230	284	21	13.5	100.0%	89 (31.3%)	107 (37.7%)	57 (20.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.2%)	$16,501			$576			$15,925	9.9	13.2	1298	64
421899003773	1363	Solis-Cohen Solomon School	Public	K-5	7001 Horrocks St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3250	1,250	79	15.7	100.0%	181 (14.5%)	154 (12.3%)	663 (53.0%)	224 (17.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.0%)	$18,190			$8,798			$9,392	9.8	10.3	1357	6
422637000553	1364	Turner Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1833 Laketon Rd	Wilkinsburg	15221	Allegheny County	Wilkinsburg Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 731-5883	305	31	9.8	100.0%	12 (3.9%)	273 (89.5%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$16,153			$6,358			$9,795	9.8	11.4	1335	29
420228002779	1365	Mosser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	129 S Dauphin St	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5881	482	37	13	100.0%	33 (6.8%)	38 (7.9%)	376 (78.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$17,207			$2,870			$14,337	9.7	11.8	1324	41
420088907599	1366	Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	67 E Bringhurst Street	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 951-4003	513	28	18.3		2 (0.4%)	471 (91.8%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$21,722			$5,586			$16,136	9.6	7.4	1411	45
420088307561	1367	Arts Academy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	601 W Union Street	Allentown	18101	Lehigh County	Arts Academy Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 841-4560	414	36	11.5	75.6%	44 (10.6%)	94 (22.7%)	248 (59.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	$1,345			$1,345			$00	9.6	12.1	1317	50
421899003743	1368	Howe Julia Ward School	Public	K-5	5800 N 13th St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3650	206	21	9.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	187 (90.8%)	8 (3.9%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$25,895			$12,160			$13,735	9.6	10.9	1344	24
421899005040	1369	Duckrey Tanner School	Public	K-8	1501 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7350	436	31	13.9	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	406 (93.1%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$18,560			$9,611			$8,949	9.3	6.4	1434	65
421560004444	1370	Monessen Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1275 Rostraver St	Monessen	15062	Westmoreland County	Monessen City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 684-4456	326	30	11	83.7%	96 (29.4%)	132 (40.5%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (26.7%)	$65			$11			$53	9.3	7.5	1408	38