Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1534)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
421521007441	681	West Snyder Elementary School	Public	K-5	645 Snyder Avenue	Beaver Springs	17812	Snyder County	Midd-West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 837-0046	349	29	12.2	100.0%	342 (98.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,804			$1,248			$11,556	60.7	61.1	662	19
421332004820	682	Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	335 Park Street	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-5851	310	23	13.6	67.7%	272 (87.7%)	9 (2.9%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	$19,903			$1,763			$18,140	60.7	41.5	1009	327
421809004115	683	Hasson Heights School	Public	K-4	833 Grandview Rd	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 677-8021	385	35	11	100.0%	331 (86.0%)	21 (5.5%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$16,525			$1,830			$14,695	60.7	47	941	258
421248005243	684	Jersey Shore Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Locust St	Jersey Shore	17740	Lycoming County	Jersey Shore Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 398-7120	596	42	14.2	54.2%	562 (94.3%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	$15,599			$979			$14,620	60.7	65.1	586	98
422010004593	685	Locust Grove Elementary School	Public	K-6	3620 E Prospect Rd	York	17402	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 757-2559	400	32	12.4	28.8%	291 (72.8%)	36 (9.0%)	36 (9.0%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	$16,953			$824			$16,128	60.7	62.7	632	53
420013700879	686	Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1530 Westerly Parkway	State College	16801	Centre County	Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 237-9727	371	35	10.6	42.3%	238 (64.2%)	54 (14.6%)	26 (7.0%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.9%)	$18,554			$616			$17,938	60.6	65.2	583	103
421272506242	687	Renovo Elementary School	Public	K-4	1301 Bucktail Ave	Renovo	17764	Clinton County	Keystone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 893-4900	150	15	10.2	68.7%	133 (88.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.7%)	$24,050			$2,536			$21,514	60.6	53.9	816	129
422271003930	688	Saint Clair Area El/Middle School	Public	K-8	227 S Mill St	Saint Clair	17970	Schuylkill County	Saint Clair Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 429-2716	532	43	12.3	67.1%	429 (80.6%)	30 (5.6%)	62 (11.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$28			$00			$28	60.5	52.7	847	159
421641007604	689	Tawanka Elementary School	Public	K-4	2055 Brownsville Rd	Langhorne	19053	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6502	884	43	20.5	36.5%	697 (78.8%)	12 (1.4%)	81 (9.2%)	49 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.0%)	$7,661			$254			$7,408	60.5	67.9	541	148
421899003805	690	Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy	Public	K-8	2000 Catharine St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7940	307	27	11.2	100.0%	114 (37.1%)	135 (44.0%)	15 (4.9%)	22 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	$21,284			$9,894			$11,390	60.4	51.3	873	183

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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 8, 2023, 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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.