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)
420930007035	1431	Pfeiffer-Burleigh School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 E 11th St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6750	565	53	10.7	100.0%	150 (26.5%)	182 (32.2%)	48 (8.5%)	40 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	142 (25.1%)	$10,750			$3,543			$7,207	6.3	8.5	1387	44
420012500839	1432	Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2605 Nicolson Road	Sewickley	15143	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(724) 933-7300	1,226	104	11.8		507 (41.4%)	359 (29.3%)	263 (21.5%)	9 (0.7%)	11 (0.9%)	6 (0.5%)	71 (5.8%)	$14,945			$1,887			$13,058	6.3	5.9	1448	16
421899003693	1433	Hunter William High School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 N Front St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7110	438	38	11.5	100.0%	9 (2.1%)	92 (21.0%)	314 (71.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$20,240			$9,920			$10,320	6.2	5.4	1461	28
421899006913	1434	Fitler Academics Plus	Public	K-8	140 W Seymour St	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3610	162	17	9.3	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	159 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$22,036			$10,827			$11,209	6.2	16.5	1258	176
421899005183	1435	Bethune Mary McLeod School	Public	PK, KG-8	3301 Old York Rd	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3890	478	36	13.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	352 (73.6%)	114 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	$18,500			$9,508			$8,992	6.2	7.1	1420	15
422432006124	1436	Charles Kelly Elementary School	Public	1-5	3400 Dennison Ave	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 638-1070	332	26	13	100.0%	17 (5.1%)	162 (48.8%)	67 (20.2%)	56 (16.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.8%)	$17,640			$2,974			$14,666	6.2	8.5	1386	50
420228007690	1437	Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School	Public	K-5	1227 W Gordon St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4000	813	52	15.7	100.0%	46 (5.7%)	85 (10.5%)	572 (70.4%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (12.4%)	$12,797			$2,134			$10,662	6.1	6.8	1428	9
421899007229	1438	DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	K-8	401 W Lehigh Ave	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7080	628	56	11.1	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	92 (14.6%)	516 (82.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$19,426			$9,700			$9,726	6.1	4.7	1487	49
420089807635	1439	Insight PA Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	350 Eagleview Blvd	Exton	19341	Chester County	Insight PA Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(484) 713-4353	3,638	274	13.2		1,341 (36.9%)	1,139 (31.3%)	811 (22.3%)	34 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)	309 (8.5%)	$14,026			$1,705			$12,320	6	7.5	1410	29
420228002786	1440	Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	837 N 9th St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4941	346	25	14.1	99.1%	11 (3.2%)	38 (11.0%)	257 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.3%)	$19,046			$3,177			$15,869	6	12.8	1302	138

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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