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)
420564009942	671	Charleroi Area Elementary Center	Public	K-5	75 Fecsen Dr	Charleroi	15022	Washington County	Charleroi School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 483-5554	584	47	12.3	62.0%	412 (70.5%)	66 (11.3%)	21 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	79 (13.5%)	$18,885			$1,611			$17,275	61.1	44.2	976	305
421746005209	672	Northeast Bradford Elementary School	Public	K-6	210 Panther Lane	Rome	18837	Bradford County	Northeast Bradford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 744-2521	344	28	12.5	47.7%	327 (95.1%)	5 (1.5%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$21,715			$3,380			$18,335	61.1	71.4	473	199
421905001430	673	Barkley Elementary School	Public	2-5	320 Second Ave	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Phoenixville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 927-5300	291	30	9.6	56.7%	120 (41.2%)	20 (6.9%)	134 (46.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$18,236			$161			$18,075	61.1	52	861	188
420010100656	674	Avon Grove Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 East State St	West Grove	19390	Chester County	Avon Grove Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 667-5000	1,886	129	14.6	37.4%	1,326 (70.3%)	123 (6.5%)	314 (16.6%)	32 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (4.6%)	$15,324			$934			$14,390	61	57.4	744	70
420858004850	675	West Creek Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Erford Rd	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	East Pennsboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 732-0142	558	43	13	51.1%	332 (59.5%)	54 (9.7%)	66 (11.8%)	65 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.3%)	$11,579			$1,450			$10,129	61	54.4	810	135
420849003021	676	Carl G Renn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	183 School Lane	Lairdsville	17742	Lycoming County	East Lycoming School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 584-3070	175	12	14.4	49.1%	170 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$16,186			$671			$15,515	60.9	64.6	601	75
421071005126	677	James Gettys Elementary School	Public	K-5	898 Biglerville Rd	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-6254	331	27	12.4	47.1%	233 (70.4%)	17 (5.1%)	53 (16.0%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$20,060			$1,423			$18,637	60.9	71.7	467	210
420798006591	678	Dunmore Elementary Center	Public	K-6	300 W Warren St	Dunmore	18512	Lackawanna County	Dunmore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 347-6794	786	60	13.1	100.0%	585 (74.4%)	49 (6.2%)	88 (11.2%)	44 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	$11,194			$1,601			$9,593	60.9	54.1	811	133
420012600848	679	Bear Creek Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	30 Charter School Way	Bear Creek Township	18702	Luzerne County	Bear Creek Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 820-4070	511	42	12.1	47.9%	377 (73.8%)	34 (6.7%)	44 (8.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (9.4%)	$16,781			$1,645			$15,136	60.8	50.9	883	204
421548003537	680	White Deer Elementary School	Public	K-5	631 New Columbia Rd	New Columbia	17856	Union County	Milton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 742-7614	323	25	12.9	53.3%	265 (82.0%)	10 (3.1%)	28 (8.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$17,778			$3,070			$14,708	60.8	63.8	610	70

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.