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)
420666002097	901	Bullskin Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 Pleasant Valley Rd	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 628-6540	376	23	16.1	100.0%	358 (95.2%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$17,740			$3,035			$14,705	48.4	55	796	105
420333005211	902	Belmont Hills Elementary School	Public	K-6	5000 Neshaminy Blvd	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 750-2800	541	35	15.5	57.3%	311 (57.5%)	61 (11.3%)	84 (15.5%)	61 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.1%)	$20,192			$1,135			$19,056	48.3	46.1	953	51
420858001705	903	East Pennsboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	840 Panther Pkwy	Enola	17025	Cumberland County	East Pennsboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 732-0441	588	44	13.3	49.5%	378 (64.3%)	49 (8.3%)	61 (10.4%)	23 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (12.6%)	$11,018			$1,338			$9,680	48.3	49.3	908	5
421950007503	904	Swiftwater Interm School	Public	4-6	208 Campus Drive	Swiftwater	18370	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	726	71	10.1	53.4%	388 (53.4%)	121 (16.7%)	194 (26.7%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	$23,227			$1,315			$21,912	48.3	51.9	864	40
421971003915	905	Clarke Elementary Center	Public	K-4	601 North 16th St	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Pottsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 621-2945	805	59	13.6	70.3%	569 (70.7%)	54 (6.7%)	120 (14.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (7.0%)	$13,036			$1,007			$12,029	48.2	54.4	807	98
420324001341	906	Bellefonte Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 W Linn St	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 355-5519	335	30	11.2	47.2%	303 (90.4%)	8 (2.4%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$27,491			$4,334			$23,157	48.1	50.3	889	17
421920006622	907	Pittston City Intrmd Center	Public	2-4	110 New Street	Pittston	18640	Luzerne County	Pittston Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 654-2415	648	44	14.7	63.0%	493 (76.1%)	37 (5.7%)	84 (13.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	$15,957			$2,459			$13,498	48.1	33.2	1091	184
420291001330	908	Wingate Elementary School	Public	K-5	776 S Eagle Valley Rd	Wingate	16823	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 355-4872	373	34	11	48.3%	352 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$20,929			$2,199			$18,730	48.1	34.2	1082	174
420357003436	909	Calypso Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 Calypso Ave	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 691-0152	224	19	12	64.3%	95 (42.4%)	25 (11.2%)	99 (44.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,719			$1,921			$18,798	48	55.8	777	132
422415002182	910	Ben Franklin School	Public	K-8	351 Morgantown St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 439-5020	517	32	16	89.7%	343 (66.3%)	88 (17.0%)	26 (5.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (10.4%)	$15,496			$2,415			$13,081	48	41.3	1013	103

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