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)
422277001358	251	Mount Nittany Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Brandywine Drive	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 272-5970	430	32	13.3	20.5%	343 (79.8%)	10 (2.3%)	12 (2.8%)	31 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	$19,871			$1,112			$18,759	81.6	82.2	237	14
422583004588	252	Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-5	480 Lewisberry Rd	New Cumberland	17070	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 774-2970	271	16	17	32.8%	232 (85.6%)	4 (1.5%)	23 (8.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$17,461			$1,045			$16,416	81.6	80.1	279	27
421476001898	253	Culbertson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3530 Goshen Rd	Newtown Square	19073	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 359-4340	554	43	12.8	21.1%	470 (84.8%)	15 (2.7%)	10 (1.8%)	34 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$19,317			$555			$18,761	81.6	83.1	225	28
422193000646	254	Knoch Intermediate Elementary School	Public	4-5	340 Knoch Road	Saxonburg	16056	Butler County	Knoch School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 352-1700	308	27	11.4	30.2%	303 (98.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$17,536			$1,321			$16,214	81.6	79.9	284	30
420531010004	255	Warwick Elementary School	Public	K-6	1340 Almshouse Rd	Jamison	18929	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-4050	532	39	13.8	18.8%	396 (74.4%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (6.6%)	63 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	$18,286			$288			$17,998	81.5	76.9	337	82
422166001169	256	Moraine Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Main St	Prospect	16052	Butler County	Slippery Rock Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 865-2010	347	28	12.4	44.7%	332 (95.7%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$10,213			$603			$9,609	81.5	85.7	179	77
421293006316	257	Kutztown Elementary School	Public	K-5	40 Normal Ave	Kutztown	19530	Berks County	Kutztown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 683-3557	392	30	12.9	41.6%	284 (72.4%)	16 (4.1%)	67 (17.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$18,219			$925			$17,294	81.4	69	518	261
421875001054	258	Deibler Elementary School	Public	K-5	1122 W Schwenkmill Rd	Perkasie	18944	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 257-1146	358	24	14.8	22.1%	292 (81.6%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$18,168			$231			$17,936	81.3	83.1	224	34
420504000078	259	Crafton Elementary School	Public	K-6	1874 Crafton Blvd	Pittsburgh	15205	Allegheny County	Carlynton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 429-2500	288	26	11.2	100.0%	214 (74.3%)	24 (8.3%)	11 (3.8%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.8%)	$19,221			$1,421			$17,800	81.3	72.5	442	183
421956006771	260	Portage Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	84 Mountain Ave	Portage	15946	Cambria County	Portage Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 736-9636	448	36	12.4	54.5%	418 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$14,864			$1,876			$12,988	81.1	81.7	248	12

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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.
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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.