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)
420771009948	61	Shamona Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Dorlan Mill Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 458-8703	543	37	14.5	6.4%	329 (60.6%)	6 (1.1%)	22 (4.1%)	164 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$14,861			$293			$14,568	91.9	94.2	14	47
421794007307	62	Hahntown Elementary School	Public	K-4	791 Entry Rd	North Huntingdon	15642	Westmoreland County	Norwin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 861-3020	456	29	15.5	31.1%	406 (89.0%)	8 (1.8%)	19 (4.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$12,551			$633			$11,918	91.8	91.4	68	6
421611000248	63	Howe Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Broadmoor Ave	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2157	369	25	14.9	15.2%	297 (80.5%)	9 (2.4%)	11 (3.0%)	24 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	$15,890			$557			$15,333	91.7	93.7	30	33
421140000175	64	Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	4100 Middle Rd	Allison Park	15101	Allegheny County	Hampton Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 492-6320	435	30	14.4	10.3%	401 (92.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$36			$01			$35	91.7	92.8	52	12
420696001130	65	Sol Feinstone Elementary School	Public	K-6	1090 Eagle Rd	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-2400	649	48	13.6	6.2%	524 (80.7%)	5 (0.8%)	19 (2.9%)	74 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.0%)	$19,385			$285			$19,100	91.7	91	76	11
422364001434	66	Devon Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 S Fairfield Rd	Devon	19333	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 240-1450	374	29	12.7	1.3%	198 (52.9%)	8 (2.1%)	10 (2.7%)	140 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$20,948			$178			$20,770	91.6	93.7	29	37
421986006108	67	Edgeworth Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Meadow Ln	Sewickley	15143	Allegheny County	Quaker Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 749-3605	412	32	13	21.4%	340 (82.5%)	9 (2.2%)	24 (5.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	$21,591			$1,242			$20,349	91.6	93.8	24	43
422655003520	68	Williams Township Elementary School	Public	K-4	2660 Morgan Hill Rd	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Wilson Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 373-6170	234	21	11.3	20.5%	170 (72.6%)	15 (6.4%)	28 (12.0%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	$17,331			$90			$17,241	91.5	85.4	194	126
421992000609	69	Radnor Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Matsonford Road	Radnor	19087	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 788-9300	561	45	12.5	11.1%	393 (70.1%)	29 (5.2%)	28 (5.0%)	65 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.0%)	$22,935			$624			$22,311	91.5	93.5	35	34
422364001440	70	New Eagle Elementary School	Public	K-4	507 Pugh Rd	Wayne	19087	Delaware County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 240-1550	492	33	14.9	2.0%	327 (66.5%)	6 (1.2%)	16 (3.3%)	117 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	$18,096			$153			$17,943	91.4	91.6	65	5

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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.