Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSSA test scores by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.

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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)
421209000354	931	Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10906 Station Road	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	Huntingdon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 627-1100	340	28	12	49.1%	321 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$17,981			$5,022			$12,959	45.7	42	987	56
422037001926	932	Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 8th Ave	Folsom	19033	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	359	27	13.5	48.7%	289 (80.5%)	30 (8.4%)	14 (3.9%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$20,171			$501			$19,669	45.7	38.8	1040	108
420708001651	933	First District Elementary School	Public	K-6	725 N Main St	Meadville	16335	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 724-1124	344	23	15.1	100.0%	245 (71.2%)	27 (7.8%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	61 (17.7%)	$15,686			$4,425			$11,261	45.6	48.6	897	36
421350007657	934	Lehighton Area Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	3 Indian Ln	Lehighton	18235	Carbon County	Lehighton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 377-7880	1,013	72	14	55.8%	813 (80.3%)	15 (1.5%)	109 (10.8%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.6%)	$15,590			$2,451			$13,138	45.6	45.9	937	3
421899003765	935	Fox Chase School	Public	K-5	500 Rhawn St	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3170	472	36	13.1	100.0%	169 (35.8%)	111 (23.5%)	109 (23.1%)	46 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.6%)	$19,169			$8,166			$11,002	45.5	45.3	945	10
422523006599	936	West Branch Area Elementary School	Public	K-4	356 Allport Cutoff	Morrisdale	16858	Clearfield County	West Branch Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 345-5615	327	31	10.6	99.1%	305 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$22,385			$2,629			$19,756	45.4	44.7	953	17
420013600874	937	Tidioute Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	241 Main St	Tidioute	16351	Warren County	Tidioute Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 484-3550	293	31	9.4	100.3%	277 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.7%)	$18,817			$2,227			$16,590	45.3	39.6	1027	90
420259005002	938	Lenape Elementary School	Public	K-6	2300 Center Ave	Ford City	16226	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 763-5299	696	52	13.3	100.0%	657 (94.4%)	15 (2.2%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$18,972			$3,391			$15,582	45.3	50.2	868	70
422482004133	939	Youngsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	232 2nd St	Youngsville	16371	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 563-7207	285	26	10.9	100.0%	270 (94.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$21,765			$4,085			$17,679	45.3	30.7	1121	182
421398007637	940	Alloway Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	162 Newark St	Littlestown	17340	Adams County	Littlestown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 359-4146	780	53	14.8	39.6%	705 (90.4%)	6 (0.8%)	36 (4.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.3%)	$13,496			$709			$12,787	45.1	51.2	853	87

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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.

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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.