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)
421899003657	1131	Taggart John High School	Public	PK, KG-8	400 W Porter St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8290	524	39	13.3	100.0%	30 (5.7%)	44 (8.4%)	186 (35.5%)	235 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	$17,467			$8,363			$9,104	27.5	29.7	1128	3
422574004920	1132	New Bloomfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 West High St	New Bloomfield	17068	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 582-4318	386	24	16.3	100.0%	354 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$15,177			$1,335			$13,841	27.4	43.6	964	168
422109004857	1133	William Prescott #38	Public	K-4	Prescott Avenue & Myrtle St	Scranton	18510	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3683	232	14	16.8	99.6%	65 (28.0%)	50 (21.6%)	75 (32.3%)	21 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.1%)	$16,828			$3,902			$12,925	27.4	32.7	1103	30
422109005149	1134	Charles Sumner #18	Public	PK, KG-4	North Sumner Ave & Swetland St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3688	247	18	13.8	100.0%	86 (34.8%)	32 (13.0%)	106 (42.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.1%)	$12,589			$1,588			$11,002	27.4	12.5	1309	175
420085307381	1135	Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Main Street	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 793-6471	498	45	11	100.0%	48 (9.6%)	389 (78.1%)	22 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	$16,755			$1,925			$14,830	27.3	38.3	1045	90
421272506245	1136	Robb Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 East Church Street	Lock Haven	17745	Clinton County	Keystone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 893-4900	404	42	9.5	100.0%	319 (79.0%)	11 (2.7%)	26 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	$20,683			$2,181			$18,502	27	26.1	1159	23
421899003779	1137	Farrell Louis High School	Public	K-8	8300 Castor Ave	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3230	1,150	69	16.6	100.0%	386 (33.6%)	186 (16.2%)	297 (25.8%)	248 (21.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	25 (2.2%)	$17,209			$8,243			$8,966	27	24.2	1178	41
420011900756	1138	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	One Innovation Way	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(717) 710-3300	23,589	1,432	16.4	59.1%	13,492 (57.2%)	3,822 (16.2%)	4,191 (17.8%)	223 (0.9%)	89 (0.4%)	43 (0.2%)	1,729 (7.3%)	$11,825			$2,427			$9,398	27	35.2	1078	60
421917006757	1139	Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4801 Stanton Avenue	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-2040	247	31	8	97.2%	98 (39.7%)	110 (44.5%)	15 (6.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	$25,509			$3,282			$22,227	26.7	33.8	1090	49
421917000253	1140	Pittsburgh Banksville K-5	Public	K-5	1001 Carnahan Rd	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7400	288	23	12.8	100.0%	90 (31.3%)	42 (14.6%)	56 (19.4%)	91 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$26,664			$3,430			$23,234	26.5	31	1119	21

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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.

Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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