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)
421134006870	1071	Tilden Elementary Center	Public	K-5	524 W State St	Hamburg	19526	Berks County	Hamburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 562-0291	584	40	14.5	57.2%	475 (81.3%)	5 (0.9%)	58 (9.9%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	$16,505			$1,139			$15,366	34.5	37.6	1056	15
420648002522	1072	Leola Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 School Dr	Leola	17540	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 656-2068	321	34	9.3	65.1%	156 (48.6%)	25 (7.8%)	96 (29.9%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.7%)	$18,874			$1,712			$17,162	34.5	37.7	1054	18
422682007621	1073	Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	701 Texas Ave	York	17404	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1240	404	34	11.7	100.0%	44 (10.9%)	173 (42.8%)	172 (42.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$25,583			$3,860			$21,722	34.4	36.7	1064	9
422274002221	1074	Montgomery Elementary School	Public	K-5	9138 Fort Loudon Rd	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 328-2023	205	14	14.4	100.0%	191 (93.2%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$5,609			$564			$5,045	34.2	40.9	1005	69
420076206103	1075	Keystone Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4521 Longshore Avenue	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Keystone Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 332-2111	663	43	15.4	88.1%	118 (17.8%)	241 (36.3%)	223 (33.6%)	47 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	$15,443			$2,763			$12,680	34.1	25.4	1167	92
422118006594	1076	Cairnbrook Elementary School	Public	K-6	235 McGregor Ave	Cairnbrook	15924	Somerset County	Shade-Central City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 754-5021	171	18	9.7	99.4%	169 (98.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,775			$3,053			$19,722	34.1	41.5	997	79
422127000091	1077	Shanksville-Stonycreek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 Corner Stone Rd	Shanksville	15541	Somerset County	Shanksville-Stonycreek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 267-4649	142	12	11.5		137 (96.5%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$199			$19			$180	34.1	59	723	354
422037001932	1078	Woodlyn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Colson Rd.	Woodlyn	19094	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-1900	316	27	11.7	77.2%	122 (38.6%)	90 (28.5%)	43 (13.6%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (13.9%)	$15,710			$465			$15,245	33.9	32.2	1112	34
420357003442	1079	James Buchanan Elementary School	Public	K-5	1621 Catasauqua Road	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-1766	262	21	12.5	64.9%	104 (39.7%)	26 (9.9%)	116 (44.3%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$17,723			$1,100			$16,623	33.6	36.1	1067	12
421517002423	1080	Mid Valley Elementary Center	Public	K-6	50 Underwood Rd	Throop	18512	Lackawanna County	Mid Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 307-3241	1,043	65	16	100.0%	783 (75.1%)	48 (4.6%)	106 (10.2%)	18 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (8.2%)	$13,923			$2,674			$11,249	33.4	40.3	1015	65

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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.