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)
420591005322	621	Hilltop Elementary School	Public	K-4	401 Cherry Tree Road	Aston	19014	Delaware County	Chichester School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 485-6746	317	32	9.9	100.0%	160 (50.5%)	80 (25.2%)	23 (7.3%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.7%)	$24,396			$86			$24,310	63.7	65.6	577	44
422206000583	622	South Park Elementary Center	Public	K-4	2001 Eagle Pride Lane	South Park	15129	Allegheny County	South Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 655-3111	679	50	13.6	34.8%	544 (80.1%)	57 (8.4%)	16 (2.4%)	49 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	$18,844			$1,170			$17,674	63.7	70.1	495	127
420783002385	623	C G Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-4	923 Jackson St	Reynoldsville	15851	Jefferson County	DuBois Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 299-4880	297	23	12.9	100.0%	280 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$16,022			$1,347			$14,674	63.7	64.8	594	29
420396000754	624	Gilbertsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	36 Congo Rd	Gilbertsville	19525	Montgomery County	Boyertown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 369-7485	531	33	16	26.4%	434 (81.7%)	20 (3.8%)	39 (7.3%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.1%)	$20,127			$579			$19,548	63.7	65.1	587	37
422415002139	625	Menallen School	Public	K-6	8 Pedro Drive	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-4160	307	22	13.8	95.1%	250 (81.4%)	22 (7.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.1%)	$18,400			$3,466			$14,934	63.6	71.8	461	164
420082407329	626	Todd Lane Elementary School	Public	3-5	113 Todd Ln	Monaca	15061	Beaver County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 775-1050	493	36	13.7	28.0%	415 (84.2%)	41 (8.3%)	13 (2.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$15,916			$746			$15,170	63.6	72.2	448	178
422514006446	627	Weatherly Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 6th St	Weatherly	18255	Carbon County	Weatherly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 427-8687	308	21	14.6	53.9%	265 (86.0%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$13,155			$973			$12,182	63.5	56.1	767	140
420927007268	628	Fulton Elementary School	Public	K-4	51 East Fulton Street	Ephrata	17522	Lancaster County	Ephrata Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 721-1130	316	26	12.2	56.6%	230 (72.8%)	9 (2.8%)	49 (15.5%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	$17,089			$737			$16,352	63.5	52.9	843	215
420753007200	629	Delaware Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Avenue S	Matamoras	18336	Pike County	Delaware Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 296-1820	457	35	13	43.5%	362 (79.2%)	5 (1.1%)	57 (12.5%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$19,228			$883			$18,345	63.4	68.3	534	95
420783006157	630	Juniata Elementary School	Public	K-4	248 Juniata Street	Du Bois	15801	Clearfield County	DuBois Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 371-1090	273	24	11.2	100.0%	256 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.9%)	$17,866			$1,552			$16,313	63.3	67.2	553	77

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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