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)
421722000290	321	West View Elementary School	Public	K-5	47 Chalfonte Ave	Pittsburgh	15229	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 318-1502	452	32	14.2	36.7%	354 (78.3%)	21 (4.6%)	16 (3.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.9%)	$16,492			$953			$15,539	78.4	78.1	321
420555002215	322	Guilford Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	2105 Lincoln Way E	Chambersburg	17202	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 352-2124	176	18	9.5	98.3%	142 (80.7%)	5 (2.8%)	12 (6.8%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)	$16,052			$1,047			$15,004	78.4	80.6	274	48
421917000351	323	Pittsburgh Montessori K-5	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	201 S Graham St	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	No	(412) 529-2010	339	23	14.9	79.1%	210 (61.9%)	48 (14.2%)	26 (7.7%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (11.8%)	$25,655			$3,301			$22,354	78.3	80.3	278	45
421641001071	324	Miller Elementary School	Public	K-4	10 Cobalt Ridge Dr S	Levittown	19057	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6360	488	28	17.4	42.2%	315 (64.5%)	37 (7.6%)	74 (15.2%)	31 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	$17,275			$254			$17,021	78.2	67.2	549	225
420426005148	325	Brockway Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	40 North St	Brockway	15824	Jefferson County	Brockway Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 265-8417	451	40	11.4	49.9%	444 (98.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,657			$2,033			$13,625	78.2	77.3	333	8
422166001171	326	Slippery Rock Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	470 N Main St	Slippery Rock	16057	Butler County	Slippery Rock Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 794-2960	443	31	14.3	49.2%	411 (92.8%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$9,282			$416			$8,865	78.2	84.3	209	117
421182003147	327	Karen A. Ionta Elementary School	Public	4-5	375 N Hermitage Road	Hermitage	16148	Mercer County	Hermitage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 981-8750	290	21	13.9	50.0%	237 (81.7%)	24 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.0%)	$14,240			$1,096			$13,144	78.1	79.3	294	33
421065002038	328	Edinboro Elementary School	Public	K-4	5390 Route 6N	Edinboro	16412	Erie County	General McLane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 273-1033	410	29	14	48.3%	371 (90.5%)	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$15,052			$890			$14,163	78.1	86.4	167	161
420204005075	329	McKinley School	Public	K-5	370 Cedar Rd	Elkins Park	19027	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 663-0430	616	46	13.2	33.8%	388 (63.0%)	76 (12.3%)	49 (8.0%)	62 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.5%)	$18,775			$767			$18,009	78	76.6	341	12
422256000233	330	Spring City Elementary School	Public	K-4	190 Wall Street	Spring City	19475	Chester County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 705-6004	161	16	10	47.2%	96 (59.6%)	10 (6.2%)	10 (6.2%)	25 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.4%)	$26,046			$1,121			$24,925	78	49.1	887	557

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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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