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)
422613001290	431	Westmont Hilltop Elementary School	Public	K-6	827 Diamond Blvd	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Westmont Hilltop School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 255-8707	737	50	14.6	50.2%	587 (79.6%)	30 (4.1%)	33 (4.5%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (10.6%)	$12,353			$1,245			$11,108	73.2	73.5	418	13
421858001912	432	Parkside Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 East Forestview Road	Brookhaven	19015	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 497-6300	261	22	12	52.1%	165 (63.2%)	53 (20.3%)	13 (5.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	$16,304			$597			$15,707	73.2	62.7	640	208
420531000539	433	Groveland Elementary School	Public	K-6	1100 North Easton Road	Doylestown	18902	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 893-4600	794	60	13.3	19.6%	587 (73.9%)	14 (1.8%)	119 (15.0%)	32 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.2%)	$18,325			$668			$17,657	73.1	68.8	522	89
420627005053	434	Reamstown Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 South Reamstown Road	Reamstown	17567	Lancaster County	Cocalico School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 336-1531	384	29	13	46.6%	330 (85.9%)	5 (1.3%)	25 (6.5%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$4,238			$675			$3,564	73.1	66.1	572	138
422349001663	435	Main Street Elementary School	Public	1-5	117 W Main St	Titusville	16354	Crawford County	Titusville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 827-2715	232	18	12.6	71.6%	201 (86.6%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.5%)	$14,522			$2,031			$12,491	73	57.6	743	308
422277001356	436	Easterly Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-5	234 Easterly Pkwy	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-1170	320	32	9.9	38.4%	191 (59.7%)	31 (9.7%)	24 (7.5%)	38 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.3%)	$21,672			$1,465			$20,207	73	69.1	514	78
421302007207	437	Lake-Noxen Elementary School	Public	K-6	135 West Point Ave	Harveys Lake	18618	Luzerne County	Lake-Lehman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 639-1129	247	24	10.3	53.4%	221 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$20,100			$1,418			$18,683	72.9	56.4	768	331
421743007423	438	Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Country Club Drive	Ellwood City	16117	Lawrence County	Riverside Beaver County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 758-7512	646	43	15.1	47.8%	619 (95.8%)	7 (1.1%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$13,217			$726			$12,491	72.8	67.3	548	110
421092005165	439	Nicely Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 McLaughlin Dr	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greensburg Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 832-2900	289	20	14.7	100.0%	191 (66.1%)	30 (10.4%)	16 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (17.0%)	$16,426			$1,991			$14,434	72.7	63.2	632	193
420368807694	440	Blackhawk Intermediate School	Public	K-4	635 Shenango Rd	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Blackhawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-5050	729	44	16.4	39.2%	664 (91.1%)	10 (1.4%)	16 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.5%)	$6,906			$335			$6,571	72.7	67.9	534	94

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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