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)
421875001053	121	Bedminster Elementary School	Public	K-5	2914 Fretz Valley Road	Perkasie	18944	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 795-2929	417	28	14.7	17.7%	342 (82.0%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.9%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	$15,806			$201			$15,605	88.5	85.8	177	56
421851002824	122	Cetronia School	Public	K-5	3635 Broadway	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-5860	483	33	14.6	33.1%	277 (57.3%)	22 (4.6%)	106 (21.9%)	47 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.0%)	$20,538			$640			$19,898	88.4	88.8	121	1
421992000609	123	Radnor Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Matsonford Road	Radnor	19087	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 788-9300	555	45	12.4	13.0%	394 (71.0%)	26 (4.7%)	27 (4.9%)	59 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	$22,935			$624			$22,311	88.4	91.5	69	54
422277001354	124	Corl Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	235 Corl St	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 231-1185	226	19	11.9	19.9%	178 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	23 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)	$19,677			$620			$19,057	88.4	87.7	141	17
421149005227	125	Rolling Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-6	3700 Ridge Pkwy	Erie	16510	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 897-2100	469	33	14.2	45.6%	401 (85.5%)	6 (1.3%)	27 (5.8%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$13,389			$599			$12,790	88.4	86.2	170	45
422277001357	126	Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	217 Scholl St	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-5026	381	27	14.1	19.9%	314 (82.4%)	6 (1.6%)	15 (3.9%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	$19,208			$961			$18,247	88.4	85.2	186	60
422256003358	127	Limerick Elementary School	Public	K-4	81 Limerick Center Rd	Royersford	19468	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 705-6007	247	26	9.5	27.1%	174 (70.4%)	12 (4.9%)	15 (6.1%)	30 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	$27,721			$518			$27,203	88.3	88.2	132	5
420531001057	128	Linden Elementary School	Public	K-6	480 Linden Ave	Doylestown	18901	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-4400	353	29	11.9	10.2%	298 (84.4%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.4%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$18,902			$338			$18,564	88.3	90.2	93	35
421863002627	129	Letort Elementary School	Public	K-6	561 Letort Rd	Washington Boro	17582	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 872-9530	326	18	18.4	35.9%	269 (82.5%)	20 (6.1%)	25 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	$12,716			$672			$12,043	88.3	87.6	147	18
421011504837	130	North Star Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1215 Morris Ave	Boswell	15531	Somerset County	North Star School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 629-5627	398	39	10.3	100.0%	389 (97.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$16,717			$2,190			$14,528	88.2	92.7	45	85

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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