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)
420090307674	1181	MaST Community Charter School III	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1 Crown Way (12345 Roosevelt B	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	MaST Community Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 574-9855	1,220	78	15.6	100.0%	270 (22.1%)	454 (37.2%)	328 (26.9%)	106 (8.7%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (4.5%)	$14,062			$3,282			$10,780	23.7	18.9	1227	46
420806007558	1182	Logan Elementary School	Public	K-6	1154 Jacks Run Rd	North Versailles	15137	Allegheny County	East Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 824-6053	704	61	11.5	100.0%	335 (47.6%)	245 (34.8%)	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (13.8%)	$10,668			$965			$9,703	23.7	20.7	1205	23
420081606948	1183	Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2501 Kensington Avenue	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 288-2001	663	32	20.9	99.8%	1 (0.2%)	624 (94.1%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$21,312			$5,946			$15,366	23.6	18.2	1239	56
420012400818	1184	Montessori Regional Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2549 West 8th Street	Erie	16505	Erie County	Montessori Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 833-7771	583	36	16.1	100.0%	345 (59.2%)	84 (14.4%)	70 (12.0%)	22 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.8%)	$12,247			$1,572			$10,675	23.6	24.4	1173	11
421899006960	1185	Overbrook Edu Center	Public	K-8	6722 Lansdowne Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7540	266	24	10.9	100.0%	4 (1.5%)	243 (91.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	$21,199			$8,485			$12,714	23.5	20.4	1206	21
420228002768	1186	Hiram W Dodd Elementary School	Public	K-5	1944 S Church St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4501	636	42	15.3	100.0%	40 (6.3%)	61 (9.6%)	479 (75.3%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	$14,600			$2,435			$12,165	23.2	15.5	1262	76
421698003318	1187	Hancock Elementary School	Public	1-4	Arch & Summit Streets	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-5522	332	23	14.4	100.0%	37 (11.1%)	135 (40.7%)	122 (36.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.8%)	$21,378			$2,087			$19,291	23.2	25.6	1158	29
420013500869	1188	Propel Cs-East	Public, Charter	K-8	1611 Monroeville Ave	Turtle Creek	15145	Allegheny County	Propel CS-East	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	346	27	13		86 (24.9%)	212 (61.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.1%)	$18,285			$2,155			$16,129	23.2	18.9	1228	40
422301001802	1189	Thomas W Holtzman Junior Elementary School	Public	3-5	1910 Linglestown Rd	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-5158	820	43	19	66.7%	160 (19.5%)	263 (32.1%)	126 (15.4%)	164 (20.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (12.8%)	$13,215			$2,540			$10,675	23.1	23.5	1189
420867003204	1190	J M Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	151 E Broad St	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 424-8073	430	32	13.2	67.9%	127 (29.5%)	101 (23.5%)	81 (18.8%)	10 (2.3%)	32 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	76 (17.7%)	$20,847			$1,266			$19,581	23	26.6	1148	42

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

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.