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)
421758007220	611	Northern Bedford County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	217 NBC Dr	Loysburg	16659	Bedford County	Northern Bedford County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 766-2221	425	34	12.5	52.2%	410 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$10,926			$964			$9,962	64.2	68.2	529	82
421521007441	612	West Snyder Elementary School	Public	K-5	645 Snyder Avenue	Beaver Springs	17812	Snyder County	Midd-West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 837-0046	329	28	11.9	100.0%	322 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$12,804			$1,248			$11,556	64.1	60.7	681	69
420849003021	613	Carl G Renn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	183 School Lane	Lairdsville	17742	Lycoming County	East Lycoming School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 584-3070	179	12	14.7	50.3%	176 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$16,186			$671			$15,515	64.1	60.9	676	63
422430007685	614	Upper Adams Intrmdt School	Public	4-6	136 Fohl Street	Arendtsville	17303	Adams County	Upper Adams School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 677-4300	360	30	11.9	57.2%	259 (71.9%)	3 (0.8%)	95 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$15,561			$279			$15,282	64.1	57.3	754	140
420867003202	615	Smithfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	245 River Rd	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-2841	314	31	10	42.0%	137 (43.6%)	69 (22.0%)	27 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.9%)	$23,404			$1,426			$21,978	64.1	55.5	778	163
420210004921	616	Smithfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	23 Liberty St	Smithfield	15479	Westmoreland County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 569-9570	229	16	14.3	100.0%	226 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$15,174			$2,165			$13,009	64	59.8	706	90
420768004556	617	Weigelstown Elementary School	Public	K-5	3205 Carlisle Rd	Dover	17315	York County	Dover Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 292-8072	329	26	12.6	96.0%	203 (61.7%)	18 (5.5%)	78 (23.7%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$17,156			$1,169			$15,987	63.9	64	619	2
421410001774	618	Nye Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 S John St	Hummelstown	17036	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 566-0300	316	25	12.8	39.6%	241 (76.3%)	3 (0.9%)	43 (13.6%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	$16,291			$883			$15,408	63.8	64	618
421905001430	619	Barkley Elementary School	Public	2-5	320 Second Ave	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Phoenixville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 927-5300	289	28	10.4	57.1%	124 (42.9%)	13 (4.5%)	131 (45.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	$18,236			$161			$18,075	63.8	61.1	673	54
421899005120	620	Hackett Horatio B School	Public	PK, KG-5	2161 E York Street	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7470	442	33	13.5	100.0%	230 (52.0%)	47 (10.6%)	93 (21.0%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.7%)	$19,683			$9,561			$10,122	63.7	59.4	714	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.

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