Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
421239007029	951	Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1363 Jefferson Rd	Jefferson	15344	Greene County	Jefferson-Morgan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 883-2310	402	36	11.3	46.3%	386 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$18,466			$1,306			$17,160	44.7	42.8	977	26
421020004101	952	Sandycreek Elementary School	Public	K-6	297 Pone Lane	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 432-3819	306	24	12.9	100.0%	282 (92.2%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$19,053			$1,238			$17,815	44.6	37.5	1057	105
421728005344	953	Hatfield Elementary School	Public	K-6	1701 Fairgrounds Road	Hatfield	19440	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 368-1585	522	42	12.3	62.6%	167 (32.0%)	60 (11.5%)	159 (30.5%)	91 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.4%)	$19,420			$1,172			$18,248	44.6	44.9	947	6
421917000395	954	Pittsburgh Phillips K-5	Public, Magnet	K-5	1901 Sarah St	Pittsburgh	15203	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-5190	213	18	11.7	100.0%	74 (34.7%)	90 (42.3%)	12 (5.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (16.9%)	$25,878			$3,329			$22,549	44.5	43.8	963	9
422583001734	955	Washington Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	531 Walnut St	Lemoyne	17043	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 761-8040	399	31	12.6	55.6%	192 (48.1%)	68 (17.0%)	69 (17.3%)	25 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.5%)	$18,510			$1,487			$17,023	44.4	46.1	935	20
421548005353	956	James F Baugher Elementary School	Public	K-4	60 Brenda Rovenolt Circle	Milton	17847	Northumberland County	Milton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 742-7614	525	42	12.5	59.2%	406 (77.3%)	16 (3.0%)	56 (10.7%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.2%)	$15,403			$2,202			$13,201	44.4	51	858	98
422286007149	957	Arlington Heights Elementary School	Public	K-4	1100 N 9th St	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-6952	246	21	11.7	66.7%	104 (42.3%)	44 (17.9%)	79 (32.1%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$25,343			$3,006			$22,337	44.3	43	974	17
422465000298	958	Valley View Intrmd School	Public	3-5	3 Columbus Dr	Archbald	18403	Lackawanna County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 876-2263	539	38	14.3	45.8%	456 (84.6%)	18 (3.3%)	45 (8.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$14,748			$1,578			$13,170	44.3	44.2	960	2
421272504917	959	Liberty-Curtin Elementary School	Public	K-4	11125 N Eagle Valley Rd	Blanchard	16826	Centre County	Keystone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 893-4900	147	14	10.2	100.0%	136 (92.5%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$23,002			$2,425			$20,577	44.3	40.9	1006	47
422237004839	960	Warren L Miller Elementary School	Public	K-6	Dorsett Drive	Mansfield	16933	Tioga County	Southern Tioga School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 662-2192	529	46	11.5	62.2%	492 (93.0%)	11 (2.1%)	11 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$15,182			$1,408			$13,775	44.3	42.3	984	24

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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 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.