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)
421899003803	641	Frank Anne School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Bowler St	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3070	1,483	86	17.1	100.1%	589 (39.7%)	184 (12.4%)	140 (9.4%)	524 (35.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.0%)	$16,413			$7,867			$8,546	62.9	64.7	602	39
421713005139	642	North Clarion County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10439 Route 36	Tionesta	16353	Forest County	North Clarion County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 744-8541	327	26	12.6	101.2%	317 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$16,084			$2,584			$13,500	62.9	60.1	701	59
421899003726	643	Dobson James School	Public	K-8	4667 Umbria St	Philadelphia	19127	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3570	230	23	10.1	100.0%	111 (48.3%)	70 (30.4%)	22 (9.6%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.0%)	$22,389			$8,975			$13,413	62.8	46.3	932	289
422583001736	644	Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1325 Carlisle Rd	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 901-9860	423	31	13.6	37.1%	278 (65.7%)	27 (6.4%)	68 (16.1%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.3%)	$18,290			$1,433			$16,858	62.8	64.8	601	43
420489004937	645	South Central Elementary	Public	K-4	230 S Central Ave	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 745-4475	438	31	13.9	49.3%	340 (77.6%)	29 (6.6%)	14 (3.2%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	$13,837			$920			$12,917	62.7	69.5	507	138
422169003116	646	Smethport Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	414 S Mechanic St	Smethport	16749	McKean County	Smethport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 887-5012	367	41	8.9	62.4%	354 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$18,327			$2,574			$15,753	62.7	55.6	777	131
420849003019	647	Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	350 South Broad Street	Hughesville	17737	Lycoming County	East Lycoming School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 584-5121	563	37	15.3	49.9%	541 (96.1%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	$14,300			$444			$13,856	62.7	65.8	580	67
420540001791	648	Middle Paxton Elementary School	Public	K-5	931 Peters Mountain Rd	Dauphin	17018	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 265-7920	261	20	13.1	33.7%	234 (89.7%)	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	$14,673			$1,103			$13,570	62.7	73.7	416	232
422076006818	649	Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School	Public	K-6	196 Smith Ave	Salisbury	15558	Somerset County	Salisbury-Elk Lick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 662-2733	128	15	8.6	64.1%	121 (94.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	$19,436			$6,886			$12,549	62.7	64.1	612	37
422511002234	650	Hooverville Elementary School	Public	K-5	10829 Buchanan Trail East	Waynesboro	17268	Franklin County	Waynesboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 762-1191	326	19	17.2	55.2%	284 (87.1%)	5 (1.5%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.7%)	$12,729			$2,524			$10,205	62.7	54.1	805	155

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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

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.