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)
420696001088	411	Churchville Elementary School	Public	K-6	100 New Rd	Churchville	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 944-1700	556	39	14.4	12.8%	510 (91.7%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	19 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	$20,446			$311			$20,134	73.8	70.8	485	74
421863002628	412	Martic Elementary School	Public	K-6	266 Martic Heights Dr	Holtwood	17532	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 284-4128	303	18	16.8	48.2%	272 (89.8%)	6 (2.0%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$12,647			$661			$11,986	73.8	67.1	556	144
420855002799	413	Alburtis Elementary School	Public	K-5	222 West Third Street	Alburtis	18011	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 965-1633	349	27	12.7	33.2%	224 (64.2%)	12 (3.4%)	78 (22.3%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.2%)	$20,000			$1,704			$18,296	73.8	72.2	450	37
420297000048	414	Whitehall Elementary School	Public	1-2	4900 Curry Rd	Pittsburgh	15236	Allegheny County	Baldwin-Whitehall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 885-7525	862	47	18.3	48.7%	519 (60.2%)	45 (5.2%)	17 (2.0%)	246 (28.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.8%)	$12,719			$603			$12,116	73.7	75.3	376	38
421515006208	415	Meyersdale Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	1345 Shaw Mines Rd	Meyersdale	15552	Somerset County	Meyersdale Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 634-8313	320	31	10.3	59.7%	308 (96.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$20,438			$2,761			$17,677	73.7	63.1	619	204
420540001791	416	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	263	18	14.6	30.8%	236 (89.7%)	7 (2.7%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	$14,673			$1,103			$13,570	73.7	77.3	342	74
421272006694	417	Keystone Elementary School	Public	K-6	451 Huston Avenue	Knox	16232	Clarion County	Keystone School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 797-1251	389	33	11.9	55.0%	377 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$19,153			$2,852			$16,301	73.5	73.5	422	5
422613001290	418	Westmont Hilltop Elementary School	Public	K-6	827 Diamond Blvd	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Westmont Hilltop School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 255-8707	739	51	14.6	47.4%	598 (80.9%)	26 (3.5%)	35 (4.7%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (9.2%)	$12,353			$1,245			$11,108	73.5	61.4	653	235
421371005361	419	Mellon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	559 Bell Street	Ligonier	15658	Westmoreland County	Ligonier Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 238-5663	389	27	14.2	100.0%	368 (94.6%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$17,733			$1,823			$15,910	73.4	63.2	618	199
421899006524	420	Adaire Alexander School	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 E Palmer St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7480	394	26	14.9	100.0%	317 (80.5%)	15 (3.8%)	35 (8.9%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$17,208			$8,150			$9,058	73.4	62.2	640	220

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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 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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