Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
421116007640	651	Greenville Elementary School	Public	K-6	60 Fredonia Rd	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Greenville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 588-2500	625	46	13.5	58.6%	578 (92.5%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$15,395	$2,067	$13,328	62.3	57.8	735	84
420867006798	652	East Stroudsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	93 Independence Rd	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-1905	605	44	13.8	58.0%	296 (48.9%)	108 (17.9%)	71 (11.7%)	9 (1.5%)	44 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.7%)	$20,884	$1,207	$19,677	62.2	55.2	794	142
421473007362	653	W.A. McCreery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22810 Route 403 Hwy N	Marion Center	15759	Indiana County	Marion Center Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 397-5551	341	34	9.9	55.7%	333 (97.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,882	$3,148	$18,734	62.2	61.6	649	4
421269001400	654	New Garden Elementary School	Public	1-5	265 New Garden Road	Toughkenamon	19374	Chester County	Kennett Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 268-6900	463	37	12.4	38.2%	262 (56.6%)	9 (1.9%)	166 (35.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	$17,160	$799	$16,361	62.2	64.3	605	49
421332002163	655	Hatfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	370 Derrick Ave	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-7371	326	22	14.7	42.6%	269 (82.5%)	17 (5.2%)	6 (1.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	24 (7.4%)	$17,181	$1,112	$16,068	62	66.4	567	88
422286007571	656	Hamilton Township Elementary School	Public	K-4	HCR Box	Sciota	18354	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 992-4960	297	26	11.5	37.7%	224 (75.4%)	17 (5.7%)	44 (14.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$24,243	$2,747	$21,496	62	62.1	642	14
422652006963	657	Wilmington Area Elementary School	Public	K-4	450 Wood St	New Wilmington	16142	Lawrence County	Wilmington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-8866	350	30	11.8	99.1%	339 (96.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$30,501	$2,968	$27,533	61.9	61.3	656	1
421545007007	658	Millville Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	370 Batten Lane	Millville	17846	Columbia County	Millville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 458-5538	291	26	11	48.1%	273 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$23,731	$2,174	$21,557	61.9	64.9	593	65
422487003575	659	Warrior Run Middle School	Public	4-8	4860 Susquehanna Trail	Turbotville	17772	Northumberland County	Warrior Run School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 649-5135	536	37	14.4	86.6%	510 (95.1%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$12,535	$1,676	$10,859	61.7	62.8	628	31
420540001781	660	North Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	4520 Devonshire Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3201	707	43	16.4	99.4%	292 (41.3%)	169 (23.9%)	49 (6.9%)	142 (20.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.6%)	$12,551	$1,303	$11,248	61.7	60	690	30

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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:

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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.

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)
421116007640	651	Greenville Elementary School	Public	K-6	60 Fredonia Rd	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Greenville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 588-2500	625	46	13.5	58.6%	578 (92.5%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$15,395			$2,067			$13,328	62.3	57.8	735	84
420867006798	652	East Stroudsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	93 Independence Rd	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-1905	605	44	13.8	58.0%	296 (48.9%)	108 (17.9%)	71 (11.7%)	9 (1.5%)	44 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.7%)	$20,884			$1,207			$19,677	62.2	55.2	794	142
421473007362	653	W.A. McCreery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22810 Route 403 Hwy N	Marion Center	15759	Indiana County	Marion Center Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 397-5551	341	34	9.9	55.7%	333 (97.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,882			$3,148			$18,734	62.2	61.6	649	4
421269001400	654	New Garden Elementary School	Public	1-5	265 New Garden Road	Toughkenamon	19374	Chester County	Kennett Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 268-6900	463	37	12.4	38.2%	262 (56.6%)	9 (1.9%)	166 (35.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	$17,160			$799			$16,361	62.2	64.3	605	49
421332002163	655	Hatfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	370 Derrick Ave	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-7371	326	22	14.7	42.6%	269 (82.5%)	17 (5.2%)	6 (1.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	24 (7.4%)	$17,181			$1,112			$16,068	62	66.4	567	88
422286007571	656	Hamilton Township Elementary School	Public	K-4	HCR Box	Sciota	18354	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 992-4960	297	26	11.5	37.7%	224 (75.4%)	17 (5.7%)	44 (14.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$24,243			$2,747			$21,496	62	62.1	642	14
422652006963	657	Wilmington Area Elementary School	Public	K-4	450 Wood St	New Wilmington	16142	Lawrence County	Wilmington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-8866	350	30	11.8	99.1%	339 (96.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$30,501			$2,968			$27,533	61.9	61.3	656	1
421545007007	658	Millville Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	370 Batten Lane	Millville	17846	Columbia County	Millville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 458-5538	291	26	11	48.1%	273 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$23,731			$2,174			$21,557	61.9	64.9	593	65
422487003575	659	Warrior Run Middle School	Public	4-8	4860 Susquehanna Trail	Turbotville	17772	Northumberland County	Warrior Run School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 649-5135	536	37	14.4	86.6%	510 (95.1%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$12,535			$1,676			$10,859	61.7	62.8	628	31
420540001781	660	North Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	4520 Devonshire Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3201	707	43	16.4	99.4%	292 (41.3%)	169 (23.9%)	49 (6.9%)	142 (20.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.6%)	$12,551			$1,303			$11,248	61.7	60	690	30