Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania for Low Socio Economic Status Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Pennsylvania!

Every year, the Pennsylvania Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 1432)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
422520000707	1	Donaldson Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Donaldson Road	Oakdale	15071	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 213-1010	551	35	15.8	24.0%	484 (87.8%)	17 (3.1%)	11 (2.0%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	$15,733			$930			$14,802	99.9%	99.7%	0.19%
422457000490	2	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Warwick Dr	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	516	33	15.4	8.9%	412 (79.8%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	59 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.8%)	$18,284			$843			$17,441	99.9%	99.7%	0.19%
420771006477	3	West Bradford Elementary School	Public	K-5	1475 Broadrun Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 384-9030	637	46	13.9	8.6%	471 (73.9%)	13 (2.0%)	23 (3.6%)	98 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	$14,043			$293			$13,750	99.8%	97.8%	2.02%
421899000619	4	Penn Alexander School	Public	K-8	4209 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7760	579	37	15.8	100.0%	263 (45.4%)	76 (13.1%)	27 (4.7%)	155 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.8%)	$16,543			$7,544			$8,999	99.7%	99.5%	0.18%
422520005367	5	Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Bruno Lane	Imperial	15126	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 695-3300	531	40	13.3	29.8%	474 (89.3%)	15 (2.8%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	$17,054			$927			$16,127	99.7%	98.6%	1.09%
421896000075	6	McMurray Elementary School	Public	4-5	626 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 941-5020	633	39	16.3	10.3%	581 (91.8%)	9 (1.4%)	15 (2.4%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	$16,564			$246			$16,318	99.6%	98.5%	1.09%
421575003042	7	Lyter Elementary School	Public	K-4	900 Spruce St	Montoursville	17754	Lycoming County	Montoursville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 368-2614	401	27	14.7	39.7%	366 (91.3%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$17,964			$1,812			$16,152	99.5%	96.3%	3.25%
422457004859	8	Streams Elementary School	Public	K-4	1560 Ashlawn Dr	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	449	32	14.1	11.6%	365 (81.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	54 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$18,908			$753			$18,154	99.4%	98.8%	0.69%
422260006519	9	Scenic Hills Elementary School	Public	2-5	235 Hillview Dr	Springfield	19064	Delaware County	Springfield School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 938-6600	665	45	14.8	14.3%	553 (83.2%)	22 (3.3%)	26 (3.9%)	41 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$15,913			$353			$15,560	99.4%	96.2%	3.17%
421167001875	10	Manoa Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 S Manoa Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 853-5900	719	43	16.6	23.9%	546 (75.9%)	40 (5.6%)	25 (3.5%)	67 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.3%)	$16,875			$108			$16,768	99.3%	94.8%	4.54%

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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.