Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania for African American 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, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

JUST IN! Pennsylvania PSSA test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 437)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
421929000546	1	Pleasant Valley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	477 Polk Township Road	Kunkletown	18058	Monroe County	Pleasant Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 402-1000	925	68	13.5	53.5%	638 (69.0%)	44 (4.8%)	166 (17.9%)	14 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.5%)	$23,655			$150			$23,505	99.8%	53.1%	46.63%
420591005322	2	Hilltop Elementary School	Public	K-4	401 Cherry Tree Road	Aston	19014	Delaware County	Chichester School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 485-6746	317	32	9.9	100.0%	160 (50.5%)	80 (25.2%)	23 (7.3%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.7%)	$24,396			$86			$24,310	99.5%	73.1%	26.48%
420576003252	3	Myers Elementary School	Public	K-4	7609 Montgomery Ave	Elkins Park	19027	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 517-4540	302	24	12.5	51.0%	60 (19.9%)	164 (54.3%)	29 (9.6%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.3%)	$27,964			$1,182			$26,782	99.3%	67.2%	32.08%
421062000157	4	Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-4	3831 Evergreen Dr	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 373-5842	305	22	13.7	100.0%	111 (36.4%)	95 (31.1%)	29 (9.5%)	29 (9.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.5%)	$17,396			$1,193			$16,203	99.1%	87.5%	11.60%
420591001843	5	Boothwyn Elementary School	Public	K-4	2128 Blueball Avenue	Boothwyn	19061	Delaware County	Chichester School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 485-6881	273	24	11.3	99.6%	153 (56.0%)	48 (17.6%)	34 (12.5%)	16 (5.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	$26,822			$109			$26,713	98.9%	49.6%	49.25%
422685004648	6	East York Elementary School	Public	3-5	701 Erlen Dr	York	17402	York County	York Suburban School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 885-1240	345	25	13.9	46.1%	228 (66.1%)	31 (9.0%)	49 (14.2%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	$17,391			$1,206			$16,185	98.6%	74.5%	24.12%
421947007176	7	Colonial Elementary School	Public	4-5	230 Flourtown Rd	Plymouth Meeting	19462	Montgomery County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 941-0426	811	0		24.2%	576 (71.0%)	74 (9.1%)	53 (6.5%)	46 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (7.3%)	$20,848			$337			$20,510	98.4%	93.0%	5.41%
421917006019	8	Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Rockland Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7390	359	33	10.9	96.1%	106 (29.5%)	83 (23.1%)	104 (29.0%)	25 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.1%)	$27,058			$3,481			$23,577	98.2%	34.1%	64.09%
420204004910	9	Willow Hill School	Public	K-5	1700 Coolidge Avenue	Willow Grove	19090	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 657-3800	411	35	11.7	45.5%	170 (41.4%)	108 (26.3%)	55 (13.4%)	25 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.7%)	$18,775			$767			$18,009	97.9%	77.8%	20.16%
421899005186	10	Greenfield Albert Middle School	Public	K-8	2200 Chestnut St	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 400-7819	683	39	17.6	100.0%	389 (57.0%)	84 (12.3%)	65 (9.5%)	72 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.7%)	$16,357			$6,928			$9,429	97.7%	97.3%	0.40%

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.