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)
421899006960	1251	Overbrook Edu Center	Public	K-8	6722 Lansdowne Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7540	260	28	9.1	100.0%	3 (1.2%)	235 (90.4%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$21,199			$8,485			$12,714	17.4	23.5	1185	66
420081306909	1252	Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4101 North American Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 455-1300	710	52	13.7	75.2%	9 (1.3%)	17 (2.4%)	680 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$21,111			$5,470			$15,641	17.4	12.9	1300	48
420333004675	1253	Benjamin Rush Elementary School	Public	K-6	3400 Hulmeville Rd	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 750-2800	409	35	11.6	100.2%	80 (19.6%)	96 (23.5%)	162 (39.6%)	42 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.6%)	$22,252			$1,720			$20,532	17.4	20.8	1214	39
421314006762	1254	Price Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Fairview Ave	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6252	356	37	9.6	100.0%	30 (8.4%)	68 (19.1%)	227 (63.8%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$20,320			$3,039			$17,281	17.3	21.6	1207	47
420624001376	1255	Caln Elementary School	Public	K-5	3609 Lincoln Hwy	Thorndale	19372	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3760	453	34	13.1	100.0%	149 (32.9%)	133 (29.4%)	128 (28.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	$17,167			$1,381			$15,787	17.3	19.6	1232	23
420006300510	1256	Sugar Valley Rural Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	236 E Main Street	Loganton	17747	Clinton County	Sugar Valley Rural Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 725-7822	474	45	10.4	99.8%	461 (97.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$18,228			$1,901			$16,327	17.1	17.7	1247	9
421314002599	1257	Martin School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 Wabank Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6193	650	55	11.9	100.0%	74 (11.4%)	120 (18.5%)	376 (57.8%)	32 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.4%)	$19,612			$2,631			$16,982	17.1	18	1244	13
420586001958	1258	Main Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	704 Main St	Upland	19015	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3685	302	26	11.6	99.7%	18 (6.0%)	229 (75.8%)	36 (11.9%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$25,826			$2,801			$23,025	17.1	7.9	1399	141
420002700366	1259	Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	915 S 13th Street	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 232-9220	209	13	15.7	100.0%	4 (1.9%)	136 (65.1%)	60 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$14,987			$2,923			$12,064	16.9	10.4	1353	94
420085707437	1260	Chester Charter Scholars Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1500 Highland Avenue	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester Charter Scholars Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 859-3010	684	49	14.1	99.9%	0 (0.0%)	641 (93.7%)	32 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$16,612			$4,474			$12,138	16.9	11.4	1333	73

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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.

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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.