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)
420540005320	1181	Tri-Community Elementary School	Public	K-5	255 Cypress St	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 939-9591	440	32	13.7	100.0%	82 (18.6%)	161 (36.6%)	104 (23.6%)	47 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.0%)	$13,967			$2,156			$11,811	23.1	35.9	1070	111
420234007486	1182	Penn-Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	411 12th St	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8396	353	37	9.5	99.2%	255 (72.2%)	46 (13.0%)	18 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)	$18,007			$2,713			$15,294	22.8	16.6	1254	72
421968003341	1183	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	461 N York St	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 970-6646	328	23	14.3	100.3%	109 (33.2%)	98 (29.9%)	73 (22.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (14.3%)	$17,422			$2,299			$15,123	22.7	28.4	1138	45
421698003408	1184	Marshall Street Elementary School	Public	K-4	1525 W Marshall St	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 630-8550	564	46	12.1	100.4%	46 (8.2%)	175 (31.0%)	268 (47.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.4%)	$20,359			$1,952			$18,407	22.5	30.7	1122	62
420806007558	1185	Logan Elementary School	Public	K-6	1154 Jacks Run Rd	North Versailles	15137	Allegheny County	East Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 824-6053	729	59	12.3	100.0%	316 (43.3%)	284 (39.0%)	32 (4.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (12.8%)	$10,668			$965			$9,703	22.5	23.7	1182	3
422149003938	1186	Shenandoah Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 West Centre Street	Shenandoah	17976	Schuylkill County	Shenandoah Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 462-2796	692	55	12.4	100.1%	226 (32.7%)	20 (2.9%)	437 (63.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$15,782			$3,554			$12,229	22.4	20	1226	40
421590007601	1187	Morrisville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	550 W Palmer St	Morrisville	19067	Bucks County	Morrisville Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 736-5270	192	16	12.3	99.5%	58 (30.2%)	67 (34.9%)	50 (26.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)	$23,473			$2,019			$21,454	22.4	27.9	1146	41
422640000040	1188	Williams Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	10400 State Route 209	Tower City	17980	Schuylkill County	Williams Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 647-2167	488	38	12.9	100.0%	413 (84.6%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	$22,415			$1,184			$21,232	22.3	22	1202	14
422639000710	1189	Colwyn Elementary School	Public	K-6	211 Pine Street	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 957-5470	157	9	17.4	100.6%	4 (2.5%)	145 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$18,674			$1,635			$17,039	22.3	17.2	1250	61
420007100534	1190	Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	652 Midland Ave	Midland	15059	Beaver County	Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(724) 643-1180	10,361	429	24.1		6,993 (67.5%)	1,490 (14.4%)	571 (5.5%)	187 (1.8%)	25 (0.2%)	7 (0.1%)	1,088 (10.5%)	$14,235			$790			$13,446	22.3	25.8	1163	27

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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