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)
420240006470	311	Blue Bell Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 Symphony Ln	Blue Bell	19422	Montgomery County	Wissahickon School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 619-8102	534	38	14	18.2%	347 (65.0%)	57 (10.7%)	18 (3.4%)	72 (13.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.9%)	$20,102			$490			$19,611	78.9	88	135	176
421203009954	312	Margaret Ross Elementary School	Public	K-4	1955 Maratta Rd	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Hopewell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 375-2956	207	15	13.5	44.9%	176 (85.0%)	11 (5.3%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.2%)	$17,966			$1,198			$16,768	78.8	72.7	437	125
421884001111	313	Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	185 Walton Dr	Morrisville	19067	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 428-4256	581	46	12.7	25.5%	399 (68.7%)	51 (8.8%)	32 (5.5%)	47 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.6%)	$18,249			$803			$17,446	78.8	79.7	289	24
420927002570	314	Highland Elementary School	Public	K-4	99 Highland Ave	Ephrata	17522	Lancaster County	Ephrata Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 721-1160	466	32	14.7	51.5%	362 (77.7%)	4 (0.9%)	64 (13.7%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	$14,807			$635			$14,172	78.8	70.5	483	169
420324001340	315	Marion-Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 School Dr	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 357-2425	373	29	12.8	25.5%	350 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$20,172			$110			$20,061	78.8	81.3	254	61
421087006479	316	Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School	Public	K-5	354 Swedesford Rd	Malvern	19355	Chester County	Great Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 644-1790	668	51	13	23.8%	229 (34.3%)	18 (2.7%)	113 (16.9%)	280 (41.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	$18,605			$225			$18,380	78.7	79.2	297	19
420855005239	317	Shoemaker Elementary School	Public	K-5	4068 N Fairview St	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 965-1626	541	39	13.7	24.2%	376 (69.5%)	30 (5.5%)	91 (16.8%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$17,845			$481			$17,365	78.6	79.8	287	30
421905007620	318	Manavon Elementary School	Public	2-5	2 Phantom Way	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Phoenixville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 927-5350	497	41	12.1	28.0%	350 (70.4%)	28 (5.6%)	71 (14.3%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$18,109			$160			$17,949	78.5	80.9	265	53
421458000214	319	Neff School	Public	K-4	21 Valley Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 569-8502	274	18	15.3	35.4%	194 (70.8%)	5 (1.8%)	40 (14.6%)	19 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.5%)	$14,818			$765			$14,054	78.4	84.6	201	118
420387010032	320	Blue Mountain Elementary West School	Public	K-5	20 North Front St	Friedensburg	17972	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(570) 739-4461	467	38	12.4	37.5%	420 (89.9%)	4 (0.9%)	32 (6.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)								78.4	75.5	361	41

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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