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)
421899003654	1271	Southwark School	Public	PK, KG-8	1835 S 9th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8400	966	63	15.2	100.0%	135 (14.0%)	56 (5.8%)	558 (57.8%)	187 (19.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.9%)	$17,389			$8,465			$8,924	16.1	18.8	1241	30
421917000991	1272	Pittsburgh Weil K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Centre Ave	Pittsburgh	15219	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3840	193	21	9.4	97.4%	6 (3.1%)	177 (91.7%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$26,529			$3,413			$23,116	16	4	1508	236
422639007249	1273	Park Lane Elementary School	Public	K-6	1300 Park Ln	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-4880	312	26	12	100.0%	5 (1.6%)	282 (90.4%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)	$19,221			$1,727			$17,494	15.9	11.1	1338	65
421899003709	1274	Emlen Eleanor C School	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Chew Ave	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3470	326	29	11.1	100.0%	5 (1.5%)	282 (86.5%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$20,197			$9,665			$10,532	15.9	9.7	1363	89
420081906955	1275	Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1414 E. Cedar St.	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 860-3300	909	66	13.7	83.1%	43 (4.7%)	121 (13.3%)	739 (81.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$2,541			$2,541			$00	15.8	12	1319	44
421314007281	1276	Carter and MacRae Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	251 S Prince St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 396-6842	446	41	10.8	92.2%	34 (7.6%)	124 (27.8%)	253 (56.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$25,114			$3,715			$21,399	15.8	8.9	1377	101
421344006616	1277	Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	622 Chestnut St	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	572	39	14.7	100.0%	87 (15.2%)	26 (4.5%)	431 (75.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.2%)	$13,067			$2,223			$10,844	15.8	12.1	1316	39
420408007573	1278	Brownsville Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	7 Falcon Drive	Brownsville	15417	Fayette County	Brownsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 785-9600	649	48	13.4	100.0%	497 (76.6%)	66 (10.2%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (11.2%)	$12,272			$1,405			$10,867	15.8	13.4	1294	16
421968003339	1279	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	970 N Franklin St	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 970-6641	367	31	11.8	100.0%	128 (34.9%)	128 (34.9%)	73 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.8%)	$18,085			$2,283			$15,802	15.7	19.5	1234	45
420007900564	1280	Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1840 Torresdale Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4436	1,506	101	14.9	100.0%	39 (2.6%)	292 (19.4%)	1,141 (75.8%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (1.9%)	$16,539			$3,032			$13,507	15.6	15.2	1277	3

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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.