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)
421173003485	551	Saucon Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	2085 Polk Valley Rd	Hellertown	18055	Northampton County	Saucon Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 838-7001	687	51	13.4	31.7%	519 (75.5%)	7 (1.0%)	101 (14.7%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.1%)	$19,226			$1,208			$18,018	67.3	74.4	399	152
421101002202	552	Greencastle-Antrim Elementary School	Public	3-5	500 East Leitersburg Street	Greencastle	17225	Franklin County	Greencastle-Antrim School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 597-3226	661	42	15.8	36.9%	561 (84.9%)	8 (1.2%)	43 (6.5%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.6%)	$12,345			$762			$11,583	67.1	64.1	613	61
420659006133	553	Conneaut Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	22491 State Highway 18	Conneautville	16406	Crawford County	Conneaut School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 587-6326	323	23	13.7	100.0%	306 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$16,418			$2,474			$13,944	67.1	68.4	527	26
420459001138	554	Mcquistion Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Mechling Drive	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	522	40	12.9	96.0%	471 (90.2%)	11 (2.1%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	$15,675			$1,048			$14,628	67	64.8	600	46
421638003493	555	Shafer Elementary School	Public	K-4	49 S Liberty St	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 759-5228	575	39	14.5	41.4%	423 (73.6%)	12 (2.1%)	97 (16.9%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$16,641			$644			$15,996	66.9	70.9	474	81
420753003866	556	Shohola Elementary School	Public	K-5	940 Twin Lakes Road	Shohola	18458	Pike County	Delaware Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 296-3600	401	31	12.7	39.7%	318 (79.3%)	11 (2.7%)	58 (14.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$17,669			$545			$17,124	66.8	78	322	234
422661000280	557	Windber Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	421 Sugar Maple Dr	Windber	15963	Somerset County	Windber Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 467-4567	622	42	14.7	99.5%	574 (92.3%)	5 (0.8%)	16 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	$11,043			$1,116			$9,927	66.7	73.9	408	149
421899003783	558	Powel Samuel School	Public	K-4	3610 Warren St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7740	306	22	14.1	100.7%	79 (25.8%)	184 (60.1%)	15 (4.9%)	14 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$22,143			$10,066			$12,077	66.7	51.5	849	291
422157001724	559	Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	Shippensburg University	Shippensburg	17257	Cumberland County	Shippensburg Area School District	No	Yes	No	No	(717) 477-1612	130	5	24.4	30.0%	117 (90.0%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.4%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$53			$05			$48	66.6	51.1	857	298
422658007429	560	Shiloh Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Sage Drive	Sinking Spring	19608	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 670-0180	574	46	12.4	46.5%	325 (56.6%)	35 (6.1%)	161 (28.0%)	22 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	$16,592			$1,398			$15,194	66.4	44.6	954	394

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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.