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)
421881001346	271	Miles Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	80 Town Lane Road	Rebersburg	16872	Centre County	Penns Valley Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 422-2000	110	7	14.9	48.2%	105 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$17,200			$1,687			$15,513	80.6			(n/a)
420459001142	272	Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	124 Staley Avenue	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	425	28	15	98.8%	400 (94.1%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$15,675			$1,048			$14,628	80.6	79.9	283	11
421476001899	273	Loomis Elementary School	Public	K-5	369 N Central Blvd	Broomall	19008	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 359-4350	405	31	13.2	29.1%	281 (69.4%)	19 (4.7%)	19 (4.7%)	59 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.4%)	$18,761			$832			$17,929	80.5	79	300	27
420711001699	274	Silver Spring Elementary School	Public	K-5	6746 Carlisle Pike	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 506-3755	513	35	14.6	31.8%	289 (56.3%)	20 (3.9%)	24 (4.7%)	148 (28.8%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	$12,604			$280			$12,323	80.5	76.2	348	74
421644002688	275	Neshannock Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-6	3832 Mitchell Road	New Castle	16105	Lawrence County	Neshannock Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 652-8709	671	43	15.4	30.3%	617 (92.0%)	10 (1.5%)	15 (2.2%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$16,212			$949			$15,263	80.5	75.7	357	82
420351000055	276	Bethel Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-4	3301 S Park Rd	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 854-8506	367	25	14.8	20.4%	283 (77.1%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.6%)	34 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.6%)	$45			$01			$44	80.4	66.2	568	292
420204003229	277	Highland School	Public	K-5	1301 Edge Hill Rd	Abington	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-1048	470	33	14	33.4%	261 (55.5%)	99 (21.1%)	44 (9.4%)	20 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.6%)	$18,775			$767			$18,009	80.4	79	301	24
421284004516	278	Kiski Area South Primary School	Public	K-4	230 Mamont Dr	Export	15632	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 327-4057	291	20	14.3	47.8%	265 (91.1%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$21,651			$1,316			$20,336	80.4	85.8	176	102
421581005354	279	Choconut Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	4458 Stanley Lake Road	Friendsville	18818	Susquehanna County	Montrose Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 278-7300	245	22	10.9	97.1%	235 (95.9%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,818			$3,567			$20,250	80.4	76	354	75
421776004579	280	Dillsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	202 S Chestnut St	Dillsburg	17019	York County	Northern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 432-8691	457	33	13.9	23.9%	405 (88.6%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (3.9%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$12,386			$262			$12,125	80.2	77.2	335	55

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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.