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)
421062000157	191	Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-4	3831 Evergreen Dr	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 373-5842	303	23	13	100.0%	114 (37.6%)	86 (28.4%)	28 (9.2%)	35 (11.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.2%)	$17,396			$1,193			$16,203	85.1	70.8	478	287
420204003226	192	Rydal Elementary School	Public	K-5	1160 Huntingdon Pike	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 884-1308	562	34	16.4	27.0%	358 (63.7%)	33 (5.9%)	44 (7.8%)	83 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.7%)	$18,775			$767			$18,009	85	88.1	133	59
421638006717	193	Lower Nazareth Elementary School	Public	K-4	4422 Newburg Rd	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 759-7311	607	42	14.6	23.4%	448 (73.8%)	17 (2.8%)	62 (10.2%)	60 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	$16,060			$185			$15,876	84.9	84.5	204	11
420711005020	194	Hampden Elementary School	Public	K-5	441 Skyport Rd	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 737-4513	538	37	14.6	29.6%	324 (60.2%)	25 (4.6%)	28 (5.2%)	145 (27.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$12,728			$00			$12,728	84.9	84.7	197	3
421893003327	195	South Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 E 3rd Ave	Trappe	19426	Montgomery County	Perkiomen Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 489-2991	458	38	11.9	26.6%	330 (72.1%)	32 (7.0%)	32 (7.0%)	36 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$21,403			$739			$20,663	84.8	87.6	145	50
421794000704	196	Sheridan Terrace Elementary School	Public	K-4	1219 Morris Avenue	North Huntingdon	15642	Westmoreland County	Norwin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 861-3025	445	26	17.1	46.7%	391 (87.9%)	9 (2.0%)	10 (2.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$13,859			$667			$13,193	84.8	86.8	163	33
421167001874	197	Lynnewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Lawrence Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 853-5900	590	41	14.2	15.6%	460 (78.0%)	17 (2.9%)	26 (4.4%)	51 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	$16,875			$108			$16,768	84.6	82.1	240	43
421686000851	198	New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	186 West Bridge Street	New Hope	18938	Bucks County	New Hope-Solebury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 862-8026	273	25	10.8	14.7%	206 (75.5%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.5%)	14 (5.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.8%)	$22,395			$224			$22,172	84.6	85.2	187	11
422439003385	199	Thomas Fitzwater Elementary School	Public	K-5	School Lane	Willow Grove	19090	Montgomery County	Upper Dublin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 784-0381	444	33	13.4	23.9%	269 (60.6%)	56 (12.6%)	23 (5.2%)	41 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (12.2%)	$20,801			$366			$20,435	84.4	78.9	302	103
421728006907	200	General Nash Elementary School	Public	K-6	1560 Liberty Bell Dr	Harleysville	19438	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 368-2407	455	34	13.2	18.2%	307 (67.5%)	23 (5.1%)	12 (2.6%)	74 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.1%)	$18,033			$723			$17,310	84.3	88.6	122	78

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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