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)
420531004683	501	Barclay Elementary School	Public	K-6	2015 Palomino Dr	Warrington	18976	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 893-4100	685	57	11.9	29.9%	400 (58.4%)	17 (2.5%)	176 (25.7%)	65 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	$17,750			$896			$16,854	69.8	66.5	562	61
421179002576	502	Mountville Elementary School	Public	K-6	200 College Ave	Mountville	17554	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 285-5501	563	41	13.7	99.5%	353 (62.7%)	22 (3.9%)	135 (24.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.3%)	$15,329			$1,107			$14,222	69.8	69	519	17
421893000727	503	Schwenksville Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 2nd Street	Schwenksville	19473	Montgomery County	Perkiomen Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 879-8770	464	39	12	36.6%	379 (81.7%)	18 (3.9%)	48 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$20,925			$718			$20,207	69.7	75.1	373	130
420396000754	504	Gilbertsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	36 Congo Rd	Gilbertsville	19525	Montgomery County	Boyertown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 369-7485	536	33	16	30.2%	421 (78.5%)	23 (4.3%)	49 (9.1%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	$20,127			$579			$19,548	69.6	63.7	624	120
420783006918	505	Wasson Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Wasson Ave	Du Bois	15801	Clearfield County	DuBois Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 371-6171	410	35	11.7	100.0%	380 (92.7%)	5 (1.2%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$14,759			$1,695			$13,064	69.5	65.3	592	87
422184000279	506	Eagle View Elementary School	Public	3-5	191 Discovery Ln	Somerset	15501	Somerset County	Somerset Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 444-8455	431	37	11.5	59.6%	396 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	$16,586			$1,851			$14,735	69.4	63.1	635	129
421293000810	507	Greenwich-Lenhartsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	1457 SR 737 Krumsville Rd	Lenhartsville	19534	Berks County	Kutztown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 756-6948	237	20	11.7	36.7%	204 (86.1%)	4 (1.7%)	22 (9.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$23,931			$970			$22,961	69.4	70.3	487	20
421575003044	508	Loyalsock Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	3790 Route 87 Highway	Montoursville	17754	Lycoming County	Montoursville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 435-0446	213	17	12.5	31.0%	194 (91.1%)	5 (2.3%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$19,426			$1,347			$18,079	69.3	58.5	731	223
421145004566	509	Hanover Street Elementary School	Public	K-4	101 East Hanover Street	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	240	20	11.8	81.7%	142 (59.2%)	9 (3.8%)	60 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.7%)	$16,243			$1,493			$14,750	69.3	65.6	584	75
421752000525	510	Spring Forge Intrd School	Public	4-6	100 South Hartman Street	Manchester	17345	York County	Northeastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 266-9833	466	28	16.3	49.8%	331 (71.0%)	37 (7.9%)	52 (11.2%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	$13,993			$503			$13,490	69.2	69.7	499	11

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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.