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)
421728003309	711	Knapp Elementary School	Public	K-6	698 Knapp Road	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 368-2054	615	49	12.5	58.4%	288 (46.8%)	55 (8.9%)	91 (14.8%)	128 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.5%)	$19,198			$1,145			$18,052	60.1	73	430	281
422658000162	712	Spring Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1211 Broadcasting Rd	Wyomissing	19610	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 670-0180	551	46	11.9	51.9%	247 (44.8%)	25 (4.5%)	206 (37.4%)	37 (6.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	$15,335			$1,457			$13,878	60	49.3	882	170
421737005062	713	George Wolf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Allen Street	Bath	18014	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 837-1833	436	38	11.4	54.8%	350 (80.3%)	11 (2.5%)	63 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$20,415			$2,428			$17,987	59.9	41.6	993	280
420885003473	714	Palmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	3050 Green Pond Rd	Easton	18045	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2521	541	40	13.5	102.2%	298 (55.1%)	39 (7.2%)	136 (25.1%)	31 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	$18,966			$1,125			$17,841	59.9	53.6	817	103
421929000546	715	Pleasant Valley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	477 Polk Township Road	Kunkletown	18058	Monroe County	Pleasant Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 402-1000	925	70	13.1		634 (68.5%)	42 (4.5%)	190 (20.5%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.5%)	$23,655			$150			$23,505	59.8	59.6	710	5
421410001752	716	East Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	2673 Sand Beach Rd	Grantville	17028	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 469-2686	329	27	11.9	31.0%	259 (78.7%)	3 (0.9%)	45 (13.7%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$15,976			$568			$15,408	59.7	56.4	767	51
420765007461	717	Donegal Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1177 River Road	Marietta	17547	Lancaster County	Donegal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 426-1561	801	55	14.4	50.2%	563 (70.3%)	24 (3.0%)	150 (18.7%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.5%)	$14,196			$1,631			$12,564	59.6	61.4	662	55
420882002552	718	Blue Ball Elementary School	Public	K-6	126 Ewell Rd	East Earl	17519	Lancaster County	Eastern Lancaster County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 354-1525	397	38	10.5	53.9%	326 (82.1%)	6 (1.5%)	35 (8.8%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$19,401			$2,404			$16,997	59.6	46.6	928	210
420259006574	719	Elderton Elementary School	Public	K-6	239 S. Lytle Street	Elderton	15736	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 354-2131	207	20	10.4	100.0%	198 (95.7%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$20,350			$3,414			$16,935	59.6	66.7	558	161
422010004593	720	Locust Grove Elementary School	Public	K-6	3620 E Prospect Rd	York	17402	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 757-2559	393	31	12.5	29.8%	287 (73.0%)	34 (8.7%)	33 (8.4%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	$16,953			$824			$16,128	59.4	60.7	685	35

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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.