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)
420885004915	1291	Cheston Elementary School	Public	K-5	723 Coal St	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2542	556	44	12.5	102.5%	89 (16.0%)	117 (21.0%)	283 (50.9%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.3%)	$18,469			$1,125			$17,345	14.5	14.3	1285	6
421917000045	1292	Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	1351 Damas St	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3000	120	11	11.2	100.0%	42 (35.0%)	47 (39.2%)	10 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (17.5%)	$25,574			$3,290			$22,284	14.2	13.6	1291	1
421899003719	1293	McCloskey John F School	Public	PK, KG-8	8500 Pickering St	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3380	247	18	13.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	234 (94.7%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$20,395			$9,770			$10,625	14.2	17.3	1249	44
422004000852	1294	Lauers Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	251 N 2nd St	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5960	566	38	14.8	100.0%	38 (6.7%)	23 (4.1%)	498 (88.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$00			$00			$00	14.2	11.4	1334	40
420086207474	1295	Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	3701 N 19th Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-5042	755	42	17.9	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	658 (87.2%)	50 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	$19,772			$5,859			$13,913	14.1	7.3	1415	120
421629000733	1296	GNA Elementary Center	Public	3-5	601 Kosciuszko Street	Nanticoke	18634	Luzerne County	Greater Nanticoke Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 735-1320	493	33	15.1	75.7%	322 (65.3%)	52 (10.5%)	92 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	$11,344			$1,711			$9,633	14.1	15.3	1275	21
421899003774	1297	Spruance Gilbert School	Public	PK, KG-8	6401 Horrocks St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3290	1,255	84	15	100.0%	133 (10.6%)	381 (30.4%)	570 (45.4%)	134 (10.7%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	26 (2.1%)	$16,647			$8,082			$8,566	14.1	12.7	1304	7
422004005026	1298	Tenth & Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 N 10th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5756	577	37	15.5	100.0%	31 (5.4%)	25 (4.3%)	518 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$00			$00			$00	14.1	7.5	1409	111
421314002589	1299	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	545 S Ann St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6275	478	43	11.1	100.0%	11 (2.3%)	38 (7.9%)	414 (86.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$22,057			$3,556			$18,501	14	12.2	1312	13
421917000400	1300	Pittsburgh Grandview K-5	Public	K-5	845 McLain St	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-6605	186	17	11	100.0%	19 (10.2%)	133 (71.5%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (15.1%)	$26,915			$3,463			$23,452	14	25.1	1170	130

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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.