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)
421131005038	741	Halifax Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	151 School Rd	Halifax	17032	Dauphin County	Halifax Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 896-3416	352	34	10.3	50.0%	306 (86.9%)	9 (2.6%)	16 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$14,069			$722			$13,348	57.9	52.6	832	91
420882002500	742	Brecknock Elementary School	Public	K-6	361 School Rd	Denver	17517	Lancaster County	Eastern Lancaster County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 445-8600	436	40	10.9	42.0%	347 (79.6%)	12 (2.8%)	54 (12.4%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$19,246			$2,041			$17,205	57.9	42.9	975	233
420885003477	743	Forks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1709 Richmond Rd	Easton	18040	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 250-2536	335	30	11.2	101.5%	202 (60.3%)	30 (9.0%)	64 (19.1%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.7%)	$19,581			$1,125			$18,457	57.9	59.2	717	26
420885003478	744	March Elementary School	Public	K-5	429 Reeder St	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2531	284	26	10.8	102.8%	127 (44.7%)	40 (14.1%)	95 (33.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	$22,291			$1,125			$21,166	57.8	59.7	709	35
422229000093	745	Southern Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3072 Great Cove Rd	Warfordsburg	17267	Fulton County	Southern Fulton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 294-3400	374	32	11.6	50.0%	351 (93.9%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$17,118			$552			$16,566	57.8	50.4	865	120
422514006446	746	Weatherly Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 6th St	Weatherly	18255	Carbon County	Weatherly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 427-8687	311	20	15.7	62.4%	279 (89.7%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$13,155			$973			$12,182	57.8	63.5	627	119
420231000208	747	Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	776 Route 58	Foxburg	16036	Clarion County	Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 659-3555	315	22	14.1	50.8%	306 (97.1%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$20,552			$2,406			$18,147	57.7	59.1	721	26
422574006344	748	Blain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	132 Blain Rd	Blain	17006	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 536-3219	267	23	11.4	99.6%	246 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$14,089			$2,932			$11,156	57.7	51.7	846	98
422670007377	749	Wyalusing Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	11450 Wyalusing-New Albany Rd	Wyalusing	18853	Bradford County	Wyalusing Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 746-1600	647	45	14.2	99.5%	599 (92.6%)	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$13,358			$730			$12,628	57.7	55	784	35
420885005064	750	Tracy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1243 Tatamy Rd	Easton	18045	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 250-2556	415	33	12.6	101.7%	190 (45.8%)	44 (10.6%)	96 (23.1%)	46 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.9%)	$22,300			$1,125			$21,175	57.7	55.2	780	30

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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.