Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Pennsylvania test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
420009200577	1371	Russell Byers Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1911 Arch St	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Russell Byers Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 972-1700	668	44	15.1	100.0%	6 (0.9%)	630 (94.3%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$16,882			$4,685			$12,197	9.3	8.6	1385	14
420357003458	1372	Freemansburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Monroe St	Freemansburg	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-6681	360	30	12.1	83.1%	89 (24.7%)	49 (13.6%)	211 (58.6%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$19,496			$1,903			$17,593	9.2	12.1	1315	57
421899005124	1373	Webster School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Frankford Ave	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7170	504	43	11.8	100.0%	49 (9.7%)	158 (31.3%)	272 (54.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$21,242			$10,822			$10,420	9.1	8.9	1376	3
421899003746	1374	Lowell James R School	Public	PK, KG-4	450 W Nedro Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3740	522	30	17.1	100.0%	9 (1.7%)	326 (62.5%)	103 (19.7%)	51 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	$18,343			$8,887			$9,456	9.1	6.9	1426	52
421899003744	1375	Lawton Henry W School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 Jackson St	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3340	567	46	12.2	100.0%	60 (10.6%)	195 (34.4%)	259 (45.7%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.0%)	$18,521			$8,819			$9,702	9	7.7	1403	28
420089907663	1376	Deep Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	3556 Frankford Avenue	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Deep Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 399-3727	296	15	19.7	99.0%	24 (8.1%)	114 (38.5%)	139 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$21,331			$6,670			$14,661	9	4.5	1491	115
421899006528	1377	Harrington Avery D School	Public	K-8	5300-34 Baltimore Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7920	289	29	9.9	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	263 (91.0%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$22,269			$11,367			$10,902	8.9	7.1	1419	42
421899010014	1378	Franklin Benjamin School	Public	K-8	5735 Rising Sun Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3760	588	41	14.2	100.5%	10 (1.7%)	298 (50.7%)	227 (38.6%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.7%)	$17,223			$8,583			$8,640	8.8	8	1396	18
420014000896	1379	Agora Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1018 West 8th Avenue	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Agora Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 230-0775	4,432	399	11.1	39.8%	1,942 (43.8%)	1,527 (34.5%)	700 (15.8%)	48 (1.1%)	24 (0.5%)	15 (0.3%)	176 (4.0%)	$19,631			$1,848			$17,783	8.7	7.8	1402	23
421170006115	1380	Hazleton El/Middle School	Public	3-8	700 North Wyoming St	Hazleton	18201	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	890	59	15.1	100.0%	73 (8.2%)	20 (2.2%)	785 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	$11,142			$1,102			$10,040	8.7	8.1	1392	12

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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.