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)
421899004868	1211	Morris Robert School	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 W Thompson St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7320	200	17	11.6	100.0%	6 (3.0%)	169 (84.5%)	21 (10.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$21,976			$9,966			$12,010	20.5	12	1318	107
421899003653	1212	Sharswood George School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 S 2nd St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8270	353	33	10.7	100.0%	136 (38.5%)	37 (10.5%)	81 (22.9%)	70 (19.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	$22,305			$10,839			$11,466	20.4	25.7	1164	48
421917000363	1213	Pittsburgh Minadeo K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	6502 Lilac St	Pittsburgh	15217	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4035	309	26	11.8	95.8%	70 (22.7%)	188 (60.8%)	10 (3.2%)	17 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.1%)	$26,271			$3,380			$22,891	20.3	44.1	961	252
421620006905	1214	C E Cole Intermediate School	Public	4-6	801 Bellevue Avenue	Reading	19605	Berks County	Muhlenberg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 921-8000	950	57	16.6	100.0%	218 (22.9%)	80 (8.4%)	560 (58.9%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (8.3%)	$13,314			$2,021			$11,293	20.2	25.7	1166	48
422133003170	1215	Musser Elementary School	Public	K-6	500 Cedar Ave	Sharon	16146	Mercer County	Sharon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 981-4381	315	27	11.5	100.3%	101 (32.1%)	163 (51.7%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.4%)	$15,841			$1,901			$13,941	20.1	35.3	1074	141
422109004858	1216	John G Whittier #2	Public	K-4	700 Orchard St	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3690	452	33	13.7	100.0%	100 (22.1%)	53 (11.7%)	219 (48.5%)	41 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.6%)	$17,408			$2,376			$15,033	20.1	11	1342	126
421170006930	1217	Heights Terrace El/Middle School	Public	K-8	275 Mill St	Hazleton	18201	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	1,209	71	17	100.0%	85 (7.0%)	18 (1.5%)	1,097 (90.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	$10,096			$1,323			$8,773	20.1	12.8	1303	86
421899003701	1218	Richmond School	Public	K-5	2944 Belgrade St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7159	338	27	12.6	100.0%	112 (33.1%)	58 (17.2%)	138 (40.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.1%)	$21,371			$11,324			$10,046	20	21.5	1209	9
420090307674	1219	MaST Community Charter School III	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1 Crown Way (12345 Roosevelt B	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	MaST Community Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 574-9855	1,307	84	15.5	74.9%	288 (22.0%)	482 (36.9%)	354 (27.1%)	120 (9.2%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.3%)	$14,062			$3,282			$10,780	20	23.7	1181	38
422432001965	1220	Highland Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	8301 West Chester Pike	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 853-4530	704	50	13.9	100.1%	45 (6.4%)	215 (30.5%)	200 (28.4%)	197 (28.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.4%)	$14,190			$2,507			$11,683	20	28.2	1140	80

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.