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)
421698005080	1121	Davenport Elementary School	Public	1-4	1 E Oak St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-1077	370	31	12	100.0%	7 (1.9%)	97 (26.2%)	239 (64.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	$22,412			$1,504			$20,909	28.4	24.2	1177	56
420423007597	1122	Keystone Elementary School	Public	K-5	1800 Keystone St	Croydon	19021	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 599-2470	977	60	16.2	100.0%	462 (47.3%)	140 (14.3%)	173 (17.7%)	39 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (16.4%)	$19,179			$2,147			$17,033	28.4	32.5	1106	16
421527006566	1123	Midland El/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	173 7th St	Midland	15059	Beaver County	Midland Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 643-8650	230	17	13.8	100.0%	120 (52.2%)	56 (24.3%)	13 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (17.8%)	$19,828			$2,703			$17,126	28.3	36	1069	54
421344002746	1124	Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	499 East Pershing Ave	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	472	28	16.6	100.0%	94 (19.9%)	12 (2.5%)	337 (71.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	$12,167			$1,791			$10,375	28.3	24.1	1179	55
421053010035	1125	Galeton Area School	Public	PK, KG-6	27 Bridge St	Galeton	16922	Potter County	Galeton Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(814) 435-6571	161	22	7.2	98.1%	159 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								28.2			(n/a)
422499000184	1126	Washington Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 E Wheeling St	Washington	15301	Washington County	Washington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 223-5150	849	67	12.6	100.0%	357 (42.0%)	234 (27.6%)	63 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (22.9%)	$15,013			$2,286			$12,728	28.1	29.5	1130	4
422630006924	1127	Dr David W Kistler Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Old River Rd	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7230	970	55	17.5	100.0%	130 (13.4%)	155 (16.0%)	574 (59.2%)	11 (1.1%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (9.7%)	$14,981			$4,829			$10,152	27.9	16.4	1259	132
420516006593	1128	Francis H Sheckler Elementary School	Public	K-4	251 N 14th St	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 264-5601	566	38	14.8	100.9%	255 (45.1%)	47 (8.3%)	223 (39.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.2%)	$17,636			$2,334			$15,302	27.8	33.5	1096	32
421899003647	1129	Kirkbride Eliza B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1501 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7980	504	42	12	100.0%	69 (13.7%)	26 (5.2%)	268 (53.2%)	115 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$18,070			$8,841			$9,229	27.7	32.3	1111	18
421899003766	1130	Holme Thomas School	Public	PK, KG-8	3001 Ryan Ave	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3130	792	55	14.4	100.0%	237 (29.9%)	157 (19.8%)	222 (28.0%)	109 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.1%)	$18,968			$8,002			$10,965	27.7	30.9	1120	10

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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.