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)
422277001350	131	Ferguson Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	215 West Pine Grove Rd	Pine Grove Mills	16868	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 231-4119	290	23	12.4	15.2%	236 (81.4%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	30 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$20,647			$623			$20,024	88.2	91	74	57
422364001438	132	Valley Forge Elementary School	Public	K-4	99 Walker Rd	Wayne	19087	Delaware County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 240-1600	561	38	14.6		257 (45.8%)	18 (3.2%)	26 (4.6%)	215 (38.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	$16,506			$140			$16,366	88.1	87	158	26
420006900562	133	Bucks County Montessori Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-6	219 Tyburn Rd	Fairless Hills	19030	Bucks County	Bucks County Montessori Charter School	Yes	Yes	No	No	(215) 428-6700	184	17	11		104 (56.5%)	8 (4.3%)	6 (3.3%)	52 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.6%)	$16,116			$143			$15,973	88	91.1	72	61
422364004690	134	Beaumont Elementary School	Public	K-4	575 Beaumont Rd	Devon	19312	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 240-1400	454	34	13.1	9.3%	291 (64.1%)	12 (2.6%)	20 (4.4%)	94 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.1%)	$18,061			$153			$17,907	88	89.9	96	38
421275000203	135	Fred L Aiken Elementary School	Public	K-5	881 Greentree Rd	Pittsburgh	15220	Allegheny County	Keystone Oaks School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 921-9166	253	22	11.5	31.2%	205 (81.0%)	12 (4.7%)	3 (1.2%)	31 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$19,298			$432			$18,867	87.9	84.8	195	60
420957000206	136	Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-4	5145 Avonia Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Fairview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 474-2600	690	41	16.8	26.5%	575 (83.3%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.2%)	40 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.5%)	$10,815			$616			$10,199	87.9	84.4	206	70
421851007356	137	Fred J. Jaindl Elementary School	Public	K-5	1051 Weilers Rd	Breinigsville	18031	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-5880	453	34	13.3	26.3%	164 (36.2%)	38 (8.4%)	85 (18.8%)	144 (31.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	$20,402			$634			$19,768	87.8	91.9	60	77
420291001333	138	Howard Elementary School	Public	K-5	255 School Street	Howard	16841	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 625-2423	101	9	10.7	40.6%	99 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$24,872			$314			$24,558	87.8	87.7	144	6
420642003977	139	Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	1516 Tire Hill Rd	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Conemaugh Township Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 479-4080	386	32	11.9	49.7%	365 (94.6%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$16,069			$1,320			$14,748	87.7	86.8	162	23
421458000097	140	Reidenbaugh Elementary School	Public	K-4	1001 Buckwalter Rd	Lititz	17543	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 626-1000	495	35	14.1	21.2%	341 (68.9%)	18 (3.6%)	59 (11.9%)	42 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	$13,732			$810			$12,921	87.7	89.6	103	37

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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