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)
421494007616	1231	Francis McClure Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Longvue Dr	McKeesport	15131	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 664-3740	696	50	13.8	100.0%	247 (35.5%)	278 (39.9%)	66 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (14.2%)	$17,302			$3,637			$13,666	19	26	1160	71
420012900846	1232	Ad Prima Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1922 N. 63rd Street	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Ad Prima Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 883-0638	578	35	16.5		1 (0.2%)	541 (93.6%)	20 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$17,933			$4,645			$13,288	18.9	21.8	1205	27
420624001370	1233	Rainbow Elementary School	Public	K-5	1113 West Lincoln Highway	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3780	688	52	13.3	100.0%	277 (40.3%)	189 (27.5%)	163 (23.7%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.1%)	$16,671			$942			$15,729	18.9	19.8	1230	3
421698003318	1234	Hancock Elementary School	Public	1-4	Arch & Summit Streets	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-5522	354	28	12.8	100.3%	28 (7.9%)	141 (39.8%)	144 (40.7%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.9%)	$21,378			$2,087			$19,291	18.8	23.2	1187	47
420088507564	1235	Vision Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	716 Emerson Avenue East	Lansdowne	19050	Delaware County	Vision Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 466-2124	529	43	12.3		27 (5.1%)	468 (88.5%)	14 (2.6%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$16,059			$1,875			$14,184	18.8	27.7	1147	88
421917006750	1236	Pittsburgh Manchester K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1612 Manhattan St	Pittsburgh	15233	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3100	163	19	8.5	100.6%	11 (6.7%)	129 (79.1%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.4%)	$25,944			$3,338			$22,606	18.7	20.5	1218	18
420083207361	1237	Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	675 E Broad Street	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 419-3120	454	25	18.1	99.3%	7 (1.5%)	13 (2.9%)	433 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,934			$2,839			$12,095	18.7	21.6	1208	29
421170006718	1238	Freeland El/Middle School	Public	K-8	400 Alvin St	Freeland	18224	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	945	59	16	100.0%	421 (44.6%)	28 (3.0%)	465 (49.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.8%)	$11,409			$1,847			$9,562	18.6	22.3	1197	41
420244000800	1239	Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Highland Avenue	Ambridge	15003	Beaver County	Ambridge Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 266-2833	303	25	12.1	100.7%	165 (54.5%)	92 (30.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.9%)	$15,488			$1,765			$13,723	18.6	22	1201	38
422630002995	1240	Dodson Elementary School	Public	K-5	13 Hillard St	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 235-6894	483	25	19.2	100.0%	53 (11.0%)	75 (15.5%)	327 (67.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$15,925			$5,504			$10,421	18.3	19.4	1235	5

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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.