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)
422187007497	141	Salford Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	2721 Barndt Rd	Harleysville	19438	Montgomery County	Souderton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 287-9197	440	34	13.1	16.4%	384 (87.3%)	8 (1.8%)	16 (3.6%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$22,956			$968			$21,987	87.6	87.1	155	14
421062000165	142	University Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	320 Noel Dr	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 327-4113	307	25	12.3	100.0%	156 (50.8%)	52 (16.9%)	32 (10.4%)	26 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.4%)	$19,838			$673			$19,164	87.5	89.7	101	41
421059000641	143	Bethel Springs Elementary School	Public	K-5	3280 Foulk Road	Garnet Valley	19060	Delaware County	Garnet Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 579-3000	547	49	11	13.5%	364 (66.5%)	9 (1.6%)	19 (3.5%)	123 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	$23,589			$334			$23,255	87.4	89.1	114	29
422277006233	144	Park Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	2181 School Dr	State College	16803	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-5010	413	30	13.7	18.9%	322 (78.0%)	9 (2.2%)	23 (5.6%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.5%)	$20,639			$788			$19,851	87.4	85.6	180	36
421023007202	145	Franklin Regional Intermediate School	Public	3-5	4125 Sardis Road	Murrysville	15668	Westmoreland County	Franklin Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 327-5456	774	48	16.2	22.2%	628 (81.1%)	19 (2.5%)	27 (3.5%)	64 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	$14,818			$439			$14,379	87.4	88.9	118	27
420531001044	146	Buckingham Elementary School	Public	K-6	Box 158 2414 Durham Road	Buckingham	18912	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-4200	448	29	15.2	11.4%	380 (84.8%)	3 (0.7%)	31 (6.9%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.7%)	$18,412			$257			$18,156	87.4	84.6	202	56
421583007556	147	J.A. Allard Elementary School	Public	K-4	170 Shafer Road	Moon Township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 262-2500	212	15	14.2	34.4%	163 (76.9%)	6 (2.8%)	23 (10.8%)	15 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$17,174			$349			$16,826	87.4	78.9	307	160
421476001896	148	Worrall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2979 Pennview Ave	Broomall	19008	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 359-4300	434	34	12.6	23.5%	321 (74.0%)	11 (2.5%)	22 (5.1%)	52 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.0%)	$19,950			$625			$19,325	87.2	82.4	233	85
422220002271	149	Bobtown Elementary School	Public	K-6	304 Grant St	Bobtown	15315	Greene County	Southeastern Greene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 839-7241	321	26	12.3	100.0%	313 (97.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$20,435			$4,354			$16,081	87.1	81.3	255	106
422055001940	150	Glenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	122 S Pennell Rd	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 627-6901	578	35	16.3	14.9%	431 (74.6%)	20 (3.5%)	11 (1.9%)	73 (12.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.6%)	$17,781			$577			$17,205	86.9	87.2	152	2

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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