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)
420655000841	541	Conewago Valley Intrmd School	Public	4-6	175 700 Road	New Oxford	17350	Adams County	Conewago Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 624-2157	855	56	15.2	49.9%	656 (76.7%)	15 (1.8%)	145 (17.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.3%)	$13,787			$195			$13,593	67.6	71.8	458	83
422181002656	542	Bart-Colerain Elementary School	Public	K-5	1336 Noble Rd	Christiana	17509	Lancaster County	Solanco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 529-2181	200	19	10.7	39.5%	172 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$19,003			$2,351			$16,652	67.6	66.6	560	18
421641007161	543	Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Trenton Rd	Langhorne	19047	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6340	696	46	15	42.4%	480 (69.0%)	46 (6.6%)	78 (11.2%)	39 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (7.5%)	$16,968			$250			$16,718	67.6	67	553	10
421839002761	544	Forge Road Elementary School	Public	1-5	400 S Forge Rd	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 838-1331	350	24	14.4	33.1%	258 (73.7%)	6 (1.7%)	34 (9.7%)	34 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	$14,193			$901			$13,291	67.5	67	552	8
420909000139	545	William Penn Elementary School	Public	K-5	392 William Penn Road	Monongahela	15063	Washington County	Elizabeth Forward School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 896-2330	329	23	14	54.7%	277 (84.2%)	15 (4.6%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	$17,284			$1,570			$15,715	67.4	74.5	392	153
422120006855	546	Shaler Area Elementary School	Public	4-6	705 Scott Avenue	Glenshaw	15116	Allegheny County	Shaler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 491-1200	877	69	12.6	36.8%	775 (88.4%)	22 (2.5%)	26 (3.0%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.8%)	$17,375			$630			$16,745	67.4	62.7	639	93
420753003864	547	Dingman-Delaware Elementary School	Public	3-5	1355 Route 739	Dingmans Ferry	18328	Pike County	Delaware Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 296-3120	487	39	12.4	54.2%	365 (74.9%)	13 (2.7%)	78 (16.0%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$15,687			$952			$14,734	67.4	64.2	610	63
420711001698	548	Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	1240 Boiling Springs Rd	Boiling Springs	17007	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 697-0028	522	32	16.5	29.7%	405 (77.6%)	16 (3.1%)	40 (7.7%)	36 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$12,852			$137			$12,715	67.4	78.9	309	239
422601000998	549	Mifflinburg Area Intrmd School	Public	3-5	250 Mabel Street	Mifflinburg	17844	Union County	Mifflinburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 966-8270	411	35	11.6	99.3%	375 (91.2%)	10 (2.4%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$11,856			$1,987			$9,869	67.4	69.7	500	49
421899003642	550	Fanny Jackson Coppin School	Public	PK, KG-8	1213 S 12th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7970	537	37	14.4	100.0%	224 (41.7%)	69 (12.8%)	145 (27.0%)	36 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.7%)	$18,211			$8,698			$9,513	67.3	69.6	504	46

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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.