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)
422037004705	861	Lakeview Elementary School	Public	K-5	333 Constitution Ave	Ridley Park	19078	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	379	29	13.2	45.9%	299 (78.9%)	34 (9.0%)	19 (5.0%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$21,038			$489			$20,549	50.2	53.1	827	34
421728003280	862	Oak Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	500 Squirrel Ln	Lansdale	19440	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 368-4017	546	40	13.5	60.4%	211 (38.6%)	41 (7.5%)	84 (15.4%)	158 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.2%)	$18,369			$1,139			$17,229	50.2	67.6	543	319
420882004707	863	New Holland Elementary	Public	K-6	126 Eastern School Rd	New Holland	17557	Lancaster County	Eastern Lancaster County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 354-1520	528	44	12.1	54.7%	384 (72.7%)	21 (4.0%)	83 (15.7%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	$18,459			$2,034			$16,425	50.2	44.9	949	86
421071007382	864	Franklin Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	870 Old Route 30	Cashtown	17310	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-6254	365	28	12.9	48.2%	286 (78.4%)	11 (3.0%)	44 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$17,039			$1,190			$15,849	50	57.4	751	113
420555002209	865	Scotland Elementary School	Public	K-5	3832 Scotland Main St	Chambersburg	17202	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3460	438	29	14.9	99.3%	327 (74.7%)	12 (2.7%)	34 (7.8%)	25 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	$15,402			$750			$14,652	49.8	43.4	965	100
422583001716	866	Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-5	516 7th St	New Cumberland	17070	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 774-1321	504	35	14.3	54.0%	318 (63.1%)	53 (10.5%)	90 (17.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.3%)	$18,484			$1,518			$16,966	49.8	55	781	85
421899004727	867	Decatur Stephen School	Public	K-8	3500 Academy Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3050	965	63	15.2	100.1%	442 (45.8%)	132 (13.7%)	172 (17.8%)	146 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	68 (7.0%)	$17,185			$7,755			$9,430	49.8	48.4	900	33
422511002238	868	Mowrey Elementary School	Public	K-5	7891 Tomstown Road	Waynesboro	17268	Franklin County	Waynesboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 762-1191	536	37	14.3	56.7%	471 (87.9%)	10 (1.9%)	18 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	$13,873			$2,249			$11,624	49.8	39.1	1038	170
421878007028	869	Penns Manor Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6003 Route 553 Hwy	Clymer	15728	Indiana County	Penns Manor Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 254-2666	319	28	11.2	60.8%	306 (95.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$25,720			$1,903			$23,818	49.8	38	1048	179
420612000066	870	Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School	Public	K-6	240 CK Elementary Drive	Claysburg	16625	Blair County	Claysburg-Kimmel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 239-5144	346	28	12.2	100.0%	331 (95.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$17,473			$3,199			$14,274	49.7	54.5	794	76

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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:

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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.