Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
420085007405	1451	Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Public, Charter	K-8	900 West Lindley Avenue	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 669-1450	726	50	14.5	100.0%	7 (1.0%)	609 (83.9%)	53 (7.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (6.6%)	$22,222	$4,445	$17,777	5.5	5.3	1465	14
421494007615	1452	Twin Rivers Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Cornell St	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 664-3750	672	59	11.3	100.0%	168 (25.0%)	398 (59.2%)	26 (3.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.2%)	$15,561	$3,271	$12,290	5.4	7.6	1407	45
420009300687	1453	First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4300 Tacony St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 743-3100	1,818	104	17.4	100.0%	103 (5.7%)	828 (45.5%)	566 (31.1%)	23 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	294 (16.2%)	$16,033	$2,314	$13,718	5.4	7.7	1405	48
421899003664	1454	Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus School	Public	K-8	7501 Woodbine Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7510	217	17	12.5	98.6%	2 (0.9%)	187 (86.2%)	21 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$19,615	$9,069	$10,545	5.4	8.2	1391	63
420090107660	1455	KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 294-8596	670	43	15.5	99.6%	1 (0.1%)	618 (92.2%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	$16,375	$2,016	$14,359	5.4	6.1	1442	13
421899000105	1456	Cayuga School	Public	K-5	4344-4358 N 5th St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3850	335	28	11.8	100.6%	1 (0.3%)	73 (21.8%)	257 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,353	$10,553	$10,800	5.3	6	1443	13
420013000849	1457	Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2227 Island Rd	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 365-4011	262	21	12.4	98.9%	3 (1.1%)	245 (93.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$20,492	$2,533	$17,959	5.3	9.1	1373	84
420089207595	1458	Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey	Public, Charter	K-8	5200 Pine Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 471-2978	598	27	22.1	100.2%	1 (0.2%)	576 (96.3%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$20,311	$3,485	$16,825	5.3	3.5	1517	59
421344006894	1459	Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Old Forge Road	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	583	42	13.7	100.0%	78 (13.4%)	9 (1.5%)	479 (82.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$13,027	$2,446	$10,581	5.3	4.7	1486	27
421158007483	1460	Melrose School	Public	K-5	2041 Berryhill St	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1440	605	36	17	100.0%	15 (2.5%)	276 (45.6%)	252 (41.7%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	$23,011	$598	$22,413	5.3	4.6	1490	30

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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.
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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.

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)
420085007405	1451	Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Public, Charter	K-8	900 West Lindley Avenue	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 669-1450	726	50	14.5	100.0%	7 (1.0%)	609 (83.9%)	53 (7.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (6.6%)	$22,222			$4,445			$17,777	5.5	5.3	1465	14
421494007615	1452	Twin Rivers Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Cornell St	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 664-3750	672	59	11.3	100.0%	168 (25.0%)	398 (59.2%)	26 (3.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.2%)	$15,561			$3,271			$12,290	5.4	7.6	1407	45
420009300687	1453	First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4300 Tacony St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 743-3100	1,818	104	17.4	100.0%	103 (5.7%)	828 (45.5%)	566 (31.1%)	23 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	294 (16.2%)	$16,033			$2,314			$13,718	5.4	7.7	1405	48
421899003664	1454	Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus School	Public	K-8	7501 Woodbine Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7510	217	17	12.5	98.6%	2 (0.9%)	187 (86.2%)	21 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$19,615			$9,069			$10,545	5.4	8.2	1391	63
420090107660	1455	KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 294-8596	670	43	15.5	99.6%	1 (0.1%)	618 (92.2%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	$16,375			$2,016			$14,359	5.4	6.1	1442	13
421899000105	1456	Cayuga School	Public	K-5	4344-4358 N 5th St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3850	335	28	11.8	100.6%	1 (0.3%)	73 (21.8%)	257 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,353			$10,553			$10,800	5.3	6	1443	13
420013000849	1457	Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2227 Island Rd	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 365-4011	262	21	12.4	98.9%	3 (1.1%)	245 (93.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$20,492			$2,533			$17,959	5.3	9.1	1373	84
420089207595	1458	Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey	Public, Charter	K-8	5200 Pine Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 471-2978	598	27	22.1	100.2%	1 (0.2%)	576 (96.3%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$20,311			$3,485			$16,825	5.3	3.5	1517	59
421344006894	1459	Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Old Forge Road	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	583	42	13.7	100.0%	78 (13.4%)	9 (1.5%)	479 (82.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$13,027			$2,446			$10,581	5.3	4.7	1486	27
421158007483	1460	Melrose School	Public	K-5	2041 Berryhill St	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1440	605	36	17	100.0%	15 (2.5%)	276 (45.6%)	252 (41.7%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	$23,011			$598			$22,413	5.3	4.6	1490	30