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)
421899003720	1001	Mifflin Thomas School	Public	PK, KG-8	3624 Conrad St	Philadelphia	19129	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3830	387	29	13.2	100.0%	70 (18.1%)	231 (59.7%)	41 (10.6%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.8%)	$21,060			$9,735			$11,325	40.6	33.1	1099	98
421314002587	1002	Ross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 N Queen St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6268	264	20	13.2	100.0%	37 (14.0%)	33 (12.5%)	147 (55.7%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.0%)	$21,549			$3,279			$18,271	40.5	42.8	979	23
420684009945	1003	Union Canal Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Narrows Dr	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 270-7227	390	30	13.2	65.6%	194 (49.7%)	10 (2.6%)	154 (39.5%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$15,480			$1,780			$13,700	40.5	38.3	1046	43
422630000294	1004	Solomon/Plains Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Abbott St	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7222	708	45	15.7	100.0%	373 (52.7%)	57 (8.1%)	203 (28.7%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.3%)	$13,001			$4,734			$8,266	40.4	37.9	1052	48
420936007006	1005	Everett Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	165 E 1st Ave	Everett	15537	Bedford County	Everett Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 652-9114	438	31	14.3	100.0%	410 (93.6%)	5 (1.1%)	15 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$15,162			$2,079			$13,082	40.2	45.6	940	65
421917006019	1006	Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Rockland Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7390	349	30	11.7	96.8%	92 (26.4%)	73 (20.9%)	133 (38.1%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.7%)	$27,058			$3,481			$23,577	40.1	46.5	929	77
422448007659	1007	Gulph Elementary School	Public	K-4	650 S Henderson Rd	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 592-2020	427	42	10.1	45.9%	163 (38.2%)	75 (17.6%)	53 (12.4%)	78 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.6%)	$24,356			$596			$23,760	40	54.9	787	220
420666002172	1008	Springfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 School House Road	Normalville	15469	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 455-3191	309	24	12.7	100.0%	306 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$18,981			$3,248			$15,733	39.9	31.8	1115	107
420643005213	1009	Conemaugh Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1340 William Penn Avenue	Johnstown	15906	Cambria County	Conemaugh Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 535-6970	389	36	10.9		334 (85.9%)	17 (4.4%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	$14,483			$1,886			$12,597	39.8	31.7	1117	108
421020004667	1010	Central Elementary School	Public	K-6	1276 Otter St	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 432-8419	398	33	11.9	100.0%	339 (85.2%)	12 (3.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	$18,124			$1,178			$16,946	39.7	42.2	985	25

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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.