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)
422109004952	1111	Robert Morris #27	Public	K-4	1824 Boulevard Ave	Scranton	18509	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3681	209	17	12	100.0%	84 (40.2%)	23 (11.0%)	79 (37.8%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.6%)	$20,369			$2,855			$17,513	29.5	43.3	970	141
420828006701	1112	West Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22318 Route 62 Box 15	Tionesta	16353	Forest County	Forest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 755-3302	110	13	8.3	100.9%	105 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$26,325			$4,793			$21,532	29.4	38.1	1047	65
421899003745	1113	Bridesburg School	Public	K-8	2824 Jenks St	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7240	547	43	12.7	100.0%	412 (75.3%)	20 (3.7%)	80 (14.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$17,850			$8,426			$9,424	29.4	28.2	1142	29
421968003342	1114	Rupert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1230 South St	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 970-6660	374	25	15	100.0%	98 (26.2%)	116 (31.0%)	105 (28.1%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.1%)	$17,273			$2,085			$15,188	29.3	28	1143	29
422568000535	1115	West Mifflin Area Middle School	Public	4-8	81 Commonwealth Ave	West Mifflin	15122	Allegheny County	West Mifflin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-9131	786	59	13.3	100.0%	466 (59.3%)	170 (21.6%)	38 (4.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (12.3%)	$12,059			$266			$11,793	29.2	39.8	1020	95
420084607383	1116	York Academy Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	32 West North Street	York	17401	York County	York Academy Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 801-3900	1,009	63	16.1	99.7%	221 (21.9%)	288 (28.5%)	388 (38.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (10.7%)	$15,264			$1,502			$13,762	29.2	39.4	1030	86
421599000292	1117	Mount Carmel Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	630 W 5th St	Mount Carmel	17851	Northumberland County	Mount Carmel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 339-1500	817	61	13.3	100.1%	628 (76.9%)	20 (2.4%)	135 (16.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.5%)	$11,820			$851			$10,969	28.9	34.3	1085	32
421650007667	1118	Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	126 Monroeville Ave	Turtle Creek	15145	Allegheny County	Woodland Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 824-2450	541	41	13.1	78.9%	152 (28.1%)	307 (56.7%)	33 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.9%)	$22,077			$1,952			$20,125	28.8	38.6	1042	76
422639001974	1119	W B Evans Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	900 Baily Rd	Yeadon	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(610) 623-5975	303	25	12.1	100.3%	5 (1.7%)	271 (89.4%)	5 (1.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$18,815			$1,660			$17,155	28.6	31	1118	1
420005000485	1120	Collegium Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	535 James Hance Court	Exton	19341	Chester County	Collegium Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 903-1300	2,610	270	9.6	100.0%	828 (31.7%)	707 (27.1%)	720 (27.6%)	221 (8.5%)	11 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	118 (4.5%)	$18,457			$1,151			$17,307	28.4	26.8	1155	35

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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