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)
421161005079	571	Blair Mill Elementary	Public	K-5	109 Bender Road	Hatboro	19040	Montgomery County	Hatboro-Horsham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 420-5200	392	34	11.4	49.5%	234 (59.7%)	32 (8.2%)	68 (17.3%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	$22,355			$597			$21,758	66	64.8	599	28
422238000357	572	Shrewsbury Elementary School	Public	K-6	331 S Main St	Shrewsbury	17361	York County	Southern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 235-4811	487	35	13.9	26.5%	413 (84.8%)	20 (4.1%)	25 (5.1%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	$16,484			$243			$16,241	65.9	71.1	473	99
422206000583	573	South Park Elementary Center	Public	K-4	2001 Eagle Pride Lane	South Park	15129	Allegheny County	South Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 655-3111	711	57	12.5	37.8%	552 (77.6%)	65 (9.1%)	18 (2.5%)	68 (9.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$18,844			$1,170			$17,674	65.9	63.7	622	49
422037001925	574	Amosland Elementary School	Public	K-5	549 Amosland Rd	Morton	19070	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	448	33	13.6	44.9%	310 (69.2%)	65 (14.5%)	16 (3.6%)	32 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	$20,455			$513			$19,942	65.8	53.1	825	251
421062005191	575	Ramsey Elementary School	Public	K-4	2200 Ramsey Rd	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 373-5856	318	26	12.1	100.0%	149 (46.9%)	102 (32.1%)	20 (6.3%)	16 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)	$18,827			$585			$18,241	65.8	62.9	637	62
421536001793	576	Lenkerville Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 South Market Street	Millersburg	17061	Dauphin County	Millersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 692-3072	324	27	12	50.0%	296 (91.4%)	6 (1.9%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$17,567			$1,261			$16,307	65.8	73	431	145
421746005209	577	Northeast Bradford Elementary School	Public	K-6	210 Panther Lane	Rome	18837	Bradford County	Northeast Bradford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 744-2521	341	27	12.6	53.1%	318 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,715			$3,380			$18,335	65.6	61.1	672	95
422064001991	578	Fox Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	376 Main St	Kersey	15846	Elk County	Saint Marys Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 885-8076	248	20	12.6	100.0%	239 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$16,543			$1,594			$14,948	65.6	53.6	819	241
421503000862	579	Elmwood Academy	Public	4-5	100 E Elmwood Avenue	Mechanicsburg	17055	Cumberland County	Mechanicsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 691-4578	720	47	15.4	39.9%	514 (71.4%)	75 (10.4%)	49 (6.8%)	43 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.3%)	$13,340			$648			$12,691	65.5	67.9	535	44
420330000914	580	Lewis M Myers Elementary School	Public	K-4	220 Martin Street	Bellwood	16617	Blair County	Bellwood-Antis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 742-2272	400	34	11.8	47.0%	386 (96.5%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$15,803			$1,868			$13,935	65.4	65.5	585	5

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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