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)
420387004659	681	Blue Mountain Elementary East School	Public	K-5	675 Red Dale Rd	Orwigsburg	17961	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 366-1065	623	45	13.7	34.3%	560 (89.9%)	9 (1.4%)	38 (6.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	$15,340			$458			$14,882	61.3	66.4	564	117
421917006024	682	Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6200 Stanton Ave	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-5000	434	29	15	97.7%	123 (28.3%)	241 (55.5%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.8%)	$26,157			$3,365			$22,792	61.3	62.7	642	40
422658007465	683	Green Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 Green Valley Road	Sinking Spring	19608	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 670-0180	522	43	12.1	27.4%	376 (72.0%)	17 (3.3%)	93 (17.8%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$14,642			$1,111			$13,530	61.3	49.9	872	189
421858001911	684	Aston Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Tryens Rd	Aston	19014	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 497-6300	405	32	12.6	31.9%	326 (80.5%)	18 (4.4%)	29 (7.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	$16,268			$596			$15,673	61.3	65.3	589	95
421299004524	685	Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center	Public	K-6	179 College Avenue	Factoryville	18419	Wyoming County	Lackawanna Trail School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 945-5153	524	41	12.7	49.0%	484 (92.4%)	5 (1.0%)	16 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$18,032			$3,788			$14,243	61.2	65.1	596	89
420010100656	686	Avon Grove Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 East State St	West Grove	19390	Chester County	Avon Grove Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 667-5000	1,890	128	14.8	41.0%	1,287 (68.1%)	141 (7.5%)	340 (18.0%)	25 (1.3%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (4.9%)	$15,324			$934			$14,390	61.2	61	674	12
421269001401	687	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	1-5	420 Greenwood Road	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Kennett Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 388-5990	552	44	12.6	50.5%	261 (47.3%)	13 (2.4%)	245 (44.4%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$17,112			$812			$16,300	61.2	61.4	664	23
422238004613	688	Friendship Elementary School	Public	K-6	3457 Sticks Rd	Glen Rock	17327	York County	Southern York County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 235-4811	380	31	12.3	37.9%	339 (89.2%)	5 (1.3%)	26 (6.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$18,447			$1,035			$17,412	61.2	57.4	753	65
422091010019	689	Schuylkill Haven Elementary Center	Public	K-4	701 East Main Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 385-6731	452	37	12.2	59.1%	393 (86.9%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$15,356			$1,860			$13,496	61	52.1	841	152
422463006111	690	Valley Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	389 Sugarcreek Dr	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Valley Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 432-3861	455	36	12.6	101.3%	420 (92.3%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$16,507			$1,819			$14,688	60.9	57.7	740	50

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.