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)
420333006788	1021	Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	3100 Donallen Dr	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 750-2800	599	42	14.2	100.0%	391 (65.3%)	34 (5.7%)	85 (14.2%)	63 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$18,800			$1,135			$17,665	38.8	35.7	1073	52
421217001883	1022	Norwood School	Public	1-8	558 Seneca Ave	Norwood	19074	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 237-6425	561	45	12.3	50.8%	363 (64.7%)	81 (14.4%)	47 (8.4%)	26 (4.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	$18,600			$1,078			$17,521	38.7	40.3	1016	6
420867003201	1023	Middle Smithfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	5180 Milford Rd	East Stroudsburg	18302	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 223-8082	412	38	10.8	58.3%	146 (35.4%)	93 (22.6%)	61 (14.8%)	7 (1.7%)	25 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	79 (19.2%)	$22,522			$1,290			$21,231	38.7	41.5	994	29
420267007453	1024	SRU Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Church Street	East Smithfield	18817	Bradford County	Athens Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 596-3171	378	29	13.1	100.0%	354 (93.7%)	6 (1.6%)	11 (2.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$20,425			$2,545			$17,880	38.7	39.6	1028	4
420357003453	1025	Clearview Elementary School	Public	K-5	2121 Abington Rd	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-5994	387	31	12.5	71.1%	139 (35.9%)	40 (10.3%)	195 (50.4%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,463			$1,275			$14,188	38.5	35.1	1079	54
422022003164	1026	Reynolds Elementary School	Public	K-6	1609 Brentwood Dr	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Reynolds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 646-5601	536	36	15	100.0%	496 (92.5%)	9 (1.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$14,186			$3,693			$10,493	38.4	40.5	1010	16
421971003915	1027	Clarke Elementary Center	Public	K-4	601 North 16th St	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Pottsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 621-2945	845	63	13.4	74.0%	554 (65.6%)	52 (6.2%)	160 (18.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	70 (8.3%)	$13,036			$1,007			$12,029	38.2	48.2	905	122
421344005337	1028	Houck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	315 E Lehman St	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	370	23	16.2	100.0%	76 (20.5%)	15 (4.1%)	265 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$13,302			$1,938			$11,364	38.2	33.7	1093	65
422274002226	1029	St Thomas Elementary School	Public	K-5	70 School House Rd	Saint Thomas	17252	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 369-3123	295	22	13.1	62.7%	254 (86.1%)	8 (2.7%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	$5,942			$995			$4,948	38.1	43.3	969	60
422448006468	1030	Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	K-4	900 Bush and School Lane	Bridgeport	19405	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 205-3602	265	27	9.9	91.7%	99 (37.4%)	42 (15.8%)	76 (28.7%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (15.8%)	$29,270			$2,076			$27,194	38.1	53.9	813	217

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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.

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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.