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)
421332004700	881	Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	213 Mountain View Road	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-6208	310	26	11.8	39.0%	259 (83.5%)	18 (5.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	25 (8.1%)	$19,780			$1,550			$18,230	48.6	45.4	941	60
420549004540	882	North Hills Elementary School	Public	4-6	1330 N Hills Rd	York	17406	York County	Central York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 846-6789	628	41	15.2	52.9%	378 (60.2%)	72 (11.5%)	108 (17.2%)	28 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.4%)	$14,752			$955			$13,797	48.6	46.7	927	45
422415002185	883	Wharton School	Public	K-5	136 Elliotsville Road	Farmington	15437	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 329-5510	148	10	14.5	100.0%	137 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	$18,184			$5,226			$12,958	48.5	57.4	750	133
420003000379	884	School Lane Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2400 Bristol Pike	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	School Lane Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 245-6055	1,331	109	12.2	54.2%	464 (34.9%)	168 (12.6%)	230 (17.3%)	406 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (4.7%)	$13,568			$1,474			$12,093	48.5	56.3	770	114
420708005037	885	Cochranton Elementary School	Public	K-6	225 South Franklin Street	Cochranton	16314	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 425-2105	332	22	15	99.1%	315 (94.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$14,541			$2,862			$11,678	48.4	47.5	914	29
421899005041	886	John Hancock Demonstration School	Public	K-8	3700 Morrell Ave	Philadelphia	19114	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3120	762	59	13	100.1%	362 (47.5%)	128 (16.8%)	161 (21.1%)	81 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.8%)	$19,880			$8,539			$11,341	48.2	44.9	948	62
422253009984	887	Martinsburg Elementary School	Public	3-5	415 Spring Street	Martinsburg	16662	Blair County	Spring Cove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 501-6111	372	28	13.4	55.1%	344 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$13,893			$960			$12,934	48.1	62.6	643	244
421773006371	888	Clark Wood Elementary School	Public	K-6	110A Ellison Road	Elkland	16920	Tioga County	Northern Tioga School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 258-5131	302	27	11.2	100.0%	275 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$18,508			$1,748			$16,760	48.1	39.7	1026	138
421605009997	889	Mountain View Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	11748 State Route 106	Kingsley	18826	Susquehanna County	Mountain View School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(570) 434-8435	509	41	12.5	57.0%	492 (96.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$19,286			$2,137			$17,149	48	50.6	864	25
421989001121	890	Richland Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Fairview Ave	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 529-2450	343	24	14.2	37.9%	253 (73.8%)	7 (2.0%)	44 (12.8%)	20 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	$19,487			$891			$18,596	48	43.3	968	78

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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.