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)
420549000607	471	Sinking Springs Elementary School	Public	4-6	2850 Susquehanna Trail	York	17404	York County	Central York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 846-6789	623	42	14.9	42.7%	394 (63.2%)	53 (8.5%)	100 (16.1%)	29 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.4%)	$16,203			$1,425			$14,777	70.7	61.3	667	196
421305006403	472	Lakeland Elementary School - Scott Campus	Public	K-6	1333 Lakeland Dr	Scott Township	18433	Lackawanna County	Lakeland School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 254-9485	439	29	15	38.7%	409 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$15,158			$1,557			$13,601	70.6	75.4	363	109
420384001606	473	Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Market St	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Bloomsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-7885	413	39	10.7	65.6%	292 (70.7%)	27 (6.5%)	58 (14.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	$12,710			$512			$12,198	70.6	65.4	587	114
420336000242	474	Bentworth Elementary Center	Public	K-4	100 Bearcat Dr	Bentleyville	15314	Washington County	Bentworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 239-3606	394	30	13.1	99.2%	358 (90.9%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$17,740			$3,068			$14,672	70.6	54.3	801	327
420348001597	475	Salem Elementary School	Public	K-4	810 East Tenth Street	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 759-6400	384	31	12.2	100.0%	296 (77.1%)	9 (2.3%)	59 (15.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$11,472			$619			$10,852	70.5	67.7	540	65
421098004386	476	Latrobe Elementary School	Public	K-6	20 Cedar St	Latrobe	15650	Westmoreland County	Greater Latrobe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 539-9777	655	44	14.7	50.8%	576 (87.9%)	11 (1.7%)	22 (3.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	$17,673			$1,043			$16,630	70.5	76	352	124
421731007314	477	North Pocono Intmd School	Public	4-5	701 Church St	Moscow	18444	Lackawanna County	North Pocono School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 842-7676	424	36	11.7	38.7%	384 (90.6%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	$19,753			$546			$19,207	70.5	74.7	388	89
422279000259	478	Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	4100 Main St	Munhall	15120	Allegheny County	Steel Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 464-3600	358	23	15.7	100.0%	262 (73.2%)	56 (15.6%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	$19,825			$3,110			$16,715	70.5	65.7	582	104
420723007355	479	Dallastown Area Intermediate School	Public	4-6	94 Beck Rd	York	17403	York County	Dallastown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 244-4021	1,488	95	15.6	39.0%	1,101 (74.0%)	164 (11.0%)	126 (8.5%)	40 (2.7%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.4%)	$14,667			$353			$14,314	70.5	73.9	409	70
422487010040	480	Warrior Run Elementary School	Public	K-6	244 Warrior Run Blvd	Turbotville	17772	Northumberland County	Warrior Run School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(570) 649-5138	776	59	13.2	99.6%	726 (93.6%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)								70.4			(n/a)

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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.