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)
421728000133	201	Bridle Path Elementary School	Public	K-6	200 Bridle Path Rd	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 362-2200	510	36	14.1	22.7%	296 (58.0%)	32 (6.3%)	32 (6.3%)	97 (19.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)	$19,323			$738			$18,584	84.3	81.5	250	49
421272006694	202	Keystone Elementary School	Public	K-6	451 Huston Avenue	Knox	16232	Clarion County	Keystone School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 797-1251	407	33	12.3	47.2%	395 (97.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$19,153			$2,852			$16,301	84.3	73.5	417	215
422277001359	203	Radio Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 W Cherry Ln	State College	16803	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 231-4115	432	34	12.6	19.0%	261 (60.4%)	10 (2.3%)	19 (4.4%)	102 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.0%)	$18,620			$621			$18,000	84.3	87.3	151	52
422376000141	204	Trinity South Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 S Main Street Ext	Washington	15301	Washington County	Trinity Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 225-7490	271	25	10.6	47.2%	263 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$16,584			$675			$15,910	84.2	80.9	264	60
420771005011	205	East Ward Elementary School	Public	K-5	435 Washington Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 269-8282	557	37	15.1	30.0%	310 (55.7%)	27 (4.8%)	51 (9.2%)	119 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.0%)	$15,247			$483			$14,764	84.2	84.6	203	2
421087000606	206	General Wayne Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Devon Road	Malvern	19355	Chester County	Great Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 647-6651	657	50	13	14.3%	362 (55.1%)	16 (2.4%)	41 (6.2%)	200 (30.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.3%)	$18,417			$14			$18,403	84.2	87.2	154	52
421827010011	207	East Coventry Elementary School	Public	K-6	2461 East Cedarville Road	Pottstown	19465	Chester County	Owen J Roberts School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 469-5103	461	39	11.7	30.6%	365 (79.2%)	16 (3.5%)	35 (7.6%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	$38			$02			$36	84.1	85.2	188	19
422244001179	208	Rowan Elementary School	Public	K-4	8051 Rowan Rd	Cranberry Twp	16066	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 776-1518	504	37	13.6	19.2%	425 (84.3%)	12 (2.4%)	16 (3.2%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	$15,103			$812			$14,291	84.1	84.9	192	16
421176004400	209	West Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	533 St Andrews Drive	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 850-2270	403	28	14.6	32.5%	357 (88.6%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	$14,039			$630			$13,409	84	77.5	329	120
422559000081	210	Jefferson Hills Intermediate School	Public	3-5	875 Old Clairton Rd	Jefferson Hills	15025	Allegheny County	West Jefferson Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 655-4163	816	47	17.3	30.0%	659 (80.8%)	18 (2.2%)	22 (2.7%)	84 (10.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.8%)	$14,683			$644			$14,039	83.9	83.3	218	8

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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.