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)
420708001645	1151	Second District Elementary School	Public	K-6	1216 S Main St	Meadville	16335	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 724-7073	349	26	13.2	100.0%	259 (74.2%)	39 (11.2%)	16 (4.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	$15,346			$4,199			$11,147	25.3	23.7	1180	29
421899003769	1152	Mayfair School	Public	K-8	3001 Princeton Ave	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3280	1,688	94	17.9	100.0%	366 (21.7%)	122 (7.2%)	700 (41.5%)	455 (27.0%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	34 (2.0%)	$15,634			$7,425			$8,209	25.1	25.1	1168	16
420555002196	1153	Stevens Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Hollywell Ave	Chambersburg	17201	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3470	305	21	14.2	100.0%	47 (15.4%)	29 (9.5%)	203 (66.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	$14,655			$2,282			$12,373	24.9	20.7	1217	64
420540001780	1154	South Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	4525 Union Deposit Rd	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-3204	676	42	15.9	100.0%	88 (13.0%)	215 (31.8%)	124 (18.3%)	161 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	85 (12.6%)	$12,233			$1,744			$10,489	24.5	28.7	1137	17
420423007596	1155	Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	6501 Mill Creek Rd	Levittown	19057	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 599-2440	1,016	63	16.1	100.0%	508 (50.0%)	162 (15.9%)	154 (15.2%)	26 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (15.9%)	$20,216			$2,250			$17,966	24.4	23	1191	36
420210006002	1156	Masontown Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Spring St	Masontown	15461	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 583-1091	263	19	13.7	100.0%	222 (84.4%)	16 (6.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	$14,375			$3,175			$11,200	24.3	32.4	1110	46
420333001008	1157	Samuel K Faust Elementary School	Public	K-6	2901 Bellvue Dr	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 750-2800	542	46	11.7	100.0%	134 (24.7%)	112 (20.7%)	192 (35.4%)	76 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	$22,126			$1,679			$20,447	24.3	18.5	1243	86
420082106962	1158	Tacony Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1300 Rhawn Street	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Tacony Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 742-5100	1,074	68	15.7	100.0%	215 (20.0%)	392 (36.5%)	258 (24.0%)	76 (7.1%)	8 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	120 (11.2%)	$19,627			$3,329			$16,298	24.2	22.6	1196	38
422646003073	1159	Curtin Intrmd School	Public	4-6	85 Eldred St	Williamsport	17701	Lycoming County	Williamsport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 323-4785	539	47	11.5	77.7%	228 (42.3%)	147 (27.3%)	39 (7.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (22.4%)	$17,096			$2,128			$14,968	24.1	28.7	1136	23
422482007476	1160	Sheffield Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	6760 Route 6	Sheffield	16347	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 968-3720	203	16	12.5	100.0%	187 (92.1%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.4%)	$18,982			$4,170			$14,812	24	34	1087	73

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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:

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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.