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)
421899003625	1441	Gideon Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	2817 W Glenwood Ave	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7360	209	22	9.3	100.0%	5 (2.4%)	191 (91.4%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$22,368			$10,732			$11,636	6	5.1	1472	31
420083007365	1442	Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2118 West Norris St.	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 443-0673	556	32	17.3	99.5%	5 (0.9%)	506 (91.0%)	25 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$19,814			$4,556			$15,258	5.9	4.7	1483	41
420011100749	1443	Propel Cs-Homestead	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	129 E 10th Ave	Homestead	15120	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Homestead	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 323-7305	517	49	10.4	100.0%	21 (4.1%)	427 (82.6%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	47 (9.1%)	$24,358			$2,319			$22,039	5.9	6.4	1436	7
420010800692	1444	Belmont Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4030 Brown Street	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Belmont Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 823-8208	945	74	12.7	91.1%	1 (0.1%)	914 (96.7%)	25 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$21,586			$4,999			$16,587	5.9	5.4	1459	15
420007300515	1445	Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4601 Girard Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 295-5700	668	33	20.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	643 (96.3%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$18,126			$3,079			$15,047	5.9	4.9	1475	30
420586010026	1446	Edgmont Scholars Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1450 Edgmont Ave	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 872-1358	478	27	17.7	99.0%	15 (3.1%)	420 (87.9%)	34 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)								5.8	6	1444	2
421899006535	1447	Morton Thomas G School	Public	K-5	2501 S 63rd St	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8160	353	32	11.1	100.0%	9 (2.5%)	288 (81.6%)	36 (10.2%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$19,804			$9,897			$9,907	5.7	8	1395	52
421899003613	1448	Patterson John Middle School	Public	PK, KG-4	7000 Buist Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8190	399	30	13.1	100.0%	6 (1.5%)	332 (83.2%)	26 (6.5%)	20 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$19,282			$9,671			$9,611	5.7	8.6	1384	64
422682007460	1449	Davis School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 S Ogontz St	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1246	524	40	13.2	100.0%	24 (4.6%)	210 (40.1%)	268 (51.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$18,418			$2,779			$15,639	5.7	7.9	1400	49
421899003663	1450	Blankenburg Rudolph School	Public	PK, KG-8	4600 W Girard Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7280	257	26	9.8	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	243 (94.6%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$23,872			$11,570			$12,303	5.5	7	1424	26

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.