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 (2023)							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)	ID
1	Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-5	738 Dorseyville Rd	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 963-9315	371	28	13.3	8.1%	318 (85.7%)	7 (1.9%)	8 (2.2%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$20,827			$166			$20,661	97	97.4	1			421007000149
2	Hosack Elementary School	Public	K-5	9275 Peebles Rd	Allison Park	15101	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 366-9664	332	27	12.3	11.7%	260 (78.3%)	10 (3.0%)	14 (4.2%)	33 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	$19,856			$547			$19,309	96	94.2	21	19		421701006603
3	Poff Elementary School	Public	K-5	2990 Haberlein Rd	Gibsonia	15044	Allegheny County	Hampton Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 492-6335	316	22	14.4	13.0%	291 (92.1%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$58			$01			$57	95.5	96	3			421140000178
4	Donaldson Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Donaldson Road	Oakdale	15071	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 213-1010	548	33	16.4	25.9%	502 (91.6%)	13 (2.4%)	9 (1.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	$17,228			$269			$16,958	95.3	95.1	6	2		422520000707
5	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Warwick Dr	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	519	33	15.7	11.6%	414 (79.8%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	56 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.7%)	$22,416			$146			$22,270	95.2	94.6	14	9		422457000490
6	Wyland Elementary School	Public	K-5	2284 Wyland Ave	Allison Park	15101	Allegheny County	Hampton Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 492-6345	355	26	13.7	17.2%	328 (92.4%)	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	$54			$01			$52	94.9	95	7	1		421140000176
7	Penn Alexander School	Public	K-8	4209 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7760	583	37	15.6	100.2%	270 (46.3%)	74 (12.7%)	30 (5.1%)	147 (25.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.1%)	$16,995			$4,639			$12,356	94.9	92.2	57	50		421899000619
8	Bradford Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Forest Road	Bradfordwoods	15015	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 935-5081	336	26	12.9	8.6%	259 (77.1%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.3%)	42 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	$18,726			$256			$18,469	94.9	96.4	2	6		421701000263
9	Ithan Elementary School	Public	K-5	695 Clyde Rd	Bryn Mawr	19010	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 527-1357	509	38	13.5	8.8%	328 (64.4%)	14 (2.8%)	23 (4.5%)	115 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$23,292			$585			$22,706	94.8	95	8	1		421992006510
10	Baker Elementary School	Public	K-4	2300 Morton Rd	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	458	29	15.8	9.4%	359 (78.4%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	62 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$23,333			$360			$22,973	94.8	94.7	11	1		422457005195

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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.