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 Thursday, November 13, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1511)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
601	Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Center	Public	2-4	200 Boone Drive	Douglassville	19518	Berks County	Daniel Boone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 689-6240	648	47	13.9	39.4%	484 (74.7%)	40 (6.2%)	68 (10.5%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.7%)	$15,864			$1,117			$14,747	63.3	63.2	636	35		420729007519
602	Meyersdale Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	1345 Shaw Mines Rd	Meyersdale	15552	Somerset County	Meyersdale Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 634-8313	338	30	11.2	53.3%	325 (96.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$20,899			$2,702			$18,197	63.2	77.3	345	257		421515006208
603	Mercer Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	301 Lamor Rd	Mercer	16137	Mercer County	Mercer Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 662-5102	567	45	12.5	101.6%	525 (92.6%)	7 (1.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	$14,107			$1,293			$12,814	63.2	64.8	590	13		421512003157
604	Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	350 South Broad Street	Hughesville	17737	Lycoming County	East Lycoming School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 584-5121	553	36	15.5	50.8%	527 (95.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	$15,694			$683			$15,011	63.2	62.7	647	43		420849003019
605	Avon Grove Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 East State Road	West Grove	19390	Chester County	Avon Grove Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 667-5000	1,897	132	14.4	40.9%	1,279 (67.4%)	141 (7.4%)	352 (18.6%)	21 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (5.3%)	$16,370			$622			$15,748	63.1	61.2	686	81		420010100656
606	Clarion Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Boundary St	Clarion	16214	Clarion County	Clarion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 226-8118	352	32	11.1	99.1%	306 (86.9%)	9 (2.6%)	6 (1.7%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.0%)	$18,285			$1,187			$17,099	62.9	58.6	731	125		420606005217
607	East Pennsboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	840 Panther Pkwy	Enola	17025	Cumberland County	East Pennsboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 732-0441	583	41	14.1	55.4%	362 (62.1%)	54 (9.3%)	67 (11.5%)	34 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.0%)	$10,818			$844			$9,974	62.8	62.6	654	47		420858001705
608	Oak Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	500 Squirrel Ln	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 368-4017	526	38	13.9	62.7%	195 (37.1%)	42 (8.0%)	97 (18.4%)	147 (27.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.2%)	$19,706			$1,489			$18,217	62.4	50.2	862	254		421728003280
609	Salisbury Elementary School	Public	K-4	1400 Gaskill Ave	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Salisbury Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 791-2800	461	39	11.8	52.7%	245 (53.1%)	13 (2.8%)	139 (30.2%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.7%)	$22,199			$1,372			$20,827	62.4	60.6	699	90		422073006864
610	Shrewsbury Elementary School	Public	K-6	331 S Main St	Shrewsbury	17361	York County	Southern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 235-4811	482	33	14.3	26.8%	406 (84.2%)	21 (4.4%)	24 (5.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.8%)	$17,717			$219			$17,498	62.3	65.9	572	38		422238000357

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSSA Math, PSSA English Language Arts test scores released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 13, 2025, 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.