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
1101	Stone Valley Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	13006 Greenwood Road	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	Stone Valley Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 667-2705	87	11	7.9	57.5%	80 (92.0%)	2 (2.3%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,348			$1,420			$15,928	28.5	35.5	1063	38		420084407371
1102	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	603	46	13	112.1%	82 (13.6%)	176 (29.2%)	128 (21.2%)	136 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (13.3%)	$13,336			$1,057			$12,278	28.5	24.5	1154	52		420540001780
1103	Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate School	Public	4-8	2310 Cumberland Ave	Mount Penn	19606	Berks County	Antietam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 779-3547	434	38	11.4	59.7%	122 (28.1%)	30 (6.9%)	254 (58.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	$31,665			$3,861			$27,804	28.1	30.9	1098	5		420248005205
1104	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Wabank Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6166	339	31	10.9	98.8%	39 (11.5%)	55 (16.2%)	214 (63.1%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$24,842			$3,737			$21,105	28	30	1107	3		421314002592
1105	Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	701 Texas Ave	York	17404	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1240	388	37	10.5	104.1%	34 (8.8%)	168 (43.3%)	173 (44.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$22,912			$2,912			$20,000	27.9	34.4	1073	32		422682007621
1106	Clarke Elementary Center	Public	K-4	601 North 16th St	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Pottsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 621-2945	892	68	13.1	70.1%	560 (62.8%)	50 (5.6%)	202 (22.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	69 (7.7%)	$14,042			$839			$13,203	27.8	38.2	1027	79		421971003915
1107	Rhawnhurst School	Public	PK, KG-5	7809 Castor Ave	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3220	621	42	14.8	104.0%	160 (25.8%)	94 (15.1%)	164 (26.4%)	183 (29.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	$18,285			$5,820			$12,465	27.8	23.1	1180	73		421899003771
1108	Cole Manor Elementary School	Public	K-4	2350 Springview Rd	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-5525	347	32	10.8	101.7%	25 (7.2%)	136 (39.2%)	141 (40.6%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.4%)	$20,040			$1,289			$18,751	27.7	34.7	1069	39		421698003263
1109	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	413 Fairview Street	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 983-4080	1,199	108	11.1	39.6%	435 (36.3%)	365 (30.4%)	137 (11.4%)	121 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	141 (11.8%)	$18,937			$1,191			$17,747	27.1	31.7	1091	18		420006700511
1110	Pittsburgh Banksville K-5	Public	K-5	1001 Carnahan Rd	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7400	322	25	12.6	89.4%	89 (27.6%)	51 (15.8%)	68 (21.1%)	106 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$28,483			$4,878			$23,605	27.1	26.5	1140	30		421917000253

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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.