Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1411	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	136 S 4th Street	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 439-5814	619	49	12.6	101.1%	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	596 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,872	$3,938	$11,934	7.3	8.7	1381	30	420006807636
1412	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	356	28	12.7	99.2%	8 (2.2%)	281 (78.9%)	44 (12.4%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$21,875	$6,130	$15,745	7.3	5.7	1447	35	421899006535
1413	Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	837 N 9th St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4941	362	26	14.1	99.2%	11 (3.0%)	31 (8.6%)	288 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	$21,408	$3,444	$17,964	7.3	6	1440	27	420228002786
1414	Barrett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	221 E 12th Ave	Homestead	15120	Allegheny County	Steel Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 464-3600	225	31	7.2	91.6%	25 (11.1%)	160 (71.1%)	19 (8.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)				7.3	9.9	1361	53	422279000193
1415	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds	Public, Charter	K-8	1197 Haworth Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2520	885	71	12.4	94.8%	9 (1.0%)	414 (46.8%)	385 (43.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (7.8%)	$23,265	$5,864	$17,400	7.3	4.2	1491	76	420086307473
1416	Samuel Pennypacker School	Public	PK, KG-8	1858 East Washington Lane	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3510	328	26	12.4	99.1%	1 (0.3%)	299 (91.2%)	23 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$20,531	$6,794	$13,737	7.2	6.7	1424	8	421899006539
1417	Lincoln Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	559 W King Street	York	17401	York County	Lincoln Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 699-1573	653	38	17.1	95.4%	21 (3.2%)	166 (25.4%)	415 (63.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.4%)	$3,650	$3,650	$00	7.2	6.7	1423	6	420006500567
1418	Roosevelt Theodore Middle School	Public	K-8	430 E Washington Ln	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3640	400	46	8.6	99.3%	7 (1.8%)	356 (89.0%)	27 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	$24,561	$6,305	$18,256	7.1	4.1	1493	75	421899007477
1419	Feltonville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	238 E Wyoming Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3730	517	34	15.3	96.9%	9 (1.7%)	107 (20.7%)	378 (73.1%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$19,635	$6,789	$12,846	7	5.2	1463	44	421899003751
1420	West Phila. Achievement CES	Public, Charter	K-5	6701 Callowhill Street	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	West Phila. Achievement CES	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 476-6471	654	29	22.5	100.2%	5 (0.8%)	619 (94.6%)	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$18,484	$5,504	$12,980	7	11	1345	75	420010500657

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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.
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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.

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
1411	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	136 S 4th Street	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 439-5814	619	49	12.6	101.1%	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	596 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,872			$3,938			$11,934	7.3	8.7	1381	30		420006807636
1412	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	356	28	12.7	99.2%	8 (2.2%)	281 (78.9%)	44 (12.4%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$21,875			$6,130			$15,745	7.3	5.7	1447	35		421899006535
1413	Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	837 N 9th St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4941	362	26	14.1	99.2%	11 (3.0%)	31 (8.6%)	288 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	$21,408			$3,444			$17,964	7.3	6	1440	27		420228002786
1414	Barrett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	221 E 12th Ave	Homestead	15120	Allegheny County	Steel Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 464-3600	225	31	7.2	91.6%	25 (11.1%)	160 (71.1%)	19 (8.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)								7.3	9.9	1361	53		422279000193
1415	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds	Public, Charter	K-8	1197 Haworth Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2520	885	71	12.4	94.8%	9 (1.0%)	414 (46.8%)	385 (43.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (7.8%)	$23,265			$5,864			$17,400	7.3	4.2	1491	76		420086307473
1416	Samuel Pennypacker School	Public	PK, KG-8	1858 East Washington Lane	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3510	328	26	12.4	99.1%	1 (0.3%)	299 (91.2%)	23 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$20,531			$6,794			$13,737	7.2	6.7	1424	8		421899006539
1417	Lincoln Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	559 W King Street	York	17401	York County	Lincoln Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 699-1573	653	38	17.1	95.4%	21 (3.2%)	166 (25.4%)	415 (63.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.4%)	$3,650			$3,650			$00	7.2	6.7	1423	6		420006500567
1418	Roosevelt Theodore Middle School	Public	K-8	430 E Washington Ln	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3640	400	46	8.6	99.3%	7 (1.8%)	356 (89.0%)	27 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	$24,561			$6,305			$18,256	7.1	4.1	1493	75		421899007477
1419	Feltonville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	238 E Wyoming Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3730	517	34	15.3	96.9%	9 (1.7%)	107 (20.7%)	378 (73.1%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$19,635			$6,789			$12,846	7	5.2	1463	44		421899003751
1420	West Phila. Achievement CES	Public, Charter	K-5	6701 Callowhill Street	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	West Phila. Achievement CES	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 476-6471	654	29	22.5	100.2%	5 (0.8%)	619 (94.6%)	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$18,484			$5,504			$12,980	7	11	1345	75		420010500657