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
1431	Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Old Forge Road	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	557	44	12.6	104.7%	81 (14.5%)	8 (1.4%)	445 (79.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$15,397			$2,244			$13,153	6.6	5.3	1459	28		421344006894
1432	Reach Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	750 East Park Drive	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Reach Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(717) 704-8437	5,721	509	11.2	44.0%	2,849 (49.8%)	1,321 (23.1%)	905 (15.8%)	58 (1.0%)	33 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	552 (9.6%)	$19,341			$2,870			$16,471	6.6	6.9	1420	12		420088707580
1433	Locke Alain School	Public	K-8	4550 Haverford Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7670	264	27	9.8	98.9%	7 (2.7%)	202 (76.5%)	20 (7.6%)	25 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	$76,228			$59,635			$16,593	6.6	6.6	1425	8		421899004732
1434	Insight PA Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	350 Eagleview Blvd	Exton	19341	Chester County	Insight PA Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(484) 713-4353	3,385	301	11.2	59.6%	1,145 (33.8%)	1,041 (30.8%)	833 (24.6%)	49 (1.4%)	8 (0.2%)	7 (0.2%)	302 (8.9%)	$21,591			$1,279			$20,311	6.6	6	1439	5		420089807635
1435	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	530	37	14.4	98.9%	27 (5.1%)	224 (42.3%)	253 (47.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$21,961			$2,791			$19,170	6.5	5.7	1449	14		422682007460
1436	Marshall John School	Public	K-5	4500 Griscom St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3950	250	26	9.5	94.4%	17 (6.8%)	109 (43.6%)	118 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$26,471			$5,676			$20,795	6.5	5.1	1468	32		421899003797
1437	Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2605 Nicolson Road	Sewickley	15143	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(724) 933-7300	1,246	102	12.2	44.3%	446 (35.8%)	383 (30.7%)	278 (22.3%)	11 (0.9%)	13 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	111 (8.9%)	$16,822			$2,469			$14,353	6.5	6.3	1432	5		420012500839
1438	Prince Hall School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 North Gratz Street	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3690	360	24	15.1	104.2%	1 (0.3%)	331 (91.9%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$19,195			$6,541			$12,654	6.4	10.4	1356	82		421899006765
1439	Cooke Jay Middle School	Public	K-8	1300 W Louden St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8330	369	42	8.8	107.6%	2 (0.5%)	296 (80.2%)	56 (15.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$27,430			$5,567			$21,863	6.4	5.1	1465	26		421899003815
1440	Cramp William School	Public	PK, KG-5	3449 N Mascher St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3860	374	35	10.7	101.1%	5 (1.3%)	53 (14.2%)	309 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$22,380			$8,090			$14,290	6.4	4.1	1495	55		421899005123

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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