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
1401	Main Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	704 Main St	Upland	19015	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3685	340	25	13.6	88.5%	20 (5.9%)	258 (75.9%)	36 (10.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	$51,119			$4,373			$46,746	7.7	17.1	1258	143		420586001958
1402	Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School	Public	K-5	1227 W Gordon St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4000	807	50	16.1	99.9%	25 (3.1%)	68 (8.4%)	638 (79.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.6%)	$17,632			$2,836			$14,796	7.7	6.1	1437	35		420228007690
1403	Agora Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1018 West 8th Avenue	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Agora Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 230-0775	4,156	385	10.8	42.4%	1,716 (41.3%)	1,401 (33.7%)	853 (20.5%)	57 (1.4%)	18 (0.4%)	8 (0.2%)	103 (2.5%)	$24,008			$3,519			$20,489	7.7	8.7	1379	24		420014000896
1404	Kelley William D School	Public	PK, KG-8	1601 N 28th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7370	211	26	7.9	107.6%	1 (0.5%)	191 (90.5%)	15 (7.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$22,900			$8,887			$14,013	7.7	4.3	1489	85		421899003626
1405	Twin Rivers Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Cornell St	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 664-3750	607	56	10.9	110.7%	143 (23.6%)	354 (58.3%)	25 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (13.0%)	$18,438			$3,054			$15,384	7.7	5.4	1452	47		421494007615
1406	Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2118 West Norris St.	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 443-0673	528	33	16	99.4%	5 (0.9%)	477 (90.3%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$21,443			$6,987			$14,456	7.6	5.9	1442	36		420083007365
1407	Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4601 Girard Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 295-5700	692	29	23.8	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	671 (97.0%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$21,497			$6,911			$14,586	7.5	5.9	1445	38		420007300515
1408	Pittsburgh Faison K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	7430 Tioga St	Pittsburgh	15208	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-2305	480	38	12.6	105.0%	12 (2.5%)	422 (87.9%)	14 (2.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	$41,109			$7,041			$34,068	7.5	7.4	1406	2		421917007411
1409	Steel Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	4301 Wayne Ave	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3910	379	39	9.7	89.2%	1 (0.3%)	328 (86.5%)	36 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$24,240			$6,001			$18,238	7.5	4.4	1484	75		421899003727
1410	Catalyst Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	7061 Lemington Avenue	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Catalyst Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 684-2400	315	26	12.1	75.9%	3 (1.0%)	277 (87.9%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	$23,200			$3,096			$20,104	7.5	6.6	1426	16		420090407681

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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.