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
441	Silver Spring Elementary School	Public	K-5	6746 Carlisle Pike	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 506-3755	528	33	15.9	30.9%	278 (52.7%)	21 (4.0%)	24 (4.5%)	169 (32.0%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$14,917			$152			$14,765	72	80.5	274	167		420711001699
442	Shenango Elementary School	Public	K-6	2501 Old Pittsburgh Rd	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Shenango Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 658-5566	485	38	12.7	104.9%	436 (89.9%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	$18,430			$1,834			$16,596	72	73.5	427	15		422151002706
443	Mellon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	559 Bell Street	Ligonier	15658	Westmoreland County	Ligonier Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 238-5663	395	29	13.5	96.7%	370 (93.7%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$21,080			$1,343			$19,737	71.8	77.9	333	110		421371005361
444	Mountaintop Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 School Dr # 865	Snow Shoe	16874	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 387-6861	104	10	10.4	44.2%	100 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	$22,600			$576			$22,024	71.6	76.3	366	78		420291001334
445	Russell Elementary School	Public	K-5	2201 Sproul Rd	Broomall	19008	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 359-4310	400	39	10.3	28.5%	304 (76.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	54 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	$24,370			$936			$23,435	71.6	79.5	302	143		421476001894
446	Oak Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	465 Moyer Rd	Harleysville	19438	Montgomery County	Souderton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 256-6633	420	33	12.6	19.5%	307 (73.1%)	39 (9.3%)	26 (6.2%)	31 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$27,028			$475			$26,553	71.5	72.2	449	3		422187009965
447	North Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	5161 N Salem Church Rd	Dover	17315	York County	Dover Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 292-8071	384	27	14.2	94.5%	302 (78.6%)	19 (4.9%)	41 (10.7%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$18,215			$877			$17,339	71.5	77.1	349	98		420768000356
448	Saltsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	199 Trojan Lane	Saltsburg	15681	Indiana County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 639-3556	267	24	11.2	110.5%	247 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$18,725			$1,156			$17,570	71.5	75.9	375	73		420375002352
449	Shiloh Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Sage Drive	Sinking Spring	19608	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 670-0180	572	47	12.1	46.7%	328 (57.3%)	23 (4.0%)	172 (30.1%)	21 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.2%)	$17,814			$618			$17,196	71.3	66.4	560	111		422658007429
450	Barclay Elementary School	Public	K-6	2015 Palomino Dr	Warrington	18976	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 893-4100	654	55	11.8	31.3%	382 (58.4%)	14 (2.1%)	169 (25.8%)	62 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$9,170			$988			$8,182	71.2	69.8	501	51		420531004683

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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.