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
771	Universal Creighton Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5401 Tabor Avenue	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Universal Creighton Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2531	663	44	15	101.1%	2 (0.3%)	156 (23.5%)	444 (67.0%)	60 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,230			$5,403			$13,827	53.4	39.2	1015	244		420086607457
772	Franklin Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	870 Old Route 30	Cashtown	17310	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-6254	340	28	12.3	51.8%	261 (76.8%)	8 (2.4%)	49 (14.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$17,535			$1,129			$16,406	53.4	50	864	92		421071007382
773	Menallen School	Public	K-6	8 Pedro Drive	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-4160	318	25	12.6	99.7%	255 (80.2%)	15 (4.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.9%)	$19,248			$2,747			$16,501	53.3	54.4	808	35		422415002139
774	Penn Bernville Elementary School	Public	K-6	24 Shartlesville Rd	Bernville	19506	Berks County	Tulpehocken Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 488-6248	302	26	11.7	41.1%	227 (75.2%)	9 (3.0%)	48 (15.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$18,569			$1,620			$16,949	53.3	54.1	812	38		422382006322
775	Waynesburg Central Elementary School	Public	K-6	90 Zimmerman Dr	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	Central Greene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 627-3081	761	62	12.3	57.4%	710 (93.3%)	8 (1.1%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.3%)	$18,684			$1,124			$17,560	53.3	47.9	891	116		420543000238
776	Carl G Renn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	183 School Lane	Lairdsville	17742	Lycoming County	East Lycoming School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 584-3070	181	13	13.7	49.7%	177 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$18,806			$967			$17,839	53.2	64.1	613	163		420849003021
777	Bellefonte Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 W Linn St	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 355-5519	318	33	9.6	51.9%	277 (87.1%)	9 (2.8%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (4.1%)	$30,152			$5,405			$24,747	53.2	54.2	809	32		420324001341
778	Amos K Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	810 Welty St	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greensburg Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 832-2900	521	40	13.1	102.1%	349 (67.0%)	51 (9.8%)	36 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (16.1%)	$16,545			$1,628			$14,917	53.2	53.6	818	40		421092009982
779	Bethel Elementary School	Public	K-6	8390 Lancaster Ave	Bethel	19507	Berks County	Tulpehocken Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 933-4131	286	28	10.1	63.3%	234 (81.8%)	6 (2.1%)	38 (13.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$16,968			$745			$16,223	53.1	62.3	660	119		422382006321
780	Bache-Martin School	Public	PK, KG-8	2201 Brown St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7550	614	58	10.6	92.3%	243 (39.6%)	236 (38.4%)	82 (13.4%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.0%)	$20,301			$6,644			$13,658	52.9	44.7	948	168		421899003618

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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.