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
561	South Lebanon Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 S 5th Ave	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-4546	554	40	14	44.9%	337 (60.8%)	22 (4.0%)	156 (28.2%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	$15,749			$460			$15,289	65.8	70.1	492	69		420684002729
562	Smithfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	245 River Rd	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-2841	327	30	10.8	40.4%	122 (37.3%)	76 (23.2%)	25 (7.6%)	6 (1.8%)	45 (13.8%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.6%)	$32,593			$2,631			$29,962	65.7	64.1	615	53		420867003202
563	Frank Anne School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Bowler St	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3070	1,622	93	17.4	91.5%	669 (41.2%)	186 (11.5%)	135 (8.3%)	580 (35.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (3.1%)	$18,118			$5,700			$12,418	65.6	62.9	641	78		421899003803
564	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Elm St	Emmaus	18049	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 965-1645	268	21	12.6	42.9%	159 (59.3%)	9 (3.4%)	76 (28.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	$20,277			$1,384			$18,893	65.6	62.4	657	93		420855002808
565	Fulton Elementary School	Public	K-4	51 East Fulton Street	Ephrata	17522	Lancaster County	Ephrata Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 721-1130	297	22	13.7	61.6%	199 (67.0%)	5 (1.7%)	60 (20.2%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	$17,632			$786			$16,846	65.6	68.8	518	47		420927007268
566	Miller Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	3605 Allen St	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 868-6441	328	26	12.4	43.0%	181 (55.2%)	37 (11.3%)	98 (29.9%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,250			$58			$18,192	65.4	70.2	487	79		420357003455
567	Dobson James School	Public	K-8	4667 Umbria St	Philadelphia	19127	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3570	229	23	9.8	100.4%	109 (47.6%)	66 (28.8%)	21 (9.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.7%)	$23,803			$7,293			$16,510	65.3	62.8	643	76		421899003726
568	Eagleville Elementary School	Public	K-4	125 Summit Ave	Eagleville	19403	Montgomery County	Methacton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 489-5000	401	32	12.4	35.4%	250 (62.3%)	22 (5.5%)	69 (17.2%)	36 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	$25,279			$828			$24,451	65.3	70.4	481	87		421425003303
569	Palmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	3050 Green Pond Rd	Easton	18045	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2521	531	39	13.5	104.1%	288 (54.2%)	41 (7.7%)	135 (25.4%)	32 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	$12,617			$1,088			$11,530	65.2	59.9	714	145		420885003473
570	East Berwick Elementary School	Public	K-4	810 East Tenth Street	Berwick	18603	Luzerne County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 759-6400	539	41	12.9	71.2%	428 (79.4%)	11 (2.0%)	69 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$8,111			$840			$7,271	65.2	70.5	475	95		420348001597

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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.