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
271	Willow Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	6135 Sauerkraut Ln	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 519-3300	593	44	13.3	27.2%	369 (62.2%)	36 (6.1%)	117 (19.7%)	34 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	$17,791			$15			$17,776	80.6	75.4	385	114		420855007352
272	Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School	Public	K-4	354 Swedesford Rd	Malvern	19355	Chester County	Great Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 644-1790	426	38	11.3	37.3%	172 (40.4%)	13 (3.1%)	71 (16.7%)	147 (34.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	$21,125			$716			$20,409	80.5	78.7	316	44		421087006479
273	Bethel Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-4	3301 S Park Rd	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 854-8506	342	25	13.8	21.9%	244 (71.3%)	4 (1.2%)	26 (7.6%)	37 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.8%)	$36			$00			$35	80.5	80.4	276	3		420351000055
274	Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School	Public	K-6	196 Smith Ave	Salisbury	15558	Somerset County	Salisbury-Elk Lick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 662-2733	130	14	9.6	63.1%	123 (94.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$23,116			$7,577			$15,539	80.4	62.7	649	375		422076006818
275	East Vincent Elementary School	Public	K-6	340 Ridge Rd	Spring City	19475	Chester County	Owen J Roberts School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 469-5106	512	40	12.9	29.1%	369 (72.1%)	58 (11.3%)	41 (8.0%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	$37			$01			$36	80.3	74.6	403	128		421827007294
276	Klein Elementary School	Public	K-6	5325 E Lake Rd	Erie	16511	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 897-2100	282	23	12.1	48.6%	249 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$16,568			$945			$15,623	80.3	82.8	229	47		421149002046
277	Kenneth N Butz Junior Elementary School	Public	K-4	960 Bushkill Center Rd	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 759-1118	576	43	13.3	22.6%	480 (83.3%)	9 (1.6%)	47 (8.2%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$17,748			$263			$17,484	80.2	79.6	299	22		421638003488
278	Highcliff Elementary School	Public	K-5	156 Peony Ave	Pittsburgh	15229	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 318-1582	519	44	11.6	31.6%	430 (82.9%)	19 (3.7%)	27 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.1%)	$12,136			$846			$11,290	80.2	75	395	117		421722007348
279	Willow Hill School	Public	K-5	1700 Coolidge Avenue	Willow Grove	19090	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 657-3800	362	30	11.9	45.9%	137 (37.8%)	103 (28.5%)	48 (13.3%)	29 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.4%)	$21,674			$626			$21,048	80.1	77.6	339	60		420204004910
280	Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School	Public	K-5	1050 Wilmington Pike	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 266-2200	576	45	12.9	20.0%	436 (75.7%)	35 (6.1%)	55 (9.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.5%)	$17,944			$337			$17,607	79.9	79.7	293	13		422529010012

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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