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
71	Green Ridge Elementary School	Public	1-5	1 Green Ridge Rd	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 766-4911	474	32	14.9	29.3%	219 (46.2%)	14 (3.0%)	22 (4.6%)	201 (42.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$14,970			$03			$14,967	92.3	89	112	41		420711001700
72	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 Ralston Pl	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 344-2147	414	28	14.9	20.5%	337 (81.4%)	13 (3.1%)	22 (5.3%)	25 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$18,327			$53			$18,274	92.3	89.7	101	29		421611000246
73	Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	638 Bellflower Boulevard	Warrington	18976	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-3600	729	53	13.7	8.4%	431 (59.1%)	13 (1.8%)	26 (3.6%)	228 (31.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	$20,053			$403			$19,650	92.3	88.6	117	44		420531000540
74	Nether Providence Elementary School	Public	K-5	410 Moore Rd	Wallingford	19086	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 892-3470	479	40	11.9	25.9%	347 (72.4%)	24 (5.0%)	19 (4.0%)	57 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	$23,740			$480			$23,260	92.2	86.6	156	82		422479001905
75	Harrison Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	18 Dell Avenue	Jeannette	15644	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 744-2161	409	26	15.6	33.7%	357 (87.3%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	$13,565			$378			$13,188	92.2	90	94	19		421866006185
76	McKnight Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Cumberland Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 635-4105	875	56	15.5	15.1%	685 (78.3%)	13 (1.5%)	49 (5.6%)	90 (10.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	$17,935			$517			$17,417	92	89.6	102	26		421701000268
77	Media Elementary School	Public	K-5	Front & Monroe Streets	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 627-6801	488	34	14.3	15.0%	383 (78.5%)	18 (3.7%)	21 (4.3%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	$20,896			$517			$20,379	91.9	90	95	18		422055006514
78	North Star Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1215 Morris Ave	Boswell	15531	Somerset County	North Star School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 629-5627	385	39	9.9	103.4%	370 (96.1%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$15,834			$1,049			$14,785	91.9	88.2	130	52		421011504837
79	Peebles Elementary School	Public	K-5	8625 Peebles Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 366-9667	400	26	15.3	12.0%	322 (80.5%)	6 (1.5%)	17 (4.3%)	40 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$19,536			$712			$18,824	91.8	91.1	62	17		421701000269
80	Trafford Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 E Brinton Ave	Trafford	15085	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 372-6600	196	15	13.3	46.9%	154 (78.6%)	13 (6.6%)	7 (3.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.2%)	$17,258			$983			$16,274	91.8	86.9	151	71		421866007131

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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.