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
421	Culbertson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3530 Goshen Rd	Newtown Square	19073	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 359-4340	523	41	12.8	19.5%	448 (85.7%)	11 (2.1%)	9 (1.7%)	28 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$21,660			$448			$21,212	73.2	81.6	253	168		421476001898
422	Karen A. Ionta Elementary School	Public	4-5	375 N Hermitage Road	Hermitage	16148	Mercer County	Hermitage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 981-8750	307	21	14.9	47.2%	250 (81.4%)	23 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.8%)	$14,886			$2,124			$12,762	72.9	78.1	327	95		421182003147
423	Allison Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	803 McGovern Rd	Houston	15342	Washington County	Chartiers-Houston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 745-4700	691	48	14.3	37.0%	563 (81.5%)	25 (3.6%)	42 (6.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.7%)	$15,111			$688			$14,423	72.9	77.5	340	83		420573004234
424	Lewis M Myers Elementary School	Public	K-4	220 Martin Street	Bellwood	16617	Blair County	Bellwood-Antis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 742-2272	399	34	11.7	47.1%	385 (96.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$16,111			$1,375			$14,736	72.9	65.4	580	156		420330000914
425	Whitfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	2700 Van Reed Rd	West Lawn	19609	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 670-0180	573	50	11.4	40.5%	340 (59.3%)	35 (6.1%)	145 (25.3%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.6%)	$16,783			$632			$16,152	72.9	64.5	600	175		422658000883
426	East Petersburg Elementary School	Public	K-6	5700 Lemon St	East Petersburg	17520	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 569-1211	480	35	13.5	95.8%	286 (59.6%)	36 (7.5%)	106 (22.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.0%)	$16,589			$1,083			$15,506	72.9	75.4	384	42		421179002574
427	Wyncote Elementary School	Public	K-4	333 Rices Mill Road	Wyncote	19095	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 881-6410	373	33	11.4	43.7%	104 (27.9%)	190 (50.9%)	29 (7.8%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	$26,467			$782			$25,684	72.8	67.6	540	113		420576003255
428	Joe Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	2510 Park Ave	Washington	15301	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 222-3061	199	17	11.4	52.8%	191 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$23,753			$2,197			$21,556	72.7	77.5	342	86		421488004244
429	New Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	3584 Wayne Rd	Chambersburg	17202	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3454	206	13	16.3	97.1%	140 (68.0%)	14 (6.8%)	38 (18.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$16,491			$1,366			$15,126	72.6	51.5	844	415		420555007530
430	Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade Center	Public	4-5	510 Jefferson St	East Greenville	18041	Montgomery County	Upper Perkiomen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 679-6288	466	33	14.1	36.7%	406 (87.1%)	9 (1.9%)	29 (6.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$21,776			$707			$21,069	72.6	70.1	491	61		422454007671

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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