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
891	S S Palmer Elementary School	Public	2-6	298 Lafayette Ave	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 826-7538	399	36	10.9	58.6%	346 (86.7%)	5 (1.3%)	38 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$17,602			$1,787			$15,815	45.4	46.5	918	27		421836007222
892	Weatherly Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 6th St	Weatherly	18255	Carbon County	Weatherly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 427-8687	291	20	14.7	66.7%	242 (83.2%)	3 (1.0%)	37 (12.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,411			$1,514			$11,897	45.4	57.8	746	146		422514006446
893	Summit Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	351 Brinker Road	Butler	16002	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	259	22	12	95.0%	248 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$16,175			$1,115			$15,060	45.3	58.8	728	165		420459001184
894	Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Water St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-9600	282	22	12.6	58.5%	210 (74.5%)	33 (11.7%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	24 (8.5%)	$19,816			$1,976			$17,840	45.3	30.5	1103	209		421332002146
895	Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School	Public	K-6	240 CK Elementary Drive	Claysburg	16625	Blair County	Claysburg-Kimmel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 239-5144	346	29	12	100.0%	323 (93.4%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$20,008			$1,682			$18,326	45.3	49.7	870	25		420612000066
896	Everett Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	165 E 1st Ave	Everett	15537	Bedford County	Everett Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 652-9114	375	31	12	116.8%	359 (95.7%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$16,000			$1,443			$14,557	45.3	40.2	1005	109		420936007006
897	Elroy Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	3129 Elroy Ave	Pittsburgh	15227	Allegheny County	Brentwood Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 881-4484	270	21	13	86.3%	155 (57.4%)	34 (12.6%)	20 (7.4%)	22 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (14.1%)	$17,411			$1,130			$16,281	45.3	36.3	1053	156		420414000069
898	Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School	Public	3-5	1329 Buchert Road	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottsgrove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 323-7510	646	55	11.6	99.5%	350 (54.2%)	116 (18.0%)	92 (14.2%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	69 (10.7%)	$20,474			$1,097			$19,377	45.3	51.1	849	49		421965003334
899	Rochester Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	540 Reno Street	Rochester	15074	Beaver County	Rochester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 775-7500	346	35	9.8	98.8%	222 (64.2%)	47 (13.6%)	27 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	46 (13.3%)	$23,444			$3,254			$20,190	44.9	44.9	945	46		422046010017
900	Ben Franklin School	Public	K-8	351 Morgantown St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 439-5020	502	32	15.5	96.8%	334 (66.5%)	84 (16.7%)	36 (7.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	34 (6.8%)	$18,123			$1,871			$16,252	44.8	46.4	920	20		422415002182

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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.