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
1211	Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	652 Midland Ave	Midland	15059	Beaver County	Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(724) 643-1180	10,178	443	22.9		6,777 (66.6%)	1,409 (13.8%)	588 (5.8%)	192 (1.9%)	22 (0.2%)	9 (0.1%)	1,181 (11.6%)	$14,272			$664			$13,608	19.4	22.3	1190	21		420007100534
1212	Reeceville Elementary School	Public	K-5	248 Reeceville Rd	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3785	384	33	11.5	94.0%	121 (31.5%)	98 (25.5%)	127 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.9%)	$19,063			$1,368			$17,694	19.3	12.8	1318	106		420624010009
1213	Shirley Township Elementary School	Public	3-5	14188 Second St	Mount Union	17066	Huntingdon County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 542-9381	279	29	9.5	96.8%	226 (81.0%)	8 (2.9%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.5%)	$12,922			$4,421			$8,502	19.3	21.8	1193	20		421602002291
1214	Universal Alcorn Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 Dickinson Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Universal Alcorn Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 952-6219	467	26	17.9	90.6%	9 (1.9%)	391 (83.7%)	38 (8.1%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$19,400			$8,139			$11,261	19.3	18.2	1241	27		420087207491
1215	Gillingham Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	915 Howard Avenue	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Gillingham Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 955-3830	233	23	10.2	107.3%	150 (64.4%)	17 (7.3%)	42 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.6%)	$20,561			$1,701			$18,860	19.3	21	1201	14		420084107420
1216	Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	675 E Broad Street	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 419-3120	457	23	19.8	99.3%	7 (1.5%)	13 (2.8%)	436 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,453			$2,963			$11,491	19.3	18.7	1237	21		420083207361
1217	Crossan Kennedy C School	Public	K-5	7350 Bingham St	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3160	327	19	17	97.2%	69 (21.1%)	122 (37.3%)	92 (28.1%)	34 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$21,623			$6,847			$14,777	19.1	23.6	1170	47		421899003762
1218	Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1414 E. Cedar St.	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 860-3300	973	74	13.1	77.6%	39 (4.0%)	131 (13.5%)	795 (81.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$3,253			$3,253			$00	19	15.8	1275	57		420081906955
1219	Key Francis Scott School	Public	K-6	2230 S 8th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8250	370	30	12.4	104.3%	21 (5.7%)	16 (4.3%)	226 (61.1%)	103 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$20,778			$6,521			$14,258	18.8	21.4	1197	22		421899003646
1220	Warren Area Elementary Center	Public	K-4	343 E Fifth Avenue	Warren	16365	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 723-9061	664	51	12.9	106.6%	610 (91.9%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	$18,707			$3,516			$15,191	18.8	18.1	1243	23		422482000878

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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