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
971	Keystone Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4521 Longshore Avenue	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Keystone Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 332-2111	642	42	15.2	91.0%	110 (17.1%)	233 (36.3%)	220 (34.3%)	48 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	$20,381			$6,200			$14,181	39.6	34.1	1075	104		420076206103
972	Pittsburgh Phillips K-5	Public, Magnet	K-5	1901 Sarah St	Pittsburgh	15203	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-5190	233	18	13.2	91.4%	76 (32.6%)	103 (44.2%)	18 (7.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (14.6%)	$32,840			$5,624			$27,216	39.4	44.5	954	18		421917000395
973	Frazier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	142 Constitution St	Perryopolis	15473	Fayette County	Frazier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 736-9507	425	29	14.9	61.9%	402 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$19,399			$1,063			$18,336	39.2	47.5	899	74		421035006686
974	L B Morris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W 10th St	Jim Thorpe	18229	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 325-2703	615	46	13.3	61.5%	520 (84.6%)	5 (0.8%)	64 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$18,587			$700			$17,886	39.2	39.3	1013	39		421254006965
975	Valley View Intrmd School	Public	3-5	3 Columbus Dr	Archbald	18403	Lackawanna County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 876-2263	548	36	15.3	45.1%	467 (85.2%)	15 (2.7%)	46 (8.4%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	$15,786			$1,178			$14,608	39.2	44.3	958	17		422465000298
976	Clearfield Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	700 High Level Rd	Clearfield	16830	Clearfield County	Clearfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 765-5511	1,067	90	11.8	95.6%	1,011 (94.8%)	9 (0.8%)	14 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.6%)	$18,800			$3,926			$14,874	39.2	38	1032	56		420615007535
977	Sligo Elementary School	Public	K-5	2013 Madison Street Extension	Sligo	16255	Clarion County	Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 745-2152	214	19	11.2	101.9%	201 (93.9%)	9 (4.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$21,343			$1,340			$20,003	39.2	54.6	802	175		422412007683
978	Dunbar Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	711 Ridge Blvd	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 628-6330	580	44	13.1	98.3%	534 (92.1%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	$19,178			$1,869			$17,309	39.1	36.4	1049	71		420666005048
979	Blacklick Valley Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 W Railroad St	Nanty Glo	15943	Cambria County	Blacklick Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 749-9211	316	28	11.2	104.1%	295 (93.4%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$17,104			$4,696			$12,408	39.1	51.8	838	141		420369006828
980	Daniel J Flood Elementary School	Public	K-5	565 N Washington St	Wilkes Barre	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7245	616	37	16.7	100.6%	104 (16.9%)	95 (15.4%)	367 (59.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	$13,624			$1,234			$12,390	38.8	26.1	1143	163		422630005152

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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.

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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.