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
941	Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10906 Station Road	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	Huntingdon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 627-1100	347	29	11.8	48.1%	331 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$23,295			$1,638			$21,656	41.7	45.7	931	10		421209000354
942	Cochranton Elementary School	Public	K-6	225 South Franklin Street	Cochranton	16314	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 425-2105	311	23	13.5	99.0%	295 (94.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$15,194			$1,909			$13,286	41.6	48.4	885	57		420708005037
943	Arlington Heights Elementary School	Public	K-4	1100 N 9th St	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-6952	215	22	9.8	76.3%	92 (42.8%)	37 (17.2%)	73 (34.0%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$23,792			$1,089			$22,703	41.6	44.3	957	14		422286007149
944	Standing Stone Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 29th Street	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	Huntingdon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 643-0771	382	41	9.3	65.7%	335 (87.7%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	$23,378			$1,644			$21,734	41.5	54.7	801	143		421209000451
945	Cranberry Elementary School	Public	K-6	3 Education Dr	Seneca	16346	Venango County	Cranberry Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 676-1871	581	45	13	50.3%	555 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	$16,481			$1,156			$15,325	41.4	54.6	804	141		420705006595
946	Freedom Area Elementary School	Public	K-4	1700 School St.	Freedom	15042	Beaver County	Freedom Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 775-1122	426	34	12.4	55.9%	379 (89.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	$12,813			$1,214			$11,599	41.4	58.6	730	216		421038007570
947	South St Marys Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 S Saint Marys St	Saint Marys	15857	Elk County	Saint Marys Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 834-3021	583	37	15.8	97.3%	546 (93.7%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	$15,809			$1,259			$14,550	41.2	62.4	655	292		422064006697
948	Conrad Weiser West Elementary School	Public	K-4	102 S 3rd St	Womelsdorf	19567	Berks County	Conrad Weiser Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 693-8542	415	39	10.7	60.0%	299 (72.0%)	16 (3.9%)	81 (19.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$21,432			$1,415			$20,018	41.2	33	1082	134		420678005203
949	Kings Highway Elementary School	Public	K-5	841 W Kings Hwy	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3775	466	36	13	101.1%	242 (51.9%)	104 (22.3%)	78 (16.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	$18,035			$826			$17,209	41.1	46.7	914	35		420624001375
950	Neidig Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Penrose St	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 529-2360	470	37	12.7	51.3%	340 (72.3%)	13 (2.8%)	84 (17.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	$20,192			$565			$19,627	41	30.6	1100	150		421989001122

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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