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
841	Independence Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1600 Lombard Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Independence Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 238-8000	796	68	11.7	99.6%	234 (29.4%)	361 (45.4%)	156 (19.6%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	$5,798			$5,464			$334	49	37.9	1033	192		420008700584
842	Smethport Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	414 S Mechanic St	Smethport	16749	McKean County	Smethport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 887-5012	363	37	9.8	63.1%	354 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$23,985			$2,838			$21,148	48.8	62.7	646	196		422169003116
843	Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-4	516 7th St	New Cumberland	17070	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 774-1321	408	27	14.9	66.7%	251 (61.5%)	46 (11.3%)	74 (18.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	$21,397			$1,196			$20,200	48.8	49.8	866	23		422583001716
844	Elk Lake Elementary School	Public	K-6	2380 Elk Lake School Road	Springville	18844	Susquehanna County	Elk Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 278-1106	563	44	12.7	45.5%	519 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$18,429			$1,145			$17,283	48.7	56.6	770	74		420915006417
845	Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5668 State Route 209	Lykens	17048	Dauphin County	Upper Dauphin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 362-4511	373	29	12.7	59.8%	323 (86.6%)	8 (2.1%)	23 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	$14,949			$1,804			$13,145	48.7	69.9	495	350		422436009967
846	Middlesex Elementary School	Public	K-5	250 N Middlesex Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 697-2362	419	33	12.7	44.9%	293 (69.9%)	22 (5.3%)	37 (8.8%)	45 (10.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$17,839			$1,347			$16,493	48.6	52.1	835	11		420711001697
847	W.A. McCreery Elementary School	Public	3-6	22810 Route 403 Hwy N	Marion Center	15759	Indiana County	Marion Center Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 397-5551	372	31	12.1	53.0%	362 (97.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$24,236			$3,206			$21,030	48.6	66.4	561	286		421473007362
848	Hegins-Hubley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1801 W Main St	Valley View	17983	Schuylkill County	Tri-Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 682-9011	307	25	12.3	42.3%	288 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$15,758			$1,725			$14,034	48.5	53	827	21		422370003955
849	Fox Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	376 Main St	Kersey	15846	Elk County	Saint Marys Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 885-8076	231	19	12.3	107.4%	225 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$16,444			$1,750			$14,694	48.3	65.6	578	271		422064001991
850	Kreutz Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 North Lee Street	Hellam	17406	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 757-9682	320	29	11	57.2%	252 (78.8%)	14 (4.4%)	37 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	$19,550			$728			$18,823	48.3	44.8	946	96		420879006285

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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.