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
1241	West Oak Lane Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7115 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	West Oak Lane Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 927-7995	955	63	15.2	101.5%	1 (0.1%)	943 (98.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$22,584			$3,810			$18,774	17.7	10.3	1358	117		420004100403
1242	Francis H Sheckler Elementary School	Public	K-4	251 N 14th St	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 264-5601	589	40	14.6	96.9%	245 (41.6%)	47 (8.0%)	249 (42.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	$18,468			$1,073			$17,395	17.6	27.8	1128	114		420516006593
1243	Shamokin Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3000 W State St	Coal Township	17866	Northumberland County	Shamokin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 648-5721	830	66	12.6	99.6%	596 (71.8%)	44 (5.3%)	148 (17.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.8%)	$13,693			$1,649			$12,044	17.4	15.1	1286	43		422124007009
1244	Bregy F Amedee School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Bigler St	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8210	264	26	10	95.1%	62 (23.5%)	114 (43.2%)	26 (9.8%)	34 (12.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$22,451			$7,874			$14,576	17.3	15	1288	44		421899003620
1245	Williams Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	10400 State Route 209	Tower City	17980	Schuylkill County	Williams Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 647-2167	497	38	13.1	98.2%	415 (83.5%)	10 (2.0%)	40 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	$13,972			$1,204			$12,768	17.3	22.3	1188	57		422640000040
1246	Dodson Elementary School	Public	K-5	13 Hillard St	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 235-6894	522	26	20.1	92.5%	44 (8.4%)	78 (14.9%)	356 (68.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.7%)	$14,125			$1,425			$12,700	17.1	18.3	1240	6		422630002995
1247	Second District Elementary School	Public	K-6	1216 S Main St	Meadville	16335	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 724-7073	316	25	12.4	110.4%	229 (72.5%)	37 (11.7%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.3%)	$15,403			$2,688			$12,715	17	25.3	1151	96		420708001645
1248	Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1840 Torresdale Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4436	1,512	105	14.4	99.6%	45 (3.0%)	283 (18.7%)	1,155 (76.4%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.6%)	$17,407			$4,472			$12,934	17	15.6	1280	32		420007900564
1249	Logan Elementary School	Public	K-6	1154 Jacks Run Rd	North Versailles	15137	Allegheny County	East Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 824-6053	727	60	12.1	100.3%	299 (41.1%)	288 (39.6%)	41 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (13.1%)	$12,228			$752			$11,476	16.8	22.5	1185	64		420806007558
1250	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1260 Gresham St	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-8727	355	27	13.1	66.5%	76 (21.4%)	35 (9.9%)	236 (66.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$18,654			$1,285			$17,368	16.8	19.7	1225	25		420357003443

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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