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
1031	Northwest Area Intermediate School	Public	3-6	21 Sunset Lake Rd	Shickshinny	18655	Luzerne County	Northwest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 256-3649	260	24	10.8	55.0%	242 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	$20,492			$524			$19,968	34.8	51.8	837	194		421779002955
1032	Kirkbride Eliza B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1501 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7980	522	37	14.2	96.6%	68 (13.0%)	30 (5.7%)	291 (55.7%)	105 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	$24,946			$12,868			$12,078	34.7	27.7	1129	97		421899003647
1033	Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 W Orange St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6110	274	27	10.1	99.3%	33 (12.0%)	50 (18.2%)	166 (60.6%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	$24,742			$3,893			$20,849	34.7	25.4	1149	116		421314002581
1034	Smoketown Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Mount Sidney Road	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 394-0555	470	38	12.3	49.6%	244 (51.9%)	47 (10.0%)	136 (28.9%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	$20,894			$1,330			$19,564	34.7	54.6	803	231		420648002521
1035	J M Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	151 E Broad St	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 424-8073	471	38	12.4	50.7%	164 (34.8%)	95 (20.2%)	46 (9.8%)	10 (2.1%)	57 (12.1%)	3 (0.6%)	96 (20.4%)	$24,649			$2,370			$22,279	34.5	41.6	992	43		420867003204
1036	Clearview Elementary School	Public	K-5	2121 Abington Rd	Bethlehem	18018	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-5994	384	30	12.6	71.6%	133 (34.6%)	46 (12.0%)	194 (50.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$17,984			$739			$17,245	34.2	38.5	1025	11		420357003453
1037	Lorane Elementary School	Public	K-4	699 Rittenhouse Dr	Reading	19606	Berks County	Exeter Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 582-8608	456	32	14.1	45.0%	284 (62.3%)	24 (5.3%)	113 (24.8%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	$14,074			$831			$13,243	33.8	54.7	797	240		420948000786
1038	Samuel K Faust Elementary School	Public	K-6	2901 Bellvue Dr	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 750-2800	546	43	12.6	99.3%	138 (25.3%)	98 (17.9%)	202 (37.0%)	78 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$23,131			$1,663			$21,468	33.7	24.3	1157	119		420333001008
1039	Keystone Elementary School	Public	K-5	1800 Keystone St	Croydon	19021	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 599-2470	988	59	16.7	98.9%	444 (44.9%)	161 (16.3%)	179 (18.1%)	39 (3.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	160 (16.2%)	$19,791			$563			$19,228	33.7	28.4	1122	83		420423007597
1040	Delta-Peach Bottom Elementary School	Public	K-4	1081 Atom Rd	Delta	17314	York County	South Eastern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 456-5313	255	25	10.3	47.5%	239 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	$20,752			$1,692			$19,060	33.6	43	978	62		422217004599

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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.