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
341	Liberty-Valley Elementary School	Public	3-5	327 Liberty Valley Rd	Danville	17821	Montour County	Danville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 271-3268	491	37	13.1	40.7%	420 (85.5%)	9 (1.8%)	19 (3.9%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	$16,633			$832			$15,801	76.9	68.8	516	175		420732004833
342	Avonworth Elementary School	Public	3-5	1320 Roosevelt Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	Avonworth School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 366-7170	478	35	13.5	21.5%	417 (87.2%)	11 (2.3%)	11 (2.3%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	$14,375			$112			$14,263	76.9	83.9	211	131		420282000034
343	Shafer Elementary School	Public	K-4	49 S Liberty St	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 759-5228	559	42	13.3	42.6%	412 (73.7%)	10 (1.8%)	88 (15.7%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	$19,181			$624			$18,557	76.9	66.9	555	212		421638003493
344	Bentworth Elementary Center	Public	K-4	100 Bearcat Dr	Bentleyville	15314	Washington County	Bentworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 239-3606	413	30	13.7	95.4%	359 (86.9%)	13 (3.1%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	$16,374			$178			$16,196	76.6	70.6	474	130		420336000242
345	Tracy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1243 Tatamy Rd	Easton	18045	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 250-2556	410	30	13.7	102.9%	190 (46.3%)	39 (9.5%)	100 (24.4%)	50 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.3%)	$22,567			$1,142			$21,425	76.6	57.7	750	405		420885005064
346	Damascus Area School	Public	PK, KG-8	174 High School Rd	Damascus	18415	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 224-4114	258	27	9.6	43.4%	240 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$26,132			$972			$25,160	76.6	85.5	183	163		422497006424
347	Waterford Elementary School	Public	K-5	323 Cherry Street	Waterford	16441	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 796-4833	340	28	12.1	68.2%	319 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$16,421			$875			$15,547	76.4	74.6	406	59		420999002035
348	H W Good Elementary School	Public	K-4	1464 Herminie-WN Rd	Herminie	15637	Westmoreland County	Yough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 446-5503	270	20	13.5	52.6%	238 (88.1%)	7 (2.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	$16,129			$1,165			$14,965	76.4	63.7	621	273		422115004512
349	Schwenksville Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 2nd Street	Schwenksville	19473	Montgomery County	Perkiomen Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 879-8770	474	40	11.7	35.9%	375 (79.1%)	18 (3.8%)	56 (11.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$25,148			$555			$24,593	76.4	69.7	503	154		421893000727
350	Knoch Intermediate Elementary School	Public	4-5	340 Knoch Road	Saxonburg	16056	Butler County	Knoch School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 352-1700	296	25	11.6	37.2%	279 (94.3%)	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$15,921			$858			$15,063	76.4	81.6	254	96		422193000646

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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.