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
351	Southern Elementary School	Public	K-6	3280 Fissels Church Rd	Glen Rock	17327	York County	Southern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 235-4811	527	36	14.4	32.6%	464 (88.0%)	18 (3.4%)	21 (4.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	$17,858			$255			$17,603	76.2	76.8	354	3		422238006692
352	Gwyn-Nor Elementary School	Public	K-6	139 Hancock Road	North Wales	19454	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 368-7105	663	45	14.6	32.4%	311 (46.9%)	67 (10.1%)	54 (8.1%)	175 (26.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.1%)	$14,809			$681			$14,129	76.2	66.1	568	216		421728004831
353	West Broad Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	342 W Broad St	Souderton	18964	Montgomery County	Souderton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 723-1711	378	35	10.8	45.5%	217 (57.4%)	16 (4.2%)	91 (24.1%)	32 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$28,419			$1,060			$27,359	76	76.1	370	17		422187004900
354	Clarion-Limestone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4091 C-L School Road	Strattanville	16258	Clarion County	Clarion-Limestone Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 764-6006	419	32	12.9	53.5%	397 (94.7%)	10 (2.4%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$20,790			$1,165			$19,625	76	79.3	305	49		420609001479
355	Haine Elementary School	Public	K-4	1516 Haine School Rd	Cranberry Twp	16066	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 776-1581	791	61	12.9	25.8%	580 (73.3%)	26 (3.3%)	85 (10.7%)	65 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	$16,385			$467			$15,919	76	76.6	358	3		422244004907
356	William Penn Elementary School	Public	K-5	392 William Penn Road	Monongahela	15063	Allegheny County	Elizabeth Forward School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 896-2330	333	27	12.5	54.1%	280 (84.1%)	16 (4.8%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	$19,111			$1,550			$17,560	76	67.4	545	189		420909000139
357	Frankstown Elementary School	Public	K-6	2463 Reservoir Rd	Hollidaysburg	16648	Blair County	Hollidaysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 695-4961	622	46	13.5	38.7%	569 (91.5%)	15 (2.4%)	8 (1.3%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.6%)	$13,237			$756			$12,481	75.8	75.1	392	35		421194006195
358	Easterly Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-5	234 Easterly Pkwy	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-1170	314	31	9.9	39.2%	195 (62.1%)	28 (8.9%)	27 (8.6%)	35 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	$26,402			$1,457			$24,945	75.8	73	436	78		422277001356
359	McKean Elementary School	Public	K-4	5120 West Rd	Mc Kean	16426	Erie County	General McLane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 273-1033	319	26	12	38.9%	301 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$17,645			$891			$16,754	75.8	76.3	365	6		421065002039
360	Foot of Ten Elementary School	Public	K-6	450 Foot of Ten Rd	Duncansville	16635	Blair County	Hollidaysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 695-1941	476	38	12.4	42.4%	453 (95.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$13,558			$774			$12,784	75.7	70.4	483	123		421194000088

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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.