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
101	Bucks County Montessori Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-6	219 Tyburn Rd	Fairless Hills	19030	Bucks County	Bucks County Montessori Charter School	Yes	Yes	No	No	(215) 428-6700	180	16	11.5		94 (52.2%)	10 (5.6%)	8 (4.4%)	54 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.8%)	$18,829			$00			$18,829	90.9	88	133	32		420006900562
102	Dutch Ridge Elementary School	Public	3-6	2220 Dutch Ridge Road	Beaver	15009	Beaver County	Beaver Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 774-1017	640	35	18.3	20.2%	587 (91.7%)	12 (1.9%)	19 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$13,210			$422			$12,789	90.9	91.8	47	55		420312000842
103	Clark Elementary School	Public	K-6	3650 Depot Rd	Erie	16510	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 897-2100	303	21	14.6	38.9%	280 (92.4%)	4 (1.3%)	9 (3.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$14,833			$815			$14,018	90.9	89.3	110	7		421149002047
104	Foster Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Vermont Ave	Pittsburgh	15234	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2162	304	21	14.3	12.2%	233 (76.6%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	30 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.3%)	$18,350			$53			$18,297	90.8	91.8	48	56		421611000249
105	Lower Gwynedd Elementary School	Public	K-5	571 Houston Rd	Ambler	19002	Montgomery County	Wissahickon School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 619-8100	630	41	15.2	19.5%	424 (67.3%)	36 (5.7%)	32 (5.1%)	90 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	$18,299			$426			$17,872	90.8	86.4	163	58		420240000304
106	Shady Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	351 W Skippack Pike	Ambler	19002	Montgomery County	Wissahickon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 619-8106	698	48	14.4	28.9%	440 (63.0%)	53 (7.6%)	70 (10.0%)	71 (10.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.7%)	$22,129			$427			$21,702	90.7	82.6	235	129		420240006835
107	Newtown Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Wrights Rd	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-2200	557	42	13.2	11.1%	384 (68.9%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.5%)	104 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	$22,282			$331			$21,951	90.6	90.8	73	34		420696000172
108	Glenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	122 S Pennell Rd	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 627-6901	586	35	16.9	14.7%	437 (74.6%)	21 (3.6%)	12 (2.0%)	74 (12.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.3%)	$18,892			$491			$18,401	90.6	86.9	150	42		422055001940
109	McCall Gen George A School	Public	K-8	325 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7840	629	38	16.7	98.1%	184 (29.3%)	79 (12.6%)	36 (5.7%)	269 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.5%)	$17,877			$6,099			$11,778	90.5	85.4	184	75		421899003648
110	Devon Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 S Fairfield Rd	Devon	19333	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 240-1450	401	33	12.2	5.7%	196 (48.9%)	12 (3.0%)	15 (3.7%)	152 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	$21,497			$561			$20,936	90.5	92.7	28	82		422364001434

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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