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
331	Roslyn School	Public	K-5	2565 Susquehanna Rd	Roslyn	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-3368	400	34	11.8	42.3%	202 (50.5%)	64 (16.0%)	57 (14.3%)	23 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (13.3%)	$21,674			$626			$21,048	77.4	68.8	519	188		420204003234
332	Marion-Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 School Dr	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 357-2425	353	28	12.6	26.9%	330 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$21,035			$217			$20,819	77.3	78.8	315	17		420324001340
333	Highland School	Public	K-5	1301 Edge Hill Rd	Abington	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-1048	452	36	12.5	34.7%	257 (56.9%)	84 (18.6%)	45 (10.0%)	15 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.4%)	$21,674			$626			$21,048	77.3	80.4	277	56		420204003229
334	Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-6	117 Spruce Street	Mountain Top	18707	Luzerne County	Crestwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 474-5942	612	31	19.5	26.3%	502 (82.0%)	16 (2.6%)	45 (7.4%)	24 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$15,718			$858			$14,860	77.3	74.7	401	67		420546002858
335	Stanwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Arona Rd	New Stanton	15672	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 838-4000	518	39	13.4	47.3%	464 (89.6%)	8 (1.5%)	16 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$18,091			$1,234			$16,857	77.3	79.7	295	40		421176005359
336	McIntyre Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 McIntyre Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 318-1622	594	44	13.4	25.8%	392 (66.0%)	16 (2.7%)	63 (10.6%)	92 (15.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.7%)	$15,913			$315			$15,598	77.1	77.9	332	4		421722000004
337	Warrior Run Elementary School	Public	K-6	244 Warrior Run Blvd	Turbotville	17772	Northumberland County	Warrior Run School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(570) 649-5138	750	61	12.3	99.6%	711 (94.8%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$15,314			$1,610			$13,705	77.1	70.4	480	143		422487010040
338	Bucher School	Public	K-4	450 Candlewyck Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 569-4291	403	32	12.7	39.7%	233 (57.8%)	30 (7.4%)	67 (16.6%)	42 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	$16,096			$119			$15,977	77.1	69.9	499	161		421458006733
339	Farmdale Elementary School	Public	K-6	695 Prospect Rd	Mount Joy	17552	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 898-5595	489	36	13.7	99.4%	348 (71.2%)	7 (1.4%)	95 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	$16,987			$1,091			$15,896	77.1	75.4	383	44		421179002577
340	Sinking Springs Elementary School	Public	4-6	2850 Susquehanna Trail	York	17406	York County	Central York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 846-6789	641	43	15	41.5%	415 (64.7%)	54 (8.4%)	98 (15.3%)	28 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.0%)	$16,512			$251			$16,261	77	70.7	471	131		420549000607

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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.