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
951	Baron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	123 E Gramby St	Manheim	17545	Lancaster County	Manheim Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 665-8900	350	26	13.2	58.0%	260 (74.3%)	14 (4.0%)	64 (18.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$18,748			$1,000			$17,748	40.9	47.7	893	58		421455007677
952	Pittsburgh Concord K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 Brownsville Rd	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7755	430	34	12.6	107.4%	123 (28.6%)	136 (31.6%)	78 (18.1%)	43 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.2%)	$30,838			$5,281			$25,557	40.9	35.4	1064	112		421917000330
953	Norwood School	Public	1-8	558 Seneca Ave	Norwood	19074	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 237-6425	557	48	11.5	51.2%	364 (65.4%)	69 (12.4%)	47 (8.4%)	26 (4.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.4%)	$21,027			$734			$20,293	40.8	38.7	1022	69		421217001883
954	Wind Gap Middle School	Public	4-8	1620 Teels Rd	Pen Argyl	18072	Northampton County	Pen Argyl Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 863-9093	510	44	11.5	52.7%	431 (84.5%)	12 (2.4%)	45 (8.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.7%)	$16,724			$505			$16,218	40.8	53.7	817	137		421857005351
955	Penn Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	180 North Turn Lane	Levittown	19054	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 949-6800	356	35	10.1	61.5%	260 (73.0%)	5 (1.4%)	55 (15.4%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	$25,837			$740			$25,097	40.8	54	814	141		421884001101
956	Gulph Elementary School	Public	K-4	650 S Henderson Rd	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 592-2020	440	43	10.1	44.5%	171 (38.9%)	81 (18.4%)	48 (10.9%)	81 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.4%)	$27,470			$774			$26,696	40.8	40	1007	51		422448007659
957	Lurgan Elementary School	Public	K-5	8888 Roxbury Rd	Lurgan	17232	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 532-6125	121	9	13.9	98.3%	111 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$20,677			$1,576			$19,102	40.6	49.1	876	81		420555002225
958	Clearview Elementary School	Public	K-6	2650 Delta Rd	Brogue	17309	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 927-6791	300	22	13.3	56.3%	275 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	$18,777			$807			$17,969	40.6	43.2	972	14		422010006837
959	Halifax Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	151 School Rd	Halifax	17032	Dauphin County	Halifax Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 896-3416	349	34	10.2	50.4%	293 (84.0%)	11 (3.2%)	25 (7.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$19,845			$1,191			$18,654	40.5	57.9	741	218		421131005038
960	Preston School	Public	K-8	1493 Crosstown Highway	Lakewood	18439	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 798-2516	143	16	9.1	62.9%	127 (88.8%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	$28,377			$2,270			$26,107	40.4	37.6	1037	77		422497006425

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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.