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
761	Upper Moreland Elementary School	Public	K-5	3980 Orangemans Rd	Hatboro	19040	Montgomery County	Upper Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 325-1400	1,627	108	15	41.7%	1,058 (65.0%)	144 (8.9%)	231 (14.2%)	84 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (6.8%)	$9,310			$584			$8,726	54	64.4	606	155		422451007701
762	Bancroft Elementary School	Public	1-5	181 Bancroft Road	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Kennett Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 925-5711	403	35	11.5	56.6%	154 (38.2%)	4 (1.0%)	231 (57.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$24,324			$883			$23,442	54	57.1	760	2		421269007387
763	West Hills Intermediate School	Public	4-6	175 Heritage Park Drive	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 543-1121	424	37	11.3	102.8%	402 (94.8%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$18,531			$1,699			$16,833	54	47.1	904	141		420259000959
764	Bermudian Springs Elementary School	Public	K-4	7335 Carlisle Pike	York Springs	17372	Adams County	Bermudian Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 528-4113	587	39	15	45.8%	495 (84.3%)	4 (0.7%)	61 (10.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	$15,956			$876			$15,079	53.9	54.5	807	43		420345009986
765	Bellevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	435 Lincoln Ave	Pittsburgh	15202	Allegheny County	Northgate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 732-3300	348	29	12.2	94.0%	185 (53.2%)	71 (20.4%)	45 (12.9%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.6%)	$20,589			$2,395			$18,195	53.8	50.6	854	89		421777006977
766	Parkside Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 East Forestview Road	Brookhaven	19015	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 497-6300	252	21	12.2	54.0%	143 (56.7%)	57 (22.6%)	27 (10.7%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	$18,153			$568			$17,585	53.7	73.2	432	334		421858001912
767	Penn-Kidder Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	2850 State Route 903	Albrightsville	18210	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 722-1150	541	44	12.2	65.1%	374 (69.1%)	33 (6.1%)	86 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.5%)	$19,623			$632			$18,991	53.7	45.7	927	160		421254000776
768	Karns City Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	205 Kittanning Street	Chicora	16025	Butler County	Karns City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 445-3680	645	41	15.7	34.6%	633 (98.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$27,252			$751			$26,501	53.6	45.7	930	162		420960001153
769	Homer-Center Elementary School	Public	K-6	45 Wildcat Ln	Homer City	15748	Indiana County	Homer-Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 479-9077	378	34	11.2	63.2%	358 (94.7%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$21,076			$1,767			$19,308	53.5	54.9	793	24		421329006797
770	Avalon Elementary School	Public	K-6	721 California Ave	Pittsburgh	15202	Allegheny County	Northgate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 732-3300	252	25	9.9	104.4%	155 (61.5%)	59 (23.4%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.9%)	$24,381			$2,288			$22,093	53.5	56	778	8		421777000030

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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.