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
1011	Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5	Public	K-5	501 40th St	Pittsburgh	15224	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8800	208	17	12	100.5%	61 (29.3%)	93 (44.7%)	15 (7.2%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	31 (14.9%)	$27,866			$4,772			$23,094	36.2	44.1	964	47		421917000255
1012	North Dickinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	151 N Dickinson School Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	193	13	14.8	42.5%	148 (76.7%)	13 (6.7%)	15 (7.8%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$18,273			$257			$18,015	36.1	51.2	845	167		420501001687
1013	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	K-5	735 Clay St	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 240-6800	388	28	13.9	68.6%	153 (39.4%)	109 (28.1%)	51 (13.1%)	30 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.6%)	$18,280			$1,356			$16,924	36.1	40.6	1000	13		420501001691
1014	Governor Wolf Elementary School	Public	K-5	1920 Butztown Rd	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 867-8191	432	34	12.6	62.7%	186 (43.1%)	49 (11.3%)	175 (40.5%)	18 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,318			$1,342			$15,976	36	37	1044	30		420357003449
1015	Pittsburgh Brookline K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	500 Woodbourne Ave	Pittsburgh	15226	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7380	384	30	12.6	106.0%	230 (59.9%)	74 (19.3%)	29 (7.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (12.2%)	$32,393			$5,548			$26,845	36	38.9	1019	4		421917006755
1016	Carnegie Elementary School	Public	K-6	301 Franklin Ave	Carnegie	15106	Allegheny County	Carlynton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 429-2500	408	38	10.7	98.3%	221 (54.2%)	48 (11.8%)	28 (6.9%)	61 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.0%)	$21,964			$1,564			$20,400	35.9	46.7	915	101		420504000077
1017	Hopewell Elementary School	Public	K-4	3000 Kane Road	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Hopewell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 375-1111	323	21	15	39.6%	279 (86.4%)	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	$21,160			$542			$20,618	35.8	56.7	768	249		421203000672
1018	Juniata Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	7855 Juniata Valley Pike	Alexandria	16611	Huntingdon County	Juniata Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 669-4422	285	31	9.1	62.1%	276 (96.8%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$19,797			$2,192			$17,605	35.8	37.8	1036	18		421263005230
1019	Slatington Elementary School	Public	3-6	1201 Shadow Oaks Ln	Slatington	18080	Lehigh County	Northern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 767-9821	487	33	14.7	101.4%	363 (74.5%)	13 (2.7%)	86 (17.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$17,568			$1,263			$16,305	35.8	43.8	968	51		421767006727
1020	Springfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 School House Road	Normalville	15469	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 455-3191	298	24	12.6	103.7%	291 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$19,676			$1,917			$17,759	35.8	39.9	1008	12		420666002172

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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.
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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.