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
231	Irving Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	110 Cherry Ave	Altoona	16601	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(814) 946-8392	267	17	15.5	98.9%	241 (90.3%)	4 (1.5%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$18,098			$1,583			$16,516	83.3	76.4	363	132		420234000908
232	Laurel Elementary School	Public	K-6	223 McCaslin Rd	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 658-2673	503	31	16.2	37.4%	482 (95.8%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$16,508			$1,307			$15,202	83.3	85.7	178	54		421338007209
233	Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-4	5145 Avonia Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Fairview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 474-2600	707	52	13.5	25.9%	578 (81.8%)	11 (1.6%)	31 (4.4%)	45 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.9%)	$12,271			$509			$11,761	83.2	87.9	136	97		420957000206
234	Corl Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	235 Corl St	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 231-1185	250	22	11.5	18.0%	192 (76.8%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.4%)	32 (12.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$23,607			$144			$23,463	83.1	88.4	124	110		422277001354
235	Blue Bell Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 Symphony Ln	Blue Bell	19422	Montgomery County	Wissahickon School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 619-8102	522	36	14.4	18.6%	323 (61.9%)	72 (13.8%)	25 (4.8%)	64 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	$19,283			$432			$18,851	83.1	78.9	311	76		420240006470
236	Worrall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2979 Pennview Ave	Broomall	19008	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 359-4300	449	33	13.4	22.7%	333 (74.2%)	7 (1.6%)	24 (5.3%)	57 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	$20,633			$550			$20,084	83	87.2	148	88		421476001896
237	Overlook School	Public	K-5	1750 Edge Hill Rd	Abington	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 657-0857	425	32	13.1	42.8%	224 (52.7%)	94 (22.1%)	49 (11.5%)	31 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	$21,674			$626			$21,048	83	80.2	281	44		420204003232
238	Jenkintown Elementary School	Public	K-6	West & Highland Avenues	Jenkintown	19046	Montgomery County	Jenkintown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-2933	401	30	13.2	25.7%	283 (70.6%)	38 (9.5%)	36 (9.0%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	$18,831			$602			$18,228	82.9	79.8	290	52		421242003276
239	Newton-Ransom Elementary School	Public	K-4	1549 Newton Ransom Boulevard	Clarks Summit	18411	Lackawanna County	Abington Heights School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 585-8300	196	14	14.2	7.7%	181 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$16,938			$455			$16,482	82.9	83.7	215	24		420201002407
240	Charlestown Elementary School	Public	K-4	2060 Charlestown Rd	Malvern	19355	Chester County	Great Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 935-1555	414	27	15.3	9.2%	224 (54.1%)	3 (0.7%)	51 (12.3%)	105 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.0%)	$24,135			$318			$23,817	82.9	83	224	16		421087001368

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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.