Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1121	Mount Carmel Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	630 W 5th St	Mount Carmel	17851	Northumberland County	Mount Carmel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 339-1500	796	59	13.6	102.8%	592 (74.4%)	19 (2.4%)	149 (18.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.6%)	$12,631	$536	$12,095	26.5	28.9	1117	4	421599000292
1122	Mayfair School	Public	K-8	3001 Princeton Ave	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3280	1,763	104	17	95.7%	384 (21.8%)	124 (7.0%)	762 (43.2%)	441 (25.0%)	8 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	36 (2.0%)	$17,363	$5,771	$11,592	26.3	25.1	1152	30	421899003769
1123	Richmond School	Public	K-5	2944 Belgrade St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7159	351	28	12.3	96.3%	114 (32.5%)	58 (16.5%)	141 (40.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.1%)	$21,434	$7,890	$13,544	26.3	20	1218	95	421899003701
1124	East Fallowfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	2254 Strasburg Rd	East Fallowfield Township	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3765	281	27	10.5	112.8%	92 (32.7%)	93 (33.1%)	69 (24.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	$19,022	$994	$18,028	26.2	19.9	1222	98	420624001374
1125	Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	499 East Pershing Ave	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	438	28	15.7	107.8%	80 (18.3%)	11 (2.5%)	325 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$13,154	$1,306	$11,848	26.2	28.3	1124	1	421344002746
1126	East Lansdowne Elementary School	Public	K-6	401 Emerson Ave	East Lansdowne	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-2415	269	20	13.7	106.3%	17 (6.3%)	207 (77.0%)	24 (8.9%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	$21,663	$1,155	$20,507	26.2	16.7	1264	138	422639001890
1127	Seventh Street School	Public	2-4	102 W 7th St	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 677-3029	152	14	10.7	102.6%	127 (83.6%)	4 (2.6%)	13 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$17,198	$2,063	$15,136	26.1	47.6	895	232	421809007455
1128	Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10 Center Street	Pittsburgh	15132	Allegheny County	Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 673-7300	316	34	9.4	94.9%	32 (10.1%)	259 (82.0%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$21,359	$3,629	$17,731	26.1	20.9	1203	75	420088407552
1129	Middle Smithfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	5180 Milford Rd	East Stroudsburg	18302	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 223-8082	420	39	10.8	57.1%	153 (36.4%)	105 (25.0%)	47 (11.2%)	5 (1.2%)	33 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (18.1%)	$27,259	$2,342	$24,917	26	38.7	1023	106	420867003201
1130	West Mifflin Area Middle School	Public	4-8	81 Commonwealth Ave	West Mifflin	15122	Allegheny County	West Mifflin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-9131	776	54	14.3	101.3%	450 (58.0%)	169 (21.8%)	45 (5.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (12.6%)	$13,888	$729	$13,159	26	29.2	1115	15	422568000535

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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.
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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
1121	Mount Carmel Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	630 W 5th St	Mount Carmel	17851	Northumberland County	Mount Carmel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 339-1500	796	59	13.6	102.8%	592 (74.4%)	19 (2.4%)	149 (18.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.6%)	$12,631			$536			$12,095	26.5	28.9	1117	4		421599000292
1122	Mayfair School	Public	K-8	3001 Princeton Ave	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3280	1,763	104	17	95.7%	384 (21.8%)	124 (7.0%)	762 (43.2%)	441 (25.0%)	8 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	36 (2.0%)	$17,363			$5,771			$11,592	26.3	25.1	1152	30		421899003769
1123	Richmond School	Public	K-5	2944 Belgrade St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7159	351	28	12.3	96.3%	114 (32.5%)	58 (16.5%)	141 (40.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.1%)	$21,434			$7,890			$13,544	26.3	20	1218	95		421899003701
1124	East Fallowfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	2254 Strasburg Rd	East Fallowfield Township	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-3765	281	27	10.5	112.8%	92 (32.7%)	93 (33.1%)	69 (24.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	$19,022			$994			$18,028	26.2	19.9	1222	98		420624001374
1125	Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	499 East Pershing Ave	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	438	28	15.7	107.8%	80 (18.3%)	11 (2.5%)	325 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$13,154			$1,306			$11,848	26.2	28.3	1124	1		421344002746
1126	East Lansdowne Elementary School	Public	K-6	401 Emerson Ave	East Lansdowne	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-2415	269	20	13.7	106.3%	17 (6.3%)	207 (77.0%)	24 (8.9%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	$21,663			$1,155			$20,507	26.2	16.7	1264	138		422639001890
1127	Seventh Street School	Public	2-4	102 W 7th St	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 677-3029	152	14	10.7	102.6%	127 (83.6%)	4 (2.6%)	13 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$17,198			$2,063			$15,136	26.1	47.6	895	232		421809007455
1128	Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10 Center Street	Pittsburgh	15132	Allegheny County	Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 673-7300	316	34	9.4	94.9%	32 (10.1%)	259 (82.0%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$21,359			$3,629			$17,731	26.1	20.9	1203	75		420088407552
1129	Middle Smithfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	5180 Milford Rd	East Stroudsburg	18302	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 223-8082	420	39	10.8	57.1%	153 (36.4%)	105 (25.0%)	47 (11.2%)	5 (1.2%)	33 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (18.1%)	$27,259			$2,342			$24,917	26	38.7	1023	106		420867003201
1130	West Mifflin Area Middle School	Public	4-8	81 Commonwealth Ave	West Mifflin	15122	Allegheny County	West Mifflin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-9131	776	54	14.3	101.3%	450 (58.0%)	169 (21.8%)	45 (5.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (12.6%)	$13,888			$729			$13,159	26	29.2	1115	15		422568000535