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
901	Lingelbach Anna L School	Public	K-8	6340 Wayne Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3630	363	27	13.6	91.5%	52 (14.3%)	273 (75.2%)	28 (7.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$21,290			$6,835			$14,455	44.8	36.3	1054	153		421899003717
902	Pittsburgh Fulton K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	5799 Hampton St	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4600	267	22	12	106.7%	32 (12.0%)	186 (69.7%)	18 (6.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.0%)	$34,053			$5,832			$28,221	44.8	35.9	1058	156		421917006026
903	Martinsburg Elementary School	Public	3-5	415 Spring Street	Martinsburg	16662	Blair County	Spring Cove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 501-6111	364	26	14.1	56.3%	340 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$14,915			$1,028			$13,886	44.8	48.1	887	16		422253009984
904	Ross Elementary School	Public	K-6	5148 Main Rd	Sweet Valley	18656	Luzerne County	Lake-Lehman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 477-5050	166	15	10.7	47.6%	152 (91.6%)	7 (4.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$22,658			$2,636			$20,023	44.7	57.1	762	142		421302002920
905	Franklin School	Public	K-6	242 Buena Vista Road	Vanderbilt	15486	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 628-6030	127	9	13.5	97.6%	114 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	$20,636			$3,920			$16,716	44.7	46.7	917	12		422415006007
906	Canadochly Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Abels Rd	East Prospect	17317	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 252-3674	348	31	11.1	60.1%	287 (82.5%)	5 (1.4%)	30 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	$17,027			$999			$16,028	44.6	45.1	942	36		420879004559
907	Laurel Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	137 Education Lane	New Florence	15944	Westmoreland County	Ligonier Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 235-2723	238	21	11.5	96.6%	211 (88.7%)	12 (5.0%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$24,895			$3,462			$21,433	44.6	42.3	986	79		421371006940
908	Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2040 Avenue C	Bethlehem	18017	Lehigh County	Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-9660	1,878	158	11.9	51.8%	451 (24.0%)	212 (11.3%)	954 (50.8%)	75 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	185 (9.9%)	$18,402			$813			$17,588	44.5	44.7	949	41		420009800635
909	Newville Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Steelstown Rd	Newville	17241	Cumberland County	Big Spring School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 776-2035	351	30	11.7	57.3%	321 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$17,492			$1,022			$16,470	44.5	46.4	919	10		420366001676
910	Wharton School	Public	K-5	136 Elliotsville Road	Farmington	15437	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 329-5510	141	10	13.8	105.0%	131 (92.9%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$22,460			$3,668			$18,792	44.3	48.5	883	27		422415002185

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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.