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
251	North Wales Elementary School	Public	K-6	201 Summit St	North Wales	19454	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 699-4471	484	32	15	26.4%	324 (66.9%)	31 (6.4%)	39 (8.1%)	40 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.3%)	$19,093			$935			$18,158	81.6	81	261	10		421728003325
252	Buck Elementary School	Public	K-4	1650 North Woodbourne Road	Langhorne	19047	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6300	571	34	16.9	19.1%	455 (79.7%)	9 (1.6%)	45 (7.9%)	36 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$17,777			$158			$17,619	81.5	79.5	301	49		421641005154
253	Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1023 Callowhill St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 569-2600	501	41	12.2	98.6%	43 (8.6%)	32 (6.4%)	32 (6.4%)	356 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	$12,129			$4,070			$8,059	81.4	68	534	281		420014100897
254	Wasson Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Wasson Ave	Du Bois	15801	Clearfield County	DuBois Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 371-6171	395	35	11.1	103.8%	360 (91.1%)	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$16,335			$2,303			$14,032	81.3	69.5	505	251		420783006918
255	Shade Gap Elementary School	Public	K-5	22251 Shade Valley Road	Shade Gap	17255	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 447-5529	90	8	11.2	53.3%	85 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$17,178			$1,080			$16,098	81.2	52.3	833	578		422232002310
256	Pittsburgh Colfax K-8	Public	K-8	2332 Beechwood Blvd	Pittsburgh	15217	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3525	789	44	18	93.9%	391 (49.6%)	143 (18.1%)	59 (7.5%)	125 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	66 (8.4%)	$32,660			$5,594			$27,067	81.2	81.9	247	9		421917006022
257	Mars Area Elementary School	Public	2-4	549 Route 228	Mars	16046	Butler County	Mars Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-3161	880	55	15.8	13.2%	798 (90.7%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.3%)	49 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$11,581			$148			$11,433	81.1	85.5	181	76		421479001155
258	Patricia A Guth Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 N 7th St	Perkasie	18944	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 257-8057	399	30	13.2	40.6%	314 (78.7%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (13.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)	$14,005			$491			$13,514	81.1	68.5	525	267		421875001097
259	Connoquenessing Elementary School	Public	K-5	102 Connoquenessing School Roa	Renfrew	16053	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 287-8721	287	21	13.7	29.6%	282 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$16,393			$1,130			$15,263	81	77	350	91		420459001150
260	Franconia Elementary School	Public	K-5	366 Harleysville Pike	Souderton	18964	Montgomery County	Souderton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 723-2596	426	41	10.4	33.3%	309 (72.5%)	13 (3.1%)	54 (12.7%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$27,167			$727			$26,440	80.9	72.5	442	182		422187003266

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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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.