Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1001	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 N 66th St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 472-8770	565	25	22.6	100.7%	1 (0.2%)	562 (99.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,939	$9,113	$8,826	37.1	31.7	1090	89	420001400319
1002	Cairnbrook Elementary School	Public	K-6	235 McGregor Ave	Cairnbrook	15924	Somerset County	Shade-Central City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 754-5021	180	18	10.2	94.4%	178 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$22,927	$1,418	$21,509	37	34.1	1076	74	422118006594
1003	Executive Education Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	555 Union Boulevard	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Executive Education Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 841-7044	1,497	106	14.1	95.6%	80 (5.3%)	269 (18.0%)	1,112 (74.3%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (1.9%)	$7,202	$565	$6,636	37	39.3	1014	11	420087907523
1004	Paul V Fly Elementary School	Public	K-4	2920 Potshop Rd	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 630-0380	452	38	11.8	102.0%	114 (25.2%)	91 (20.1%)	169 (37.4%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.3%)	$18,197	$1,171	$17,026	36.9	43.5	970	34	421698005253
1005	Tilden Elementary Center	Public	K-5	524 W State St	Hamburg	19526	Berks County	Hamburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 562-0291	562	41	13.5	59.4%	450 (80.1%)	5 (0.9%)	62 (11.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	$17,104	$956	$16,148	36.8	34.5	1071	66	421134006870
1006	Blossburg Elementary School	Public	K-6	133 Hannibal St	Blossburg	16912	Tioga County	Southern Tioga School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 638-2146	194	19	10.2	74.2%	186 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$20,152	$2,971	$17,182	36.7	34.6	1070	64	422237004070
1007	Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	3100 Donallen Dr	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 750-2800	588	39	14.9	101.9%	386 (65.6%)	22 (3.7%)	90 (15.3%)	62 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$20,704	$1,067	$19,637	36.6	38.8	1021	14	420333006788
1008	Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Main Street	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 793-6471	527	46	11.4	94.5%	52 (9.9%)	423 (80.3%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	$19,340	$2,018	$17,322	36.6	27.3	1135	127	420085307381
1009	Riverside Elementary School East	Public	3-6	Kreig & School Streets	Moosic	18507	Lackawanna County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 562-2121	455			97.1%	322 (70.8%)	30 (6.6%)	67 (14.7%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)				36.5	46	925	84	422325005093
1010	Minersville Area Elementary Center	Public	1-6	North Fifth Street	Minersville	17954	Schuylkill County	Minersville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 544-1400	468	35	13.2	97.2%	366 (78.2%)	14 (3.0%)	74 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$17,267	$1,241	$16,026	36.4	44.2	961	49	421551006699

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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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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
1001	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 N 66th St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 472-8770	565	25	22.6	100.7%	1 (0.2%)	562 (99.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,939			$9,113			$8,826	37.1	31.7	1090	89		420001400319
1002	Cairnbrook Elementary School	Public	K-6	235 McGregor Ave	Cairnbrook	15924	Somerset County	Shade-Central City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 754-5021	180	18	10.2	94.4%	178 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$22,927			$1,418			$21,509	37	34.1	1076	74		422118006594
1003	Executive Education Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	555 Union Boulevard	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Executive Education Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 841-7044	1,497	106	14.1	95.6%	80 (5.3%)	269 (18.0%)	1,112 (74.3%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (1.9%)	$7,202			$565			$6,636	37	39.3	1014	11		420087907523
1004	Paul V Fly Elementary School	Public	K-4	2920 Potshop Rd	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 630-0380	452	38	11.8	102.0%	114 (25.2%)	91 (20.1%)	169 (37.4%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.3%)	$18,197			$1,171			$17,026	36.9	43.5	970	34		421698005253
1005	Tilden Elementary Center	Public	K-5	524 W State St	Hamburg	19526	Berks County	Hamburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 562-0291	562	41	13.5	59.4%	450 (80.1%)	5 (0.9%)	62 (11.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	$17,104			$956			$16,148	36.8	34.5	1071	66		421134006870
1006	Blossburg Elementary School	Public	K-6	133 Hannibal St	Blossburg	16912	Tioga County	Southern Tioga School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 638-2146	194	19	10.2	74.2%	186 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$20,152			$2,971			$17,182	36.7	34.6	1070	64		422237004070
1007	Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	3100 Donallen Dr	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 750-2800	588	39	14.9	101.9%	386 (65.6%)	22 (3.7%)	90 (15.3%)	62 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$20,704			$1,067			$19,637	36.6	38.8	1021	14		420333006788
1008	Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Main Street	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 793-6471	527	46	11.4	94.5%	52 (9.9%)	423 (80.3%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	$19,340			$2,018			$17,322	36.6	27.3	1135	127		420085307381
1009	Riverside Elementary School East	Public	3-6	Kreig & School Streets	Moosic	18507	Lackawanna County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 562-2121	455			97.1%	322 (70.8%)	30 (6.6%)	67 (14.7%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)								36.5	46	925	84		422325005093
1010	Minersville Area Elementary Center	Public	1-6	North Fifth Street	Minersville	17954	Schuylkill County	Minersville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 544-1400	468	35	13.2	97.2%	366 (78.2%)	14 (3.0%)	74 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$17,267			$1,241			$16,026	36.4	44.2	961	49		421551006699