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
91	McKee Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Oakdale Rd	Oakdale	15071	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 693-8451	521	38	13.8	39.7%	385 (73.9%)	13 (2.5%)	28 (5.4%)	55 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	$18,622			$265			$18,357	91.5	85.8	175	84		422520005366
92	Montour Elementary School	Public	K-4	221 Clever Rd	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Montour School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 489-8300	1,276	82	15.4	28.3%	985 (77.2%)	95 (7.4%)	51 (4.0%)	53 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (7.1%)	$19,520			$672			$18,849	91.4	86.7	154	62		421572007607
93	Pine Run Elementary School	Public	K-6	383 W Butler Ave	New Britain	18901	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-4450	480	37	12.9	13.5%	379 (79.0%)	4 (0.8%)	22 (4.6%)	48 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$20,987			$405			$20,583	91.4	89.4	106	13		420531005306
94	Penn Wynne School	Public	K-4	250 Haverford Rd	Wynnewood	19096	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 645-1450	621	49	12.7	18.7%	332 (53.5%)	81 (13.0%)	48 (7.7%)	104 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.0%)	$29,249			$195			$29,055	91.4	90.9	71	23		421416003289
95	Indian Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	309 S Old Middletown Rd	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 627-7101	470	36	13.1	19.6%	375 (79.8%)	10 (2.1%)	21 (4.5%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	$23,807			$555			$23,252	91.4	85.9	172	77		422055000049
96	Chadds Ford Elementary School	Public	K-5	3 Baltimore Pike	Chadds Ford	19317	Chester County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 388-1112	328	29	11.4	14.0%	221 (67.4%)	6 (1.8%)	21 (6.4%)	63 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$31,351			$605			$30,746	91.3	90.3	85	11		422421000709
97	Chestnutwold Elementary School	Public	K-5	630 Loraine St	Ardmore	19003	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-5900	566	41	13.7	15.2%	448 (79.2%)	28 (4.9%)	25 (4.4%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.4%)	$18,818			$142			$18,676	91.3	86.5	160	63		421167001876
98	Lyter Elementary School	Public	K-4	900 Spruce St	Montoursville	17754	Lycoming County	Montoursville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 368-2614	382	27	14.4	31.9%	352 (92.1%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$16,295			$1,247			$15,047	91.3	91.3	57	41		421575003042
99	Afton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1673 Quarry Rd	Yardley	19067	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 321-8540	483	44	11	18.8%	339 (70.2%)	15 (3.1%)	36 (7.5%)	58 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.0%)	$25,628			$734			$24,894	91.3	91.3	59	40		421884000303
100	Hershey Intrmd Elementary School	Public	4-5	450 Homestead Rd	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Derry Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 531-2277	479	38	12.7	26.7%	311 (64.9%)	36 (7.5%)	45 (9.4%)	62 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	$18,830			$1,607			$17,223	91.1	86.2	165	65		420759007266

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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