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
301	Spring City Elementary School	Public	K-4	190 Wall Street	Spring City	19475	Chester County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 705-6004	166	15	11	45.8%	92 (55.4%)	10 (6.0%)	13 (7.8%)	28 (16.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.7%)	$25,115			$699			$24,415	78.9	78	330	29		422256000233
302	Miller Elementary School	Public	K-4	10 Cobalt Ridge Dr S	Levittown	19057	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6360	486	28	17.2	42.4%	319 (65.6%)	33 (6.8%)	69 (14.2%)	28 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.6%)	$19,353			$423			$18,930	78.9	78.2	324	22		421641001071
303	Holland Elementary School	Public	K-6	597 Beverly Road	Holland	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 944-1500	425	41	10.2	15.1%	348 (81.9%)	5 (1.2%)	15 (3.5%)	34 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	$24,736			$430			$24,306	78.8	82.2	238	65		420696004680
304	University Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	320 Noel Dr	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 327-4113	328	25	13.3	93.6%	170 (51.8%)	58 (17.7%)	28 (8.5%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.8%)	$28,428			$1,047			$27,381	78.8	87.5	142	162		421062000165
305	Muse Elementary School	Public	K-4	40 Muse School St	Muse	15350	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 745-9014	759	48	15.7	31.6%	623 (82.1%)	35 (4.6%)	26 (3.4%)	20 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.9%)	$14,073			$455			$13,617	78.8	79.2	306	1		420489007614
306	North East Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 E Division Street	North East	16428	Erie County	North East School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 725-8671	589	48	12.1	29.9%	520 (88.3%)	7 (1.2%)	30 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	$12,281			$361			$11,919	78.8	81.9	246	60		421716006144
307	Centerville Elementary School	Public	K-6	901 Centerville Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5575	544	38	14.3	31.3%	379 (69.7%)	18 (3.3%)	75 (13.8%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.2%)	$16,335			$394			$15,941	78.7	82	244	63		421179005236
308	Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-5	4301 Lancaster Rd	Erie	16506	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 836-6300	691	46	15	50.7%	492 (71.2%)	16 (2.3%)	36 (5.2%)	93 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.7%)	$14,387			$791			$13,597	78.6	79.8	291	17		421533005329
309	Chestnut Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 W 54th St	Erie	16509	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 835-5550	403	29	13.9	51.9%	318 (78.9%)	17 (4.2%)	13 (3.2%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.4%)	$16,768			$1,174			$15,594	78.6	77.2	347	38		421533004724
310	Hampden Elementary School	Public	K-5	441 Skyport Rd	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 737-4513	538	35	15.3	29.6%	316 (58.7%)	31 (5.8%)	39 (7.2%)	131 (24.3%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	$15,998			$131			$15,867	78.5	84.9	194	116		420711005020

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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:

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

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

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