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
1291	Freeland El/Middle School	Public	K-8	400 Alvin St	Freeland	18224	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	991	61	16.2	95.4%	421 (42.5%)	24 (2.4%)	510 (51.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	$11,007			$1,840			$9,168	13.9	18.6	1238	53		421170006718
1292	Edgewood Elementary STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	241 Maple Ave	Pittsburgh	15218	Allegheny County	Woodland Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 731-2238	516	40	12.7	78.9%	85 (16.5%)	368 (71.3%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	$38,781			$3,428			$35,353	13.7	14.9	1289	3		421650007015
1293	GNA Elementary Center	Public	3-5	601 Kosciuszko Street	Nanticoke	18634	Luzerne County	Greater Nanticoke Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 735-1320	513	34	15.2	72.7%	324 (63.2%)	43 (8.4%)	118 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	$15,312			$1,934			$13,378	13.6	14.1	1296	3		421629000733
1294	Whitehall Elementary School	Public	K-4	399 N Whitehall Rd	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 630-6000	503	40	12.4	98.6%	34 (6.8%)	108 (21.5%)	301 (59.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.5%)	$19,207			$1,235			$17,971	13.6	23.4	1176	118		421698000047
1295	Mastery Cs-Hardy Williams	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5400 Warrington Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Hardy Williams	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 724-2343	1,253	66	18.9	95.1%	2 (0.2%)	1,186 (94.7%)	35 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (1.6%)	$22,988			$5,454			$17,534	13.5	11.6	1334	39		420006200504
1296	Tenth & Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 N 10th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5756	564	38	14.7	102.3%	22 (3.9%)	30 (5.3%)	506 (89.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$20,114			$3,299			$16,815	13.5	14.1	1298	2		422004005026
1297	John Adams #4	Public	K-4	927 Capouse Ave	Scranton	18509	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3655	214	19	11.3	90.7%	45 (21.0%)	47 (22.0%)	78 (36.4%)	21 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.7%)	$20,168			$2,638			$17,531	13.3	10.3	1359	62		422109002455
1298	Mahanoy Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Golden Bear Dr	Mahanoy City	17948	Schuylkill County	Mahanoy Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 773-3443	589	50	11.8	99.3%	286 (48.6%)	12 (2.0%)	271 (46.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	$17,227			$996			$16,230	13.2	16.4	1267	31		421443007283
1299	Webster School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Frankford Ave	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7170	510	40	12.6	98.8%	49 (9.6%)	148 (29.0%)	292 (57.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$20,418			$4,819			$15,599	13.2	9.1	1373	74		421899005124
1300	Luis A. Ramos Elementary School	Public	K-5	1430 West Allen St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4841	695	43	16.2	100.6%	27 (3.9%)	66 (9.5%)	548 (78.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.2%)	$18,866			$3,035			$15,831	13.1	17.5	1250	50		420228007364

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.