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
221	West Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	7740 Manor Dr	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3210	589	39	14.9	36.7%	379 (64.3%)	44 (7.5%)	46 (7.8%)	80 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.8%)	$13,961			$362			$13,599	83.8	79.6	300	79		420540001817
222	Fallsington Elementary School	Public	K-5	134 Yardley Ave	Fallsington	19058	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 428-4170	256	27	9.6	42.6%	185 (72.3%)	5 (2.0%)	24 (9.4%)	19 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	$25,987			$744			$25,243	83.8	83.4	221	1		421884000231
223	Bridle Path Elementary School	Public	K-6	200 Bridle Path Rd	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 362-2200	508	36	14.2	22.8%	279 (54.9%)	31 (6.1%)	38 (7.5%)	109 (21.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	$19,539			$933			$18,606	83.7	84.3	201	22		421728000133
224	Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	217 Scholl St	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-5026	360	26	13.5	21.1%	298 (82.8%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.3%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	$21,702			$436			$21,266	83.7	88.4	126	98		422277001357
225	Jefferson Hills Intermediate School	Public	3-5	875 Old Clairton Rd	Jefferson Hills	15025	Allegheny County	West Jefferson Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 655-4163	856	48	17.7	28.6%	657 (76.8%)	19 (2.2%)	24 (2.8%)	115 (13.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	$14,481			$569			$13,912	83.6	83.9	210	15		422559000081
226	Bobtown Elementary School	Public	K-6	304 Grant St	Bobtown	15315	Greene County	Southeastern Greene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 839-7241	317	24	13.2	101.3%	305 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$18,000			$1,316			$16,684	83.5	87.1	149	77		422220002271
227	Garnet Valley Elementary School	Public	3-5	599 Smithbridge Rd	Glen Mills	19342	Delaware County	Garnet Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 579-4150	700	67	10.4	12.6%	470 (67.1%)	24 (3.4%)	28 (4.0%)	136 (19.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.9%)	$24,967			$436			$24,530	83.5	86	169	58		421059000316
228	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	515 Clifton Rd	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 854-8546	313	23	13.6	9.3%	273 (87.2%)	6 (1.9%)	4 (1.3%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.8%)	$65			$05			$60	83.4	89	111	117		420351004902
229	Conewago Elementary School	Public	K-5	2809 Hershey Rd	Elizabethtown	17022	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 367-7233	239	19	12.8	28.5%	204 (85.4%)	4 (1.7%)	18 (7.5%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$18,836			$963			$17,873	83.4	76.6	361	132		421410001747
230	Buffalo Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Sarver Rd	Sarver	16055	Butler County	Freeport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 353-9577	564	37	15.1	26.4%	531 (94.1%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$14,778			$104			$14,674	83.3	80.9	267	37		421044000591

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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.

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