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
181	Springfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1950 Route 212	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Palisades School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 847-5131	219	18	12.3	26.0%	201 (91.8%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$31,100			$308			$30,793	86.3	89.9	98	83		421833001091
182	Walton Farm Elementary School	Public	K-6	1610 Allentown Rd	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 855-8800	566	38	14.7	33.9%	309 (54.6%)	48 (8.5%)	46 (8.1%)	120 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	$19,340			$943			$18,397	86.2	81.6	250	68		421728000134
183	Red Mill Elementary School	Public	K-4	700 Red Mill Rd	Etters	17319	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 938-3778	457	32	14.5	45.7%	381 (83.4%)	14 (3.1%)	35 (7.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$21,617			$1,209			$20,408	86.2	74	420	237		422583009993
184	Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	124 Staley Avenue	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	404	29	13.7	104.0%	378 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$16,418			$1,132			$15,287	86	80.6	272	88		420459001142
185	Fred L Aiken Elementary School	Public	K-5	881 Greentree Rd	Pittsburgh	15220	Allegheny County	Keystone Oaks School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 921-9166	238	22	10.8	33.2%	196 (82.4%)	11 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	28 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,728			$289			$23,440	85.9	87.9	135	50		421275000203
186	General Nash Elementary School	Public	K-6	1560 Liberty Bell Dr	Harleysville	19438	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 368-2407	465	34	13.5	17.8%	315 (67.7%)	24 (5.2%)	15 (3.2%)	71 (15.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	$27,323			$1,299			$26,024	85.7	84.3	200	14		421728006907
187	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	3-5	340 N 21st St	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	Camp Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 901-2600	260	26	9.8	19.2%	188 (72.3%)	16 (6.2%)	25 (9.6%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	$20,114			$383			$19,731	85.7	90	96	91		420486001678
188	East Coventry Elementary School	Public	K-6	2461 East Cedarville Road	Pottstown	19465	Chester County	Owen J Roberts School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 469-5103	479	41	11.7	29.4%	349 (72.9%)	23 (4.8%)	42 (8.8%)	35 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	$47			$02			$45	85.6	84.1	207	19		421827010011
189	Robison Elementary School	Public	K-5	1651 Robison Road West	Erie	16509	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 796-3742	359	30	11.9	40.4%	337 (93.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$16,227			$758			$15,470	85.5	85.4	185	4		420999002036
190	Edinboro Elementary School	Public	K-4	5390 Route 6N	Edinboro	16412	Erie County	General McLane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 273-1033	414	30	13.7	47.8%	359 (86.7%)	11 (2.7%)	12 (2.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	$16,351			$753			$15,598	85.5	78.1	328	138		421065002038

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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.