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
741	Wellsville Campus	Public	K-5	1060 Zeigler Road	Wellsville	17365	York County	Northern York County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 432-8691	244	20	12	38.5%	225 (92.2%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$18,680			$1,055			$17,625	55.4	58	740	1		421776004580
742	Schuylkill Haven Elementary Center	Public	K-4	701 East Main Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 385-6731	451	39	11.4	59.2%	387 (85.8%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$15,715			$1,189			$14,526	55.3	61	689	53		422091010019
743	Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2600 S Broad Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 551-4000	2,572	169	15.2	71.0%	717 (27.9%)	883 (34.3%)	375 (14.6%)	385 (15.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (8.1%)	$18,131			$4,879			$13,252	55.2	54.7	798	55		420007400529
744	Brecknock Elementary School	Public	K-6	361 School Rd	Denver	17517	Lancaster County	Eastern Lancaster County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 445-8600	441	37	11.8	41.5%	342 (77.6%)	19 (4.3%)	54 (12.2%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$22,185			$2,017			$20,168	55.2	57.9	742	2		420882002500
745	Walt Disney Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Lakeside Drive North	Levittown	19054	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 949-6868	373	33	11.1	51.5%	245 (65.7%)	21 (5.6%)	62 (16.6%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.5%)	$25,716			$736			$24,980	55.1	70.2	488	257		421884001112
746	Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-6	601 Woodland Ave	Emporium	15834	Cameron County	Cameron County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 486-4000	224	21	10.7	137.5%	201 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	$19,430			$2,925			$16,505	55.1	83.2	222	524		420483001298
747	Crestview Elementary School	Public	K-5	240 Longs Gap Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	541	31	17.2	55.5%	347 (64.1%)	39 (7.2%)	41 (7.6%)	70 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	$15,572			$533			$15,038	55.1	49	877	130		420501001689
748	Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 Penn Valley Road	Levittown	19054	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 949-6770	434	38	11.5	50.2%	304 (70.0%)	13 (3.0%)	70 (16.1%)	18 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$25,684			$735			$24,949	55.1	66	570	178		421884001107
749	Northern Bedford County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	217 NBC Dr	Loysburg	16659	Bedford County	Northern Bedford County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 766-2221	414	33	12.5	53.6%	403 (97.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,899			$1,473			$14,426	55	64.2	611	138		421758007220
750	Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	776 Route 58	Foxburg	16036	Clarion County	Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 659-3555	304	22	14	52.6%	296 (97.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$17,136			$2,027			$15,109	55	57.7	747	3		420231000208

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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.