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
411	Brandywine Heights Intrmd/Middle School	Public	4-8	200 W Weis St	Topton	19562	Berks County	Brandywine Heights Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 682-5131	460	41	11.2	35.0%	409 (88.9%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$22,541			$272			$22,269	73.6	76.6	357	54		420405007585
412	Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Heights Lane	Feasterville Trevose	19053	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6370	486	30	16.3	53.9%	310 (63.8%)	11 (2.3%)	34 (7.0%)	69 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (12.6%)	$17,668			$517			$17,151	73.6	63.2	635	223		421641001069
413	Loomis Elementary School	Public	K-5	369 N Central Blvd	Broomall	19008	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 359-4350	376	33	11.4	31.4%	266 (70.7%)	18 (4.8%)	19 (5.1%)	48 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.6%)	$20,320			$739			$19,581	73.5	80.5	273	140		421476001899
414	Schnecksville School	Public	K-5	4260 Sand Spring Rd	Schnecksville	18078	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-5830	465	35	13.3	39.4%	342 (73.5%)	9 (1.9%)	76 (16.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.9%)	$21,364			$527			$20,837	73.4	82.2	240	174		421851002825
415	Deibler Elementary School	Public	K-5	1122 W Schwenkmill Rd	Perkasie	18944	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 257-1146	329	23	14.5	18.5%	275 (83.6%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (10.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$21,038			$241			$20,797	73.3	81.3	258	157		421875001054
416	Lakeland Elementary School - Scott Campus	Public	K-6	1333 Lakeland Dr	Scott Township	18433	Lackawanna County	Lakeland School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 254-9485	432	30	14.2	39.4%	405 (93.8%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$15,367			$85			$15,282	73.3	70.6	472	56		421305006403
417	Springfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	11911 Bond St	East Springfield	16411	Erie County	Northwestern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 756-9400	162	18	9	116.0%	150 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$17,402			$1,859			$15,544	73.3	63.7	622	205		421788002070
418	Loyalsock Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	3790 Route 87 Highway	Montoursville	17754	Lycoming County	Montoursville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 435-0446	197	17	11.5	33.5%	188 (95.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$17,809			$599			$17,209	73.2	69.3	508	90		421575003044
419	Northwestern Elementary School	Public	K-5	10450 John Williams Avenue	Albion	16401	Erie County	Northwestern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 756-9400	350	30	11.4	96.9%	327 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$17,098			$1,703			$15,395	73.2	71.9	455	36		421788005144
420	Linglestown Elementary School	Public	K-5	1044 N Mountain Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3211	475	32	14.9	96.8%	302 (63.6%)	45 (9.5%)	37 (7.8%)	57 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.9%)	$15,354			$455			$14,900	73.2	76.1	369	51		420540001777

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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.