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
201	Thomas Fitzwater Elementary School	Public	K-5	School Lane	Willow Grove	19090	Montgomery County	Upper Dublin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 784-0381	431	35	12.4	24.6%	269 (62.4%)	51 (11.8%)	22 (5.1%)	38 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.6%)	$21,774			$257			$21,517	84.9	84.4	199	2		422439003385
202	Level Green Elementary School	Public	K-5	650 Cypress CT	Trafford	15085	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 372-6603	269	19	13.9	20.1%	249 (92.6%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$13,833			$35			$13,799	84.7	80.7	270	68		421866006186
203	Jenks Abram School	Public	K-5	2501 S 13th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8240	278	20	13.8	91.7%	103 (37.1%)	36 (12.9%)	27 (9.7%)	92 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	$21,241			$6,733			$14,508	84.7	76.3	364	161		421899003644
204	Eshleman Elementary School	Public	K-6	545 Leaman Ave	Millersville	17551	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 872-9540	337	18	18.2	46.6%	216 (64.1%)	25 (7.4%)	60 (17.8%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$14,460			$280			$14,180	84.6	86.5	158	46		421863002629
205	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	735 Washington Rd	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 344-2142	416	34	12.3	23.8%	318 (76.4%)	20 (4.8%)	31 (7.5%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	$18,212			$53			$18,159	84.5	85.4	186	19		421611000245
206	Mount Nittany Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Brandywine Drive	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 272-5970	413	32	12.7	23.0%	332 (80.4%)	9 (2.2%)	17 (4.1%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	$23,484			$677			$22,807	84.4	81.6	251	45		422277001358
207	Williams Township Elementary School	Public	K-4	2660 Morgan Hill Rd	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Wilson Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 373-6170	249	19	13	25.7%	177 (71.1%)	16 (6.4%)	36 (14.5%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	$18,009			$94			$17,915	84.4	82	241	34		422655003520
208	Dillsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	202 S Chestnut St	Dillsburg	17019	York County	Northern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 432-8691	440	32	13.8	24.8%	387 (88.0%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.8%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$15,540			$343			$15,197	84.4	80.2	280	72		421776004579
209	French Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	3590 Coventryville Rd	Pottstown	19465	Chester County	Owen J Roberts School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 469-5104	581	46	12.6	24.6%	495 (85.2%)	10 (1.7%)	27 (4.6%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	$33			$01			$33	84.3	77.8	335	126		421827000628
210	Central Elementary School	Public	K-4	555 W Mountain Ave	South Williamsport	17702	Lycoming County	South Williamsport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 323-3694	414	31	13.4	57.0%	382 (92.3%)	13 (3.1%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$34			$02			$32	84.3	68.7	521	311		422214003054

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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.