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
821	Wyalusing Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	11450 Wyalusing-New Albany Rd	Wyalusing	18853	Bradford County	Wyalusing Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 746-1600	633	45	13.9	99.5%	590 (93.2%)	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$16,016			$755			$15,261	50.2	57.7	749	72		422670007377
822	Coebourn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Coebourn Boulevard	Brookhaven	19015	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 497-6300	319	31	10.3	44.8%	240 (75.2%)	24 (7.5%)	21 (6.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	$18,153			$568			$17,585	50.1	51.1	848	26		421858001910
823	Washington Heights Elementary School	Public	K-4	531 Walnut St	Lemoyne	17043	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 761-8040	324	26	12.7	68.5%	150 (46.3%)	64 (19.8%)	55 (17.0%)	20 (6.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.6%)	$21,672			$1,212			$20,460	50	44.4	955	132		422583001734
824	Jamestown Elementary School	Public	K-6	3938 Douthett Drive	Jamestown	16134	Crawford County	Jamestown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 932-3181	171	19	9	107.0%	160 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$21,770			$4,023			$17,748	49.8	57.3	757	67		421230006127
825	School Lane Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2400 Bristol Pike	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	School Lane Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 245-6055	1,378	106	12.9	52.4%	499 (36.2%)	191 (13.9%)	245 (17.8%)	387 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (4.1%)	$15,230			$1,338			$13,892	49.8	48.5	884	59		420003000379
826	Wharton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	705 N Mary St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6281	327	27	12.1	101.8%	161 (49.2%)	17 (5.2%)	102 (31.2%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	$22,596			$3,518			$19,078	49.7	54.8	795	31		421314002590
827	Northern Elementary School	Public	K-5	657 S Baltimore St	Dillsburg	17019	York County	Northern York County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 432-8691	397	30	13.4	37.5%	318 (80.1%)	7 (1.8%)	32 (8.1%)	23 (5.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$16,665			$1,955			$14,711	49.7	49.5	872	45		421776004581
828	Ramsey Elementary School	Public	K-4	2200 Ramsey Rd	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 373-5856	335	27	12.4	94.9%	158 (47.2%)	107 (31.9%)	16 (4.8%)	17 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.7%)	$25,011			$683			$24,329	49.6	65.8	575	253		421062005191
829	Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	K-4	900 Bush and School Lane	Bridgeport	19405	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 205-3602	254	25	10.2	95.7%	92 (36.2%)	34 (13.4%)	81 (31.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (17.3%)	$31,729			$1,783			$29,946	49.6	38.1	1030	201		422448006468
830	Alloway Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	162 Newark St	Littlestown	17340	Adams County	Littlestown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 359-4146	746	52	14.4	41.4%	660 (88.5%)	5 (0.7%)	44 (5.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (3.9%)	$15,200			$1,263			$13,937	49.5	45.1	940	110		421398007637

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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.