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
1151	Mazie Gable Elementary School	Public	K-6	100 East Prospect St	Red Lion	17356	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 244-5523	481	37	12.9	83.6%	330 (68.6%)	34 (7.1%)	73 (15.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.3%)	$17,752			$1,163			$16,589	23.9	29.6	1110	41		422010004595
1152	Fitzpatrick Aloysius L School	Public	PK, KG-8	11061 Knights Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3060	906	53	17.2	93.5%	319 (35.2%)	219 (24.2%)	167 (18.4%)	136 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.8%)	$17,197			$5,313			$11,884	23.8	30.5	1102	50		421899003781
1153	Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	6501 Mill Creek Rd	Levittown	19057	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 599-2440	974	65	14.9	104.3%	472 (48.5%)	145 (14.9%)	156 (16.0%)	21 (2.2%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	171 (17.6%)	$19,444			$553			$18,891	23.8	24.4	1155	2		420423007596
1154	Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	600 Newport Drive	Pittsburgh	15234	Allegheny County	Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 668-2064	297	38	7.8	100.3%	130 (43.8%)	127 (42.8%)	14 (4.7%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$26,753			$1,756			$24,996	23.6	32.9	1083	71		420084507424
1155	Vision Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	153 Penn Blvd	East Lansdowne	19050	Delaware County	Vision Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 466-2124	547	43	12.7		1 (0.2%)	519 (94.9%)	12 (2.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$17,583			$709			$16,874	23.5	18.8	1235	80		420088507564
1156	William Penn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1002 Main St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 694-0116	242	21	11.4	78.9%	70 (28.9%)	36 (14.9%)	130 (53.7%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,389			$800			$19,589	23.4	23.6	1172	16		420357006634
1157	Montessori Regional Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2549 West 8th Street	Erie	16505	Erie County	Montessori Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 833-7771	626	44	14.2	97.9%	343 (54.8%)	101 (16.1%)	95 (15.2%)	17 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.5%)	$12,777			$1,249			$11,527	23.4	21.9	1192	35		420012400818
1158	Childs George W School	Public	PK, KG-8	1599 Wharton St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7950	471	38	12.3	94.1%	47 (10.0%)	193 (41.0%)	130 (27.6%)	68 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.8%)	$19,409			$6,127			$13,283	23.3	19.3	1228	70		421899003622
1159	Collegium Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	456 Creamery Way	Exton	19341	Chester County	Collegium Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 903-1300	2,634	270	9.7	99.1%	780 (29.6%)	716 (27.2%)	809 (30.7%)	221 (8.4%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	97 (3.7%)	$21,661			$1,295			$20,367	23.2	28.4	1120	39		420005000485
1160	MaST Community Charter School III	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1 Crown Way (12345 Roosevelt B	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	MaST Community Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 574-9855	1,290	94	13.7	75.9%	288 (22.3%)	459 (35.6%)	368 (28.5%)	113 (8.8%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.3%)	$19,020			$5,928			$13,092	22.9	20	1219	59		420090307674

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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.