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
1251	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	545 S Ann St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6275	467	49	9.5	102.4%	12 (2.6%)	41 (8.8%)	400 (85.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$27,161			$3,608			$23,553	16.7	14	1299	48		421314002589
1252	Emlen Eleanor C School	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Chew Ave	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3470	301	27	11.1	108.3%	6 (2.0%)	261 (86.7%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$20,973			$7,489			$13,484	16.7	15.9	1274	22		421899003709
1253	Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	5650 Sprague Street	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 951-5689	647	43	15	99.5%	3 (0.5%)	566 (87.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.5%)	$19,334			$5,374			$13,960	16.6	11.6	1337	84		420087407515
1254	Cheston Elementary School	Public	K-5	723 Coal St	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2542	559	43	12.9	102.0%	83 (14.8%)	107 (19.1%)	306 (54.7%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.1%)	$19,688			$1,202			$18,487	16.5	14.5	1291	37		420885004915
1255	Finletter Thomas K School	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 N Front St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3750	607	50	12.2	104.1%	5 (0.8%)	416 (68.5%)	122 (20.1%)	40 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.6%)	$18,850			$5,873			$12,976	16.5	7.2	1411	156		421899003739
1256	Franklin S Edmonds School	Public	PK, KG-8	8025 Thouron Ave	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3370	391	31	12.4	105.9%	0 (0.0%)	368 (94.1%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$22,008			$7,841			$14,167	16.4	12.1	1328	72		421899003708
1257	Westbrook Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Westbrook Dr	Clifton Heights	19018	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-9363	468	39	12.1	105.1%	166 (35.5%)	184 (39.3%)	51 (10.9%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.1%)	$16,841			$1,218			$15,623	16.4	14	1301	44		422432001969
1258	Marvine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Livingston St	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-0012	265	26	10.1	98.9%	9 (3.4%)	29 (10.9%)	221 (83.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$25,271			$2,488			$22,782	16.4	13.3	1312	54		420357003454
1259	Juniata Park Academy	Public	K-8	801 E Hunting Park Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7010	854	57	14.8	101.3%	34 (4.0%)	87 (10.2%)	656 (76.8%)	65 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	$18,742			$6,422			$12,319	16.1	16.3	1268	9		421899006123
1260	Overbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2032 N 62nd St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7520	201	20	9.9	107.0%	3 (1.5%)	188 (93.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$20,977			$7,930			$13,047	16.1	11.5	1339	79		421899000237

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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.