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
1471	Tenth & Penn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	955 Penn St	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 320-6994	345	28	12.2	105.8%	11 (3.2%)	21 (6.1%)	303 (87.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$22,136			$3,051			$19,085	5.3	7.3	1408	63		422004000284
1472	Carnell Laura High School	Public	K-5	1100 Devereaux St	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3150	639	43	14.7	99.7%	30 (4.7%)	274 (42.9%)	304 (47.6%)	15 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	$19,009			$6,328			$12,681	5.3	4.6	1481	9		421899003734
1473	Hannah Penn	Public	PK, KG-8	415 E Boundary Ave	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1256	674	60	11.3	98.2%	35 (5.2%)	286 (42.4%)	329 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	$21,886			$2,782			$19,105	5.2	4.4	1485	12		422682007492
1474	Russell C. Phillips Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 Roemer Blvd	Farrell	16121	Mercer County	Farrell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 346-6585	414	42	9.8	94.9%	52 (12.6%)	264 (63.8%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (18.8%)	$17,795			$639			$17,156	5.2	10.6	1354	120		420969007143
1475	Dick William School	Public	K-8	2498 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7340	343	25	13.8	89.8%	3 (0.9%)	307 (89.5%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,463			$5,015			$16,448	5.2	4.7	1479	4		421899003786
1476	Pfeiffer-Burleigh School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 E 11th St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6750	690	50	13.8	88.7%	155 (22.5%)	280 (40.6%)	54 (7.8%)	44 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	155 (22.5%)	$3,625			$2,684			$942	5.2	6.3	1431	45		420930007035
1477	Willard Frances E School	Public	K-4	2900 Emerald St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7180	377	32	11.9	108.0%	19 (5.0%)	107 (28.4%)	235 (62.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	$21,040			$5,144			$15,897	5.1	4.8	1474	3		421899006544
1478	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 East 38th St	Erie	16504	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6650	447	38	11.9	98.0%	165 (36.9%)	148 (33.1%)	25 (5.6%)	20 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (19.7%)	$3,641			$2,695			$946	5.1	6.8	1421	57		420930002011
1479	McDaniel Delaplaine School	Public	K-8	1801 S 22nd Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8220	229	21	10.7	101.3%	11 (4.8%)	176 (76.9%)	24 (10.5%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$22,988			$6,899			$16,090	5.1	7.7	1397	82		421899003629
1480	Amanda E Stout Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	321 S 10th St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5815	758	56	13.4	97.4%	25 (3.3%)	40 (5.3%)	678 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	$20,730			$3,238			$17,491	5.1	6.3	1429	51		422004000840

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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.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.