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
1051	W B Evans Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	900 Baily Rd	Yeadon	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(610) 623-5975	304	25	12.1	100.0%	5 (1.6%)	267 (87.8%)	13 (4.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$22,520			$1,106			$21,414	33	28.6	1119	68		422639001974
1052	Southmoreland Elementary School	Public	2-5	100 Scottie Way	Scottdale	15683	Westmoreland County	Southmoreland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 887-2021	548	35	15.5	64.4%	512 (93.4%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$9,894			$1,075			$8,820	32.9	46	926	126		422241006932
1053	Port Allegany Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	85 Clyde Lynch Dr	Port Allegany	16743	McKean County	Port Allegany School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 642-9557	508	39	12.9		473 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$15,957			$2,220			$13,737	32.7	30.6	1101	48		421953007235
1054	Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School	Public	K-5	308 Hillside Avenue	Altoona	16601	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8400	349	31	11	99.1%	269 (77.1%)	34 (9.7%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$16,721			$2,339			$14,383	32.6	37.1	1041	13		420234007254
1055	Davenport Elementary School	Public	1-4	1 E Oak St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-1077	361	29	12.3	102.5%	6 (1.7%)	70 (19.4%)	253 (70.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	$19,037			$1,225			$17,813	32.5	28.4	1121	66		421698005080
1056	Mid Valley Elementary Center	Public	K-6	50 Underwood Rd	Throop	18512	Lackawanna County	Mid Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 307-3241	1,027	68	15.1	101.6%	755 (73.5%)	51 (5.0%)	104 (10.1%)	22 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (9.1%)	$14,544			$2,150			$12,394	32.4	33.4	1080	24		421517002423
1057	Mifflin Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	598 Governor Dr	Shillington	19607	Berks County	Governor Mifflin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 898-1489	503	34	14.7	96.6%	209 (41.6%)	25 (5.0%)	225 (44.7%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$14,453			$296			$14,157	32.2	45.1	941	116		421086007065
1058	Rupert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1230 South St	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 970-6660	379	25	15.2	98.7%	94 (24.8%)	120 (31.7%)	105 (27.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (14.8%)	$21,025			$3,276			$17,749	32.2	29.3	1114	56		421968003342
1059	Moore J Hampton School	Public	K-5	6900 Summerdale Ave	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3180	1,192	79	15.1	95.5%	145 (12.2%)	336 (28.2%)	498 (41.8%)	182 (15.3%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (1.9%)	$18,717			$6,139			$12,578	32.1	23.8	1165	106		421899003770
1060	Logan Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Sycamore Street Greenwood	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8370	428	33	12.9	99.3%	359 (83.9%)	24 (5.6%)	10 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	$14,788			$1,974			$12,814	32.1	40.7	999	61		420234000933

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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