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
961	Octorara Elementary School	Public	3-4	104 Highland Rd	Atglen	19310	Chester County	Octorara Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 593-8238	270	26	10.3	98.9%	171 (63.3%)	10 (3.7%)	70 (25.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	$28,802			$2,799			$26,004	40.3	46	924	37		421803001413
962	Vare-Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1198 S 5th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8120	375	33	11.3	87.7%	102 (27.2%)	76 (20.3%)	127 (33.9%)	39 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	$19,566			$6,614			$12,951	40.2	41.6	991	29		421899007511
963	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	98 Lefever Street	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-6254	393	29	13.7	55.2%	295 (75.1%)	12 (3.1%)	52 (13.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.4%)	$18,506			$1,050			$17,456	40	44.9	944	19		421071000452
964	Punxsutawney Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	465 Beyer Ave	Punxsutawney	15767	Jefferson County	Punxsutawney Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 938-5151	1,085	97	11.1	64.8%	1,033 (95.2%)	9 (0.8%)	20 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.9%)	$18,079			$2,162			$15,916	40	50.7	851	113		421980007641
965	Carroll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6670 Spring Rd	Shermans Dale	17090	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 582-4256	344	27	12.7	97.7%	323 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$25,972			$1,084			$24,887	40	36.8	1046	81		422574003594
966	Old Forge Elementary School	Public	K-6	401 Melmore St	Old Forge	18518	Lackawanna County	Old Forge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 457-8391	532	41	12.8	55.3%	365 (68.6%)	28 (5.3%)	87 (16.4%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.0%)	$17,432			$352			$17,080	39.9	45	943	23		421812002448
967	Warren L Miller Elementary School	Public	K-6	Dorsett Drive	Mansfield	16933	Tioga County	Southern Tioga School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 662-2192	522	41	12.7	63.0%	496 (95.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$16,696			$1,658			$15,039	39.9	44.3	960	7		422237004839
968	Marion Elementary School	Public	K-6	500 Perry Ave	Belle Vernon	15012	Fayette County	Belle Vernon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 808-2500	635	41	15.4	99.5%	547 (86.1%)	30 (4.7%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	$12,943			$580			$12,363	39.7	58.3	736	232		420321004328
969	Pittsburgh Minadeo K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	6502 Lilac St	Pittsburgh	15217	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4035	296	27	11	100.0%	66 (22.3%)	164 (55.4%)	20 (6.8%)	19 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.1%)	$30,180			$5,169			$25,011	39.6	20.3	1213	244		421917000363
970	Hasson Heights School	Public	K-4	833 Grandview Rd	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 677-8021	400	34	11.8	98.8%	348 (87.0%)	10 (2.5%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$17,747			$2,529			$15,218	39.6	55.1	791	179		421809004115

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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.
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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.