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
981	Pollock Robert B School	Public	K-8	2875 Welsh Rd	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3210	845	50	16.7	88.2%	182 (21.5%)	261 (30.9%)	205 (24.3%)	165 (19.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	$17,909			$5,475			$12,434	38.6	29.9	1109	128		421899003801
982	Wingate Elementary School	Public	K-5	776 S Eagle Valley Rd	Wingate	16823	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 355-4872	365	34	10.6	53.2%	350 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$20,751			$2,468			$18,284	38.6	41.8	989	7		420291001330
983	Providence Elementary School	Public	K-5	137 Truce Rd	New Providence	17560	Lancaster County	Solanco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 786-3582	386	26	14.6	53.4%	304 (78.8%)	10 (2.6%)	53 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$18,005			$2,988			$15,017	38.5	60.3	709	274		422181002654
984	Pittsburgh Westwood K-5	Public	K-5	508 Shadyhill Road	Pittsburgh	15205	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-6570	278	25	11.3	93.2%	79 (28.4%)	111 (39.9%)	18 (6.5%)	36 (12.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.5%)	$26,799			$4,590			$22,209	38.4	47.6	896	88		421917006756
985	Quarryville Elementary School	Public	K-5	211 S Hess St	Quarryville	17566	Lancaster County	Solanco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 786-2546	346	30	11.4	46.0%	287 (82.9%)	9 (2.6%)	39 (11.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$19,679			$4,319			$15,360	38.1	61.5	677	308		422181002655
986	Brecknock Elementary School	Public	K-4	1332 Alleghenyville Rd	Mohnton	19540	Berks County	Governor Mifflin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 775-5079	459	31	14.8	99.3%	321 (69.9%)	7 (1.5%)	81 (17.6%)	17 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	$15,123			$310			$14,812	38.1	52.2	834	152		421086000793
987	Holme Thomas School	Public	PK, KG-8	3001 Ryan Ave	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3130	850	60	14.2	93.2%	256 (30.1%)	165 (19.4%)	233 (27.4%)	132 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.3%)	$27,382			$14,708			$12,674	38.1	27.7	1130	143		421899003766
988	B F Morey Elementary School	Public	K-4	1044 W Main St	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-6371	228	22	10.3	66.2%	108 (47.4%)	47 (20.6%)	63 (27.6%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,689			$1,294			$23,394	38	35.8	1059	71		422286003221
989	Spring Farms Elementary School	Public	K-5	12075 Old Plank Road	Three Springs	17264	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 447-5529	174	15	11.6	54.6%	167 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$17,178			$1,080			$16,098	38	33.4	1081	92		422232002312
990	Letort Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 E South St	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 240-6800	225	19	12.1	67.6%	102 (45.3%)	44 (19.6%)	33 (14.7%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (16.9%)	$18,857			$1,118			$17,738	37.9	40.8	998	8		420501001683

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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.