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
881	Blain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	132 Blain Rd	Blain	17006	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 536-3219	258	23	11	103.1%	236 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$29,410			$1,917			$27,493	45.9	57.7	748	133		422574006344
882	Penn Cambria Intrmd School	Public	3-5	376 Wood St	Lilly	15938	Cambria County	Penn Cambria School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 886-8532	290	19	15.6	34.5%	277 (95.5%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$14,903			$1,132			$13,772	45.9	53.1	824	58		421377007172
883	Mill Hall Elementary School	Public	K-4	210 Kyler Ave	Mill Hall	17751	Clinton County	Keystone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 893-4900	318	21	15.2	86.2%	268 (84.3%)	6 (1.9%)	32 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$20,935			$2,489			$18,447	45.9	55.9	779	104		421272501570
884	Nottingham School	Public	3-4	736 Garfield St	Oxford	19363	Chester County	Oxford Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 932-6632	429	40	10.7	99.8%	227 (52.9%)	7 (1.6%)	170 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	$24,496			$1,538			$22,958	45.8	47.3	902	18		421830006623
885	Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1363 Jefferson Rd	Jefferson	15344	Greene County	Jefferson-Morgan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 883-2310	391	32	12	47.6%	375 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$18,646			$918			$17,729	45.7	44.7	951	66		421239007029
886	Salladasburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	3490 Route 287 Highway	Jersey Shore	17740	Lycoming County	Jersey Shore Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 398-2931	217	11	19.4	50.2%	211 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$17,551			$946			$16,605	45.7	45.7	928	42		421248005060
887	Willow Dale Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Norristown Rd	Warminster	18974	Bucks County	Centennial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 441-6093	728	51	14.2	51.6%	499 (68.5%)	37 (5.1%)	137 (18.8%)	26 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	$23,097			$871			$22,226	45.5	43	980	93		420519007388
888	Pittston City Intrmd Center	Public	3-5	110 New Street	Pittston	18640	Luzerne County	Pittston Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 654-2415	730	46	15.8	58.8%	513 (70.3%)	53 (7.3%)	120 (16.4%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	$15,465			$1,624			$13,841	45.5	53.3	821	67		421920006622
889	Resica Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Gravel Ridge Rd	East Stroudsburg	18302	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 223-6911	404	40	10.1	53.5%	144 (35.6%)	80 (19.8%)	41 (10.1%)	16 (4.0%)	36 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (21.3%)	$27,186			$2,369			$24,817	45.5	42.6	983	94		420867000130
890	Forest City Regional Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Susquehanna Street	Forest City	18421	Susquehanna County	Forest City Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 785-2410	434	38	11.3	55.3%	383 (88.2%)	7 (1.6%)	27 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$21,401			$989			$20,412	45.4	42.8	982	92		420993006420

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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