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
1341	Mosser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	129 S Dauphin St	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5881	551	38	14.3	103.1%	35 (6.4%)	42 (7.6%)	421 (76.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.4%)	$19,825			$3,189			$16,636	10.7	9.7	1365	24		420228002779
1342	Welsh John School	Public	K-8	2331 N 4th St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7130	185	20	9.1	136.8%	0 (0.0%)	59 (31.9%)	122 (65.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$22,958			$5,754			$17,204	10.6	6.5	1428	86		421899003703
1343	Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 Haak St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5760	527	32	16.3	98.7%	38 (7.2%)	38 (7.2%)	439 (83.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$20,461			$2,720			$17,741	10.6	12.2	1327	16		422004005028
1344	Maple Manor El/Middle School	Public	3-8	1700 W 22nd Street	Hazle Township	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3221	1,092	50	21.9	93.6%	89 (8.2%)	14 (1.3%)	972 (89.0%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	$10,032			$1,097			$8,935	10.5	10.6	1353	9		421170007527
1345	Melrose School	Public	K-5	2041 Berryhill St	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1440	536	34	16	112.9%	24 (4.5%)	198 (36.9%)	247 (46.1%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	$22,276			$75			$22,201	10.5	5.3	1460	115		421158007483
1346	Propel Cs-Montour	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	340 Bilmar Drive	Pittsburgh	15205	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Montour	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	794	61	12.9	98.9%	171 (21.5%)	475 (59.8%)	31 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (14.0%)	$22,388			$3,198			$19,190	10.2	11.9	1330	16		420075206095
1347	Thomas W Holtzman Junior Elementary School	Public	3-5	1910 Linglestown Rd	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-5158	792	48	16.6	72.9%	137 (17.3%)	240 (30.3%)	139 (17.6%)	167 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	106 (13.4%)	$15,774			$2,345			$13,428	10.2	13.8	1305	42		422301001802
1348	KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 687-7283	861	57	15.1	100.6%	4 (0.5%)	778 (90.4%)	36 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.6%)	$23,838			$7,217			$16,621	10.2	10.6	1352	4		420012200758
1349	Rhoads James School	Public	K-8	4901 Parrish St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7680	421	44	9.6	97.4%	3 (0.7%)	400 (95.0%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$27,127			$6,264			$20,863	10	4.7	1478	129		421899003614
1350	Lafayette Elementary School	Public	K-5	303 Connellsville St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-3581	283	22	12.7	94.3%	119 (42.0%)	110 (38.9%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	37 (13.1%)	$20,607			$4,269			$16,338	10	12.6	1321	29		422415006097

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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.

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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.