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
691	East Stroudsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	93 Independence Rd	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-1905	603	47	12.9	48.1%	300 (49.8%)	124 (20.6%)	46 (7.6%)	4 (0.7%)	50 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (13.1%)	$21,772			$1,780			$19,991	58	61.6	676	15		420867006798
692	Summitview Elementary School	Public	K-5	840 East Second Street	Waynesboro	17268	Franklin County	Waynesboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 762-1191	363	24	15.3	59.8%	282 (77.7%)	6 (1.7%)	27 (7.4%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.5%)	$14,823			$996			$13,827	58	65.3	582	110		422511005330
693	Forks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1709 Richmond Rd	Easton	18040	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 250-2536	336	25	13.5	101.2%	198 (58.9%)	30 (8.9%)	63 (18.8%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.8%)	$21,712			$3,984			$17,728	57.9	57.9	743	50		420885003477
694	Delaware Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Avenue S	Matamoras	18336	Pike County	Delaware Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 296-1820	486	37	13.2	45.7%	377 (77.6%)	13 (2.7%)	72 (14.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$17,722			$722			$17,000	57.9	70.3	485	209		420753007200
695	Kiski Area North Primary School	Public	K-4	1048 School Road	Leechburg	15656	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 845-2032	447	31	14.4	43.8%	407 (91.1%)	10 (2.2%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$12,287			$334			$11,953	57.9	77.2	346	349		421284007278
696	Paradise Elementary School	Public	K-4	6923 Lincoln Highway West	Thomasville	17364	York County	Spring Grove Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 225-4731	306	24	12.6	54.9%	278 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.6%)	$18,421			$1,249			$17,172	57.9	60.5	701	5		422259004620
697	Decatur Stephen School	Public	K-8	3500 Academy Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3050	1,028	63	16.1	94.0%	442 (43.0%)	136 (13.2%)	196 (19.1%)	183 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	68 (6.6%)	$17,838			$5,626			$12,212	57.8	49.8	867	170		421899004727
698	George A Ferrell Elementary School	Public	K-6	34 Court Street	Picture Rocks	17762	Lycoming County	East Lycoming School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 584-3341	139	10	14.5	48.2%	134 (96.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$15,513			$562			$14,951	57.8	50.8	850	152		420849003018
699	N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School	Public	K-6	12165 Winterstown Rd	Red Lion	17356	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 244-3164	240	20	12.1	36.3%	224 (93.3%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$20,278			$607			$19,671	57.8	55.5	784	85		422010004589
700	Wyoming Area Intermediate Center	Public	4-6	100 Montgomery Avenue	West Pittston	18643	Luzerne County	Wyoming Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 654-1404	444	35	12.8	102.7%	345 (77.7%)	21 (4.7%)	52 (11.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	$17,224			$1,483			$15,741	57.7	48.7	880	180		422673009972

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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.