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
911	Eddystone Elementary School	Public	K-5	1410 E. 9th Street	Eddystone	19022	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-1900	226	21	11	87.6%	75 (33.2%)	87 (38.5%)	29 (12.8%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.6%)	$22,791			$835			$21,956	44.3	31	1097	186		422037005043
912	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1615 East Elm Street	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 941-4100	384	33	11.8	35.7%	304 (79.2%)	22 (5.7%)	17 (4.4%)	19 (4.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$17,648			$1,267			$16,381	44.2	60.3	708	204		420086707435
913	East Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	2673 Sand Beach Rd	Grantville	17028	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 469-2686	333	25	13.4	30.6%	261 (78.4%)	2 (0.6%)	47 (14.1%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$18,448			$575			$17,873	44.2	59.7	716	197		421410001752
914	Woodlyn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Colson Rd.	Woodlyn	19094	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-1900	320	29	11.2	76.3%	126 (39.4%)	97 (30.3%)	43 (13.4%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (10.6%)	$23,182			$836			$22,347	44.1	33.9	1078	164		422037001932
915	Avis Elementary School	Public	K-5	1088 Third St	Jersey Shore	17740	Clinton County	Jersey Shore Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 753-5220	234	15	15.9	54.3%	216 (92.3%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	$17,617			$964			$16,654	43.9	66.4	562	353		421248003031
916	Williamsburg Community Elementary School	Public	K-6	607 Sage Hill Drive	Williamsburg	16693	Blair County	Williamsburg Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 832-2125	243	18	13.4	60.1%	235 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$13,833			$992			$12,841	43.9	54.8	794	122		422643000950
917	Robert Reid Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Oberlin Road	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 948-3360	410	38	10.8	71.5%	234 (57.1%)	43 (10.5%)	72 (17.6%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.7%)	$19,566			$1,888			$17,677	43.8	56.1	776	141		421524000703
918	Fell D Newlin School	Public	K-8	900 W Oregon Ave	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8260	530	37	14.2	100.8%	96 (18.1%)	52 (9.8%)	182 (34.3%)	187 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$18,924			$6,815			$12,109	43.7	41	997	79		421899003639
919	Dr Cleveland Steward Junior Elementary School	Public	K-4	5000 Gateway Campus Blvd	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 373-5874	292	27	10.8	105.1%	120 (41.1%)	103 (35.3%)	19 (6.5%)	8 (2.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (13.4%)	$25,007			$2,214			$22,793	43.7	46.8	912	7		421062009980
920	Avella Elementary Center	Public	K-6	1000 Avella Rd	Avella	15312	Washington County	Avella Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 356-2218	242	24	10.1	64.5%	230 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$20,562			$2,354			$18,208	43.6	43	979	59		420276007118

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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.