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
861	Sullivan County Elementary School	Public	K-6	767 South Street	Laporte	18626	Sullivan County	Sullivan County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 946-7471	306	27	11.5	99.0%	298 (97.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$23,120			$925			$22,195	47.3	41.7	990	129		422292007418
862	Northern Potter Childrens School	Public	PK, KG-6	745 Northern Potter Road	Ulysses	16948	Potter County	Northern Potter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 848-7563	293	24	12	67.6%	284 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$18,745			$1,712			$17,033	47.3	35.4	1065	203		421770006931
863	Emily Brittain Elementary School	Public	K-5	338 North Washington Street	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	255	23	10.9	95.7%	206 (80.8%)	11 (4.3%)	16 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.5%)	$15,365			$1,059			$14,306	47.2	47.3	901	38		420459001134
864	Tinicum School	Public	1-8	First & Seneca Streets	Essington	19029	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 521-4450	325	34	9.4	56.3%	216 (66.5%)	40 (12.3%)	19 (5.8%)	20 (6.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	$20,932			$731			$20,202	47.1	57.1	759	105		421217004847
865	Swiftwater Interm School	Public	4-6	208 Campus Drive	Swiftwater	18370	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	737	71	10.4	99.6%	387 (52.5%)	105 (14.2%)	196 (26.6%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	28 (3.8%)	$25,082			$1,332			$23,751	47	50.4	856	9		421950007503
866	Fink Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 N Race Street	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 948-3370	257	22	11.8	72.4%	98 (38.1%)	42 (16.3%)	73 (28.4%)	25 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.0%)	$20,441			$1,811			$18,630	47	53.3	820	46		421524006934
867	Mountain View Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	11748 State Route 106	Kingsley	18826	Susquehanna County	Mountain View School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(570) 434-8435	494	39	12.5	58.7%	476 (96.4%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$20,631			$2,376			$18,255	46.9	48	889	22		421605009997
868	March Elementary School	Public	K-5	429 Reeder St	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2531	296	26	11.2	98.6%	121 (40.9%)	27 (9.1%)	125 (42.2%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$22,887			$1,149			$21,739	46.9	57.8	744	124		420885003478
869	Purchase Line Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	16957 Route 286 Hwy E	Commodore	15729	Indiana County	Purchase Line School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 254-4312	353	29	12.2	108.5%	343 (97.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$62			$05			$57	46.8	57	763	106		421983006893
870	Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	310 Cayuga Avenue	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8397	439	36	12	99.3%	339 (77.2%)	47 (10.7%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.8%)	$15,766			$2,277			$13,490	46.7	51.6	841	29		420234000902

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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.