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
261	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	K-6	1010 Mountain View Dr	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greater Latrobe School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 834-7399	534	37	14.5	18.9%	483 (90.4%)	5 (0.9%)	15 (2.8%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.7%)	$15,030			$768			$14,262	80.8	79.6	297	36		421098004380
262	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	405 E Sunbury St	Millerstown	17062	Perry County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 589-3115	313	27	11.7	33.2%	297 (94.9%)	9 (2.9%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,131			$666			$19,465	80.8	75.5	382	120		421119007001
263	Limerick Elementary School	Public	K-4	81 Limerick Center Rd	Royersford	19468	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 705-6007	257	28	9.1	26.1%	175 (68.1%)	11 (4.3%)	15 (5.8%)	41 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	$30,590			$608			$29,982	80.8	88.3	127	136		422256003358
264	Titus Elementary School	Public	K-6	2333 Lower Barness Road	Warrington	18976	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 893-4500	566	41	13.8	15.7%	376 (66.4%)	7 (1.2%)	39 (6.9%)	91 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	$20,152			$630			$19,521	80.8	79.8	289	25		420531001131
265	Kratzer School	Public	K-5	2200 Huckleberry Rd	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-5820	510	37	13.8	48.6%	253 (49.6%)	31 (6.1%)	155 (30.4%)	39 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	$21,455			$527			$20,928	80.8	82.4	237	28		421851002827
266	Hydetown Elementary School	Public	1-5	12294 Gresham Road	Titusville	16354	Crawford County	Titusville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 827-2715	204	16	12.6	65.2%	195 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$18,152			$2,030			$16,122	80.8	75.9	373	107		422349001666
267	Towamensing Elementary School	Public	K-6	7920 Interchange Rd	Lehighton	18235	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 681-4024	328	31	10.6	39.9%	299 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$18,655			$1,894			$16,761	80.8	79	310	43		421836001319
268	Central Columbia Elementary School	Public	K-4	4777 Old Berwick Rd	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Central Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-2850	705	54	13	38.3%	637 (90.4%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.8%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	$19,993			$1,465			$18,528	80.7	83.5	219	49		420537007260
269	Westmont Hilltop Elementary School	Public	K-6	827 Diamond Blvd	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Westmont Hilltop School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 255-8707	749	54	13.8	49.4%	593 (79.2%)	36 (4.8%)	41 (5.5%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.1%)	$12,741			$1,245			$11,496	80.7	73.2	431	162		422613001290
270	Portage Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	84 Mountain Ave	Portage	15946	Cambria County	Portage Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 736-9636	401	37	10.8	103.0%	379 (94.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$16,860			$2,453			$14,408	80.6	81.1	260	10		421956006771

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.