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
461	Saegertown Elementary School	Public	K-6	18741 State Highway 198	Saegertown	16433	Crawford County	Penncrest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 337-1611	405	29	14.1	44.4%	389 (96.0%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$18,113			$1,516			$16,597	70.3	72.5	444	17		421874009957
462	Dassa McKinney Elementary School	Public	K-6	391 Hooker Rd	West Sunbury	16061	Butler County	Moniteau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 637-2321	581	44	13.1	99.7%	562 (96.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$18,341			$1,397			$16,945	70.3	63.4	628	166		421710006605
463	Jersey Shore Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Locust St	Jersey Shore	17740	Lycoming County	Jersey Shore Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 398-7120	499	41	12.2	56.1%	467 (93.6%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$17,619			$961			$16,659	70.2	63.5	627	164		421248005243
464	Blue Mountain Elementary West School	Public	K-5	20 North Front St	Friedensburg	17972	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(570) 739-4461	451	36	12.6	38.8%	396 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$18,295			$740			$17,554	70.1	78.4	320	144		420387010032
465	Caley Elementary School	Public	K-4	725 Caley Road	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 205-3652	372	33	11.3	40.9%	145 (39.0%)	62 (16.7%)	25 (6.7%)	96 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.8%)	$23,986			$1,413			$22,574	70.1	80	286	179		422448004832
466	McKinley School	Public	K-5	370 Cedar Rd	Elkins Park	19027	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 663-0430	596	42	14.2	34.9%	376 (63.1%)	70 (11.7%)	57 (9.6%)	52 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	$21,674			$626			$21,048	70.1	78	329	137		420204005075
467	Mt Vernon Elementary School	Public	3-5	2400 Greenock Buena Vista Road	McKeesport	15135	Allegheny County	Elizabeth Forward School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 896-2327	194	15	12.6	47.9%	161 (83.0%)	5 (2.6%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.8%)	$18,698			$270			$18,428	70	71.1	463	4		420909000142
468	McConnellsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	151 E Cherry St	Mc Connellsburg	17233	Fulton County	Central Fulton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 485-4438	413	36	11.4	58.8%	368 (89.1%)	10 (2.4%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.8%)	$18,554			$1,526			$17,028	70	62.3	659	191		421485002248
469	Winding Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	34 Bali Hai Rd	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 620-2525	1,055	67	15.7	32.2%	441 (41.8%)	67 (6.4%)	120 (11.4%)	356 (33.7%)	16 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	$13,991			$226			$13,765	69.8	71.3	461	8		420711007645
470	Reamstown Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 South Reamstown Road	Reamstown	17567	Lancaster County	Cocalico School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 336-1531	375	29	12.8	47.7%	326 (86.9%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.5%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$19,088			$420			$18,668	69.7	73.1	434	36		420627005053

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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.