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
1141	Inquiry Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1301 Belmont Avenue	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Inquiry Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 823-5541	272	18	15.1	74.6%	5 (1.8%)	231 (84.9%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.8%)	$25,589			$10,179			$15,410	24.9	21.6	1195	54		420004200404
1142	Delcroft School	Public	K-8	799 School Lane	Folcroft	19032	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4360	554	43	12.9	111.2%	53 (9.6%)	424 (76.5%)	31 (5.6%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	$10,124			$217			$9,907	24.8	19.9	1223	81		422240006505
1143	Morrisville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	550 W Palmer St	Morrisville	19067	Bucks County	Morrisville Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 736-5270	197	16	12.7	97.0%	65 (33.0%)	63 (32.0%)	52 (26.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.1%)	$22,111			$1,797			$20,314	24.8	22.4	1187	44		421590007601
1144	A L Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Al Wilson Drive	Fairchance	15436	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 564-7434	341	27	12.7	104.7%	307 (90.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.2%)	$15,822			$2,660			$13,162	24.3	32.5	1085	59		420210007575
1145	Highland Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	8301 West Chester Pike	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 853-4530	737	52	14.1	95.7%	38 (5.2%)	224 (30.4%)	215 (29.2%)	207 (28.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	$16,624			$2,597			$14,028	24.2	20	1220	75		422432001965
1146	Gettysburg Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	888 Coleman Road	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-1120	281	21	13.7	58.0%	236 (84.0%)	5 (1.8%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.0%)	$13,667			$382			$13,285	24.2	46.3	921	225		420083607370
1147	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	One Innovation Way	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(717) 710-3300	29,320	1,809	16.2	47.5%	16,872 (57.5%)	4,523 (15.4%)	5,256 (17.9%)	305 (1.0%)	114 (0.4%)	36 (0.1%)	2,214 (7.6%)	$14,750			$624			$14,126	24.1	27	1138	9		420011900756
1148	Conemaugh Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1340 William Penn Avenue	Johnstown	15906	Cambria County	Conemaugh Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 535-6970	374	31	11.9		318 (85.0%)	18 (4.8%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	$18,708			$1,522			$17,186	24	39.8	1009	139		420643005213
1149	Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1540 W 38th St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6670	559	42	13.3	102.1%	283 (50.6%)	89 (15.9%)	26 (4.7%)	36 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (22.2%)	$3,699			$2,739			$961	24	26.4	1141	8		420930002001
1150	New Bloomfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 West High St	New Bloomfield	17068	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 582-4318	391	23	17.3	98.7%	362 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	$22,327			$1,202			$21,125	24	27.4	1132	18		422574004920

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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.
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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.