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
1061	Clark Wood Elementary School	Public	K-6	110A Ellison Road	Elkland	16920	Tioga County	Northern Tioga School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 258-5131	303	28	10.9	99.7%	279 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$20,798			$1,662			$19,136	32.1	48.1	888	173		421773006371
1062	Dr David W Kistler Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Old River Rd	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7230	961	55	17.3	100.9%	126 (13.1%)	153 (15.9%)	589 (61.3%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.6%)	$13,405			$1,302			$12,102	32.1	27.9	1127	65		422630006924
1063	Carmichaels Area Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	225 N Vine St	Carmichaels	15320	Greene County	Carmichaels Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 966-5045	433	30	14.4	99.3%	425 (98.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$16,953			$1,549			$15,403	32	31.3	1096	33		420507009974
1064	Paxtang Elementary School	Public	K-5	3530 Rutherford St	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 561-1781	281	19	14.8	99.6%	54 (19.2%)	73 (26.0%)	74 (26.3%)	46 (16.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.4%)	$15,877			$948			$14,929	31.9	38.9	1020	44		420540001795
1065	Youngsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	232 2nd St	Youngsville	16371	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 563-7207	267	23	11.7	106.7%	250 (93.6%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$23,043			$3,409			$19,634	31.7	45.3	939	126		422482004133
1066	Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Wildcat Way	Athens	18810	Bradford County	Athens Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 888-7766	542	43	12.5	102.2%	471 (86.9%)	18 (3.3%)	34 (6.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	$20,378			$2,017			$18,361	31.7	38	1031	35		420267000626
1067	Aronimink Elementary School	Public	K-5	4611 Bond Ave	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 853-4510	626	46	13.5	84.3%	91 (14.5%)	177 (28.3%)	124 (19.8%)	180 (28.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.5%)	$17,432			$1,242			$16,190	31.6	37.8	1035	32		422432010042
1068	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	2601 Bond Ave	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-4520	551	56	9.7	102.7%	126 (22.9%)	255 (46.3%)	54 (9.8%)	49 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.2%)	$19,311			$1,051			$18,259	31.5	26.1	1144	76		422432001966
1069	West Berwick Elementary School	Public	K-4	809 Sycamore St	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 759-6400	487	37	13	100.6%	371 (76.2%)	7 (1.4%)	79 (16.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	$20,772			$2,151			$18,621	31.3	39.5	1011	58		420348007582
1070	Chester Street Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 East Chester Street	Kingston	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 287-2438	294	21	13.8	97.6%	130 (44.2%)	44 (15.0%)	72 (24.5%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.9%)	$17,246			$2,877			$14,369	31.3	20.8	1207	137		422595006392

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.