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
711	Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-5	188 Recreation Rd	Derry	15627	Westmoreland County	Derry Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 694-2400	753	58	12.9	100.3%	688 (91.4%)	12 (1.6%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.1%)	$16,763			$2,745			$14,018	57.1	60.4	707	4		420756006927
712	Glendale Elementary School	Public	K-6	1500 Beaver Valley Rd	Flinton	16640	Cambria County	Glendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 687-4263	304	32	9.3	106.9%	291 (95.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$21,270			$1,209			$20,061	57.1	73.7	423	289		421083006952
713	Leedom Elementary School	Public	K-5	620 East Chester Pike	Ridley Park	19078	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	291	26	11	56.7%	214 (73.5%)	34 (11.7%)	13 (4.5%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$26,623			$856			$25,767	57	54.2	811	98		422037001930
714	Northwestern Lehigh Elementary School	Public	K-5	6493 Route 309	New Tripoli	18066	Lehigh County	Northwestern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 298-8661	396	30	13.1	28.5%	366 (92.4%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$19,389			$437			$18,951	57	51.8	839	125		421785006449
715	Hatfield Elementary School	Public	K-6	1701 Fairgrounds Road	Hatfield	19440	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 368-1585	501	44	11.4	65.3%	157 (31.3%)	53 (10.6%)	154 (30.7%)	99 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	$22,158			$1,132			$21,026	57	44.6	953	238		421728005344
716	Doe Run Elementary School	Public	K-4	281 Doe Run Rd	Manheim	17545	Lancaster County	Manheim Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 665-8800	672	48	13.9	35.7%	530 (78.9%)	8 (1.2%)	85 (12.6%)	30 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	$18,896			$756			$18,141	57	61.6	672	44		421455007632
717	Windber Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	421 Sugar Maple Dr	Windber	15963	Somerset County	Windber Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 467-4567	617	44	13.9	99.5%	568 (92.1%)	7 (1.1%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$6,962			$1,155			$5,807	56.8	66.7	557	160		422661000280
718	West Creek Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Erford Rd	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	East Pennsboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 732-0142	587	42	14	57.2%	339 (57.8%)	55 (9.4%)	75 (12.8%)	66 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.9%)	$11,429			$955			$10,474	56.8	60.7	696	22		420858004850
719	Pfaff Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Sleepy Hollow Road	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 529-2850	482	40	12	36.9%	377 (78.2%)	10 (2.1%)	55 (11.4%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	$20,367			$248			$20,120	56.8	55.5	785	66		421989000854
720	Case Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-6	36 Case Avenue	Sharon	16146	Mercer County	Sharon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 983-4015	483	48	10.1	99.0%	290 (60.0%)	94 (19.5%)	11 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (17.4%)	$17,101			$2,565			$14,536	56.7	51.7	840	120		422133003173

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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.