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
191	Northside Elementary School	Public	1-5	301 E Spruce St	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 838-1331	229	17	13.1	42.8%	164 (71.6%)	15 (6.6%)	33 (14.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$20,838			$858			$19,980	85.4	86.1	166	25		421839007374
192	Indian Rock Elementary School	Public	3-5	1500 Indian Rock Dam Rd	York	17403	York County	York Suburban School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 885-1250	314	23	13.5	37.3%	197 (62.7%)	20 (6.4%)	49 (15.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.4%)	$14,178			$88			$14,089	85.3	82.9	227	35		422685006688
193	Mary C Howse Elementary School	Public	K-5	641 W Boot Rd	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-1300	442	33	13.3	7.9%	209 (47.3%)	17 (3.8%)	24 (5.4%)	166 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	$17,467			$118			$17,348	85.3	90.1	90	103		422529001457
194	Gwynedd Square Elementary School	Public	K-6	1641 Supplee Rd	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 855-4331	610	46	13.2	19.2%	346 (56.7%)	42 (6.9%)	36 (5.9%)	139 (22.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	$19,708			$943			$18,765	85.3	83.7	214	20		421728010006
195	New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	186 West Bridge Street	New Hope	18938	Bucks County	New Hope-Solebury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 862-8026	277	26	10.7	14.4%	202 (72.9%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (9.7%)	17 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.5%)	$23,247			$232			$23,014	85.2	84.6	198	3		421686000851
196	L R Appleman Elementary School	Public	K-6	525 Park Street	Benton	17814	Columbia County	Benton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 925-6971	308	31	9.8	99.0%	292 (94.8%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,071			$1,511			$19,560	85.2	80.7	269	73		420339001594
197	Park Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	2181 School Dr	State College	16803	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-5010	419	31	13.4	18.6%	318 (75.9%)	16 (3.8%)	27 (6.4%)	28 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	$21,761			$685			$21,076	85.1	87.4	144	53		422277006233
198	Landisville Intrmd Center	Public	4-6	330 Mumma Drive	Landisville	17538	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5590	474	32	15	31.2%	327 (69.0%)	21 (4.4%)	70 (14.8%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)	$16,460			$386			$16,074	85.1	86.6	157	41		421179006294
199	Unionville Elementary School	Public	K-5	1775 W Doe Run Road	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 347-1700	372	32	11.6	15.9%	298 (80.1%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.3%)	24 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$31,172			$569			$30,604	85	86.8	152	47		422421001442
200	Benner Elementary School	Public	K-5	490 Buffalo Run Rd	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 355-2812	252	19	13.2	23.4%	232 (92.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$21,234			$327			$20,907	85	79.9	287	87		420324001339

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on 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.