Pennsylvania Elementary School Rankings

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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 Monday, November 28, 2022.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 1534)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
421007000149	1	Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-5	738 Dorseyville Rd	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 963-9315	375	28	13.5	7.2%	307 (81.9%)	7 (1.9%)	7 (1.9%)	32 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	$18,795			$190			$18,605	96.6	96.6	2	1
421701000263	2	Bradford Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Forest Road	Bradfordwoods	15015	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 935-5081	369	26	14.1	6.2%	289 (78.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.1%)	51 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$16,175			$223			$15,952	96.5	96.8	1	1
421416003287	3	Merion Elementary School	Public	K-4	549 S Bowman Ave	Merion Station	19066	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 645-1470	544	47	11.6	9.9%	352 (64.7%)	22 (4.0%)	24 (4.4%)	85 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.2%)	$26,033			$301			$25,732	95.8	95.4	7	4
421583006743	4	McCormick Elementary School	Public	K-4	2801 Beaver Grade Rd	Moon Township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 264-9440	198	13	14.7	7.6%	170 (85.9%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	15 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$15,270			$130			$15,140	95.8	92.7	41	37
421992006510	5	Ithan Elementary School	Public	K-5	695 Clyde Rd	Bryn Mawr	19010	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 527-1357	482	36	13.3	5.0%	313 (64.9%)	14 (2.9%)	21 (4.4%)	109 (22.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$22,201			$806			$21,395	95.6	93.4	31	26
421701000265	6	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	2401 Rochester Rd	Sewickley	15143	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 366-9663	744	49	15.2	4.3%	413 (55.5%)	12 (1.6%)	11 (1.5%)	283 (38.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$18,578			$354			$18,224	95.2	96.4	3	3
420240003414	7	Stony Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1721 Yost Rd	Blue Bell	19422	Montgomery County	Wissahickon School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 619-8108	594	39	15.2	14.0%	353 (59.4%)	25 (4.2%)	24 (4.0%)	145 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.7%)	$29,835			$669			$29,166	95.1	94.4	21	14
421416003291	8	Gladwyne School	Public	K-4	230 West Righters Mill Rd	Gladwyne	19035	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1440	691	56	12.3	8.2%	513 (74.2%)	36 (5.2%)	31 (4.5%)	48 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.1%)	$25,703			$297			$25,406	94.9	94.2	23	15
421007000461	9	OHara Elementary School	Public	K-5	115 Cabin Lane	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 963-0333	697	52	13.4	12.3%	558 (80.1%)	10 (1.4%)	25 (3.6%)	47 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.0%)	$17,410			$137			$17,273	94.8	95.1	10	1
420771001432	10	Pickering Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	121 Byers Rd	Chester Springs	19425	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 458-5324	440	41	10.7	6.4%	144 (32.7%)	9 (2.0%)	9 (2.0%)	258 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.3%)	$15,946			$181			$15,765	94.8	95.3	8	2

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSSA Math, PSSA English Language Arts, PSSA Science test scores released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 28, 2022, 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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