Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania (2025-26)
Ranked elementary schools
1569
Listed, not ranked
112
Every ranked elementary school in Pennsylvania, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Pennsylvania rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Pennsylvania elementary schools ranked, 1501 to 1569 of 1569
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| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1501 | F | Provident (Charter) | Pittsburgh | Provident CS | 12% | 32% | Underperforms Expectations | 325 |
| #1502 | F | Samuel Pennypacker Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 12% | 14% | Meets Expectations | 348 |
| #1503 | F | The Philadelphia Cs For Arts And Science (Charter) | Philadelphia | The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds | 12% | 11% | Meets Expectations | 985 |
| #1504 | F | Cramp William Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 11% | 11% | Meets Expectations | 372 |
| #1505 | F | Davis Sch | York | York City SD | 11% | 11% | Meets Expectations | 516 |
| #1506 | F | Frederick Douglass Mastery (Charter) | Philadelphia | Frederick Douglass Mastery CS | 11% | 15% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 581 |
| #1507 | F | Global Leadership Academy (Charter) | Philadelphia | Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey | 11% | 17% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 532 |
| #1508 | F | Lindley Academy (Charter) | Philadelphia | Lindley Academy CS at Birney | 11% | 12% | Meets Expectations | 710 |
| #1509 | F | Meade Gen George C Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 11% | 16% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 296 |
| #1510 | F | Munoz Marin Luis | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 11% | 11% | Meets Expectations | 520 |
| #1511 | F | Pan American Academy (Charter) | Philadelphia | Pan American Academy CS | 11% | 15% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 739 |
| #1512 | F | Pittsburgh Morrow K 8 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh SD | 11% | 14% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 510 |
| #1513 | F | Steel Edward Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 11% | 10% | Meets Expectations | 331 |
| #1514 | F | Stonehurst Hills El Sch | Upper Darby | Upper Darby SD | 11% | 13% | Meets Expectations | 496 |
| #1515 | F | Taylor Bayard Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 11% | 9% | Meets Expectations | 384 |
| #1516 | F | Carnell Laura H Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 10% | 14% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 707 |
| #1517 | F | Greater Johnstown El Sch | Johnstown | Greater Johnstown SD | 10% | 19% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,269 |
| #1518 | F | Jackson Sch | York | York City SD | 10% | 12% | Meets Expectations | 485 |
| #1519 | F | Jefferson El Sch | Erie | Erie City SD | 10% | 21% | Underperforms Expectations | 401 |
| #1520 | F | Pfeiffer Burleigh Sch | Erie | Erie City SD | 10% | 18% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 565 |
| #1521 | F | Spring Garden Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 10% | 19% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 239 |
| #1522 | F | Wright Richard R Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 10% | 8% | Meets Expectations | 276 |
| #1523 | F | Aliquippa El Sch | Aliquippa | Aliquippa SD | 9% | 12% | Meets Expectations | 474 |
| #1524 | F | Allen Dr Ethel Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 9% | 9% | Meets Expectations | 349 |
| #1525 | F | Barry Comm John Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 9% | 9% | Meets Expectations | 527 |
| #1526 | F | Blankenburg Rudolph Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 9% | 11% | Meets Expectations | 244 |
| #1527 | F | Cooke Jay MS | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 9% | 12% | Meets Expectations | 369 |
| #1528 | F | Dick William Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 9% | 10% | Meets Expectations | 356 |
| #1529 | F | Farrell Area Eslms Farrell | Farrell | Farrell Area SD | 9% | 16% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 378 |
| #1530 | F | Ferguson Sch | York | York City SD | 9% | 12% | Meets Expectations | 640 |
| #1531 | F | Foose Sch | Harrisburg | Harrisburg City SD | 9% | 8% | Meets Expectations | 535 |
| #1532 | F | Gideon Edward Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 9% | 14% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 217 |
| #1533 | F | Lincoln Cs (Charter) | York | Lincoln CS | 9% | 21% | Underperforms Expectations | 654 |
| #1534 | F | Mcmichael Morton Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 9% | 11% | Meets Expectations | 294 |
| #1535 | F | Potter Thomas Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 9% | 11% | Meets Expectations | 405 |
| #1536 | F | Roosevelt Theodore MS | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 9% | 10% | Meets Expectations | 449 |
| #1537 | F | Stearne Allen M Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 9% | 10% | Meets Expectations | 380 |
| #1538 | F | Duquesne El Sch | Duquesne | Duquesne City SD | 8% | 15% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 439 |
| #1539 | F | Edison El Sch | Erie | Erie City SD | 8% | 22% | Underperforms Expectations | 419 |
| #1540 | F | Goode Sch | York | York City SD | 8% | 10% | Meets Expectations | 628 |
| #1541 | F | Hartranft John F Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 8% | 10% | Meets Expectations | 299 |
| #1542 | F | Heston Edward Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 8% | 9% | Meets Expectations | 374 |
| #1543 | F | Kipp North Philadelphia (Charter) | Philadelphia | KIPP North Philadelphia CS | 8% | 13% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 588 |
| #1544 | F | Laboratory Cs (Charter) | Philadelphia | 8% | 12% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 491 | |
| #1545 | F | Mcdaniel Delaplaine Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 8% | 18% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 224 |
| #1546 | F | Mckinley El Sch | Erie | Erie City SD | 8% | 18% | Underperforms Expectations | 459 |
| #1547 | F | Mitchell El Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 8% | 9% | Meets Expectations | 337 |
| #1548 | F | Pittsburgh King K 8 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh SD | 8% | 13% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 365 |
| #1549 | F | Urban Pathways K 5 College (Charter) | Pittsburgh | Urban Pathways K-5 College CS | 8% | 14% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 311 |
| #1550 | F | Alliance For Progress (Charter) | Philadelphia | Alliance for Progress CS | 7% | 15% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 557 |
| #1551 | F | Benjamin Franklin Sch | Harrisburg | Harrisburg City SD | 7% | 10% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 786 |
| #1552 | F | Blaine James G Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 7% | 11% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 341 |
| #1553 | F | Chester Community (Charter) | Chester | Chester Community CS | 7% | 15% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 4,276 |
| #1554 | F | Elkin Lewis Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 7% | 10% | Meets Expectations | 539 |
| #1555 | F | Hannah Penn | York | York City SD | 7% | 12% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 679 |
| #1556 | F | Kenderton El Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 7% | 10% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 354 |
| #1557 | F | Longstreth William C Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 7% | 11% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 271 |
| #1558 | F | Mckinley William Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 7% | 15% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 355 |
| #1559 | F | Scott Sch | Harrisburg | Harrisburg City SD | 7% | 8% | Meets Expectations | 461 |
| #1560 | F | Sto Rox Upper El Sch | Mckees Rocks | Sto-Rox SD | 7% | 10% | Meets Expectations | 218 |
| #1561 | F | Edgmont Scholars Academy | Chester | 6% | 11% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 372 | |
| #1562 | F | Lamberton Robert E Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 6% | 15% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 310 |
| #1563 | F | Pittsburgh Arlington K 8 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh SD | 6% | 15% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 349 |
| #1564 | F | Rhodes E Washington Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 6% | 10% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 396 |
| #1565 | F | Chester Upland Sch Of Arts | Chester | Chester-Upland SD | 5% | 8% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 424 |
| #1566 | F | Mcclure Alexander K Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 5% | 8% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 509 |
| #1567 | F | Peirce Thomas M Sch | Philadelphia | Philadelphia City SD | 5% | 9% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 242 |
| #1568 | F | Propel Cs Hazelwood (Charter) | Pittsburgh | Propel CS-Hazelwood | 5% | 13% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 271 |
| #1569 | F | Downey Sch | Harrisburg | Harrisburg City SD | 3% | 7% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 386 |
About this ranking
- Scope: every public elementary school in Pennsylvania.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works