Top 100 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools: New Rankings Released

The new school year is well underway, and Niche.com has released its 2019 list of the best elementary schools here in Pennsylvania.

To arrive at the rankings, Niche said it looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality, grade school ratings and the overall quality of the school district. The methodology for each category of rankings varied with some factors having a higher weight for certain categories over others. Click here to review the full methodology.

Here's a look at the top 100 public elementary schools in the state, according to Niche:

1. Ithan Elementary School, Radnor Township School District
2. Franklin Elementary School, North Allegheny School District
3. Foster Elementary School, Mt. Lebanon School District
4. Merion Elementary School, Lower Merion School District
5. Cynwyd Elementary School, Lower Merion School District
6. The Souderton Charter School Collaborative, Souderton
7. Hoover Elementary School, Mt. Lebanon School District
8. Chadds Ford Elementary School, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
9. Penn Wynne School, Lower Merion School District
10. Radnor Elementary School, Radnor Township School District
11. Peebles Elementary School, North Allegheny School District
12. Wallingford Elementary School, Wallingford-Swarthmore School District
13. Hosack Elementary School, North Allegheny School District
14. Bradford Woods Elementary School, North Allegheny School District
15. Howe Elementary School, Mt. Lebanon School District
16. Streams Elementary School, Upper St. Clair School District
17. Swarthmore-Rutledge School, Wallingford-Swarthmore School District
18. Pocopson Elementary School, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
19. Markham Elementary School, Mt. Lebanon School District
20. Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School, Great Valley School District
21. Penn Valley School, Lower Merion School District
22. Hillside Elementary School, Tredyffrin-Easttown School District
23. Lower Gwynedd Elementary School, Wissahickon School District
24. Eisenhower Elementary School, Upper St. Clair School District
25. Wayne Elementary School, Radnor Township School District
26. Marshall Elementary School, North Allegheny School District
27. Gladwyne Elementary School, Lower Merion School District
28. Jefferson Elementary School, Mt. Lebanon School District
29. Baker Elementary School, Upper St. Clair School District
30. Beaumont Elementary School, Tredyffrin-Easttown School District
31. Valley Forge Elementary School, Tredyffrin-Easttown School District
32. Stony Creek Elementary School, Wissahickon School District
33. Fairview Elementary School, Fox Chapel Area School District
34. Nether Providence Elementary School, Wallingford-Swarthmore School District
35. Buckingham Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
36. Kutz Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
37. Butler Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
38. Devon Elementary School, Tredyffrin-Easttown School District
39. Warwick Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
40. Hillendale Elementary School, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
41. Titus Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
42. Unionville Elementary School, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
43. South Fayette Township Elementary School, South Fayette Township School District
44. Lincoln Elementary School, Mt. Lebanon School District
45. Bridge Valley Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
46. Linden Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
47. New Eagle Elementary School, Tredyffrin-Easttown School District
48. Pine Run Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
49. Washington Elementary School, Mt. Lebanon School District
50. South Fayette Intermediate School, South Fayette Township School District
51. Bethel Springs Elementary School, Garnet Valley School District
52. Belmont Hills Elementary School, Lower Merion School District
53. Ingomar Elementary School, North Allegheny School District
54. Gayman Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
55. Radio Park Elementary School, State College Area School District
56. Gwynedd Square Elementary School, North Penn School District
57. Cold Spring Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
58. Mill Creek Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
59. O'Hara Elementary School, Fox Chapel Area School District
60. McKnight Elementary School, North Allegheny School District
61. Charlestown Elementary School, Great Valley School District
62. New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School, New Hope-Solebury School District
63. Blue Bell Elementary, Wissahickon School District
64. Corl Street Elementary School, State College Area School District
65. Exton Elementary School, West Chester Area School District
66. Indian Lane Elementary School, Rose Tree Media School District
67. Fern Hill Elementary School, West Chester Area School District
68. Evergreen Elementary School, Perkiomen Valley School District
69. Doyle Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
70. Shiloh Hills Elementary School, Wilson School District
71. Rose Tree Elementary School, Rose Tree Media School District
72. Ridge Park Elementary School, Colonial School District
73. Jamison Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
74. Montgomery Elementary School, North Penn School District
75. Garnet Valley Elementary School, Garnet Valley School District
76. Whitemarsh School District, Colonial School District
77. Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School, West Chester Area School District
78. Wrightstown Elementary School, Council Rock School District
79. Groveland Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
80. Rydal East School, Abington School District
81. Hartwood Elementary School, Fox Chapel Area School District
82. Edgeworth Elementary School, Quaker Valley School District
83. Hillsdale Elementary School, West Chester Area School District
84. Osborne Elementary School, Quaker Valley School District
85. Ferguson Township Elementary School, State College Area School District
86. Central Elementary School, Hampton Township School District
87. Poff Elementary School, Hampton Township School District
88. Sol Feinstone Elementary School, Council Rock School District
89. Barclay Elementary School, Central Bucks School District
90. Maple Glen Elementary School, School District of Upper Dublin
91. Walton Farm Elementary School, North Penn School District
92. York Avenue Elementary School, North Penn School District
93. Fred J. Jaindl Elementary School, Parkland School District
94. Highland Elementary School, Abington School District
95. Conshohocken Elementary School, Colonial School District
96. Dallastown Elementary School, Dallastown Area School District
97. Chatham Park Elementary School, School District of Haverford Township
98. Bucks County Montessori Charter School, Fairless Hills
99. Colonial Elementary School, Colonial School District
100. Media Elementary School, Rose Tree Media School District

Find Niche's full list here.

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