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Private schools in Pennsylvania with elementary grades and the highest overall grades. Top 50 of 516 schools.
#1 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 92% of Christian schools in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, PA
#2 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 96% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Merion Station, PA
#3 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Birdsboro, PA
#4 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 99% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Drexel Hill, PA
#5 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Independent Catholic school · Grades K–12
Smaller classes than 82% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr, PA
#6 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 87% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
#7 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Pittsburgh, PA
#8 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only all-boys school in Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr, PA
#9 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest of 344 Christian schools in Pennsylvania
Newtown Square, PA
#10 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Wormleysburg, PA
#11 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 67% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
#12 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 84% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Lancaster, PA
#13 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 90% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
#14 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 63% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA
#15 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Quaker (Friends) school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only Christian school in Wynnewood
Wynnewood, PA
#16 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Quaker (Friends) school · Grades Pre-K–6
The only Christian school in Lansdowne
Lansdowne, PA
#17 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Harrisburg
Harrisburg, PA
#18 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Bryn Mawr, PA
#19 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Quaker (Friends) school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 84% of Christian schools in Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA
#20 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Brethren school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the 3 largest Christian schools in Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, PA
#21 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 74% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
White Oak, PA
#22 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
#23 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
The smallest classes of any Christian school in Lititz
Lititz, PA
#24 Best Private Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only independent school in Bala Cynwyd
Bala Cynwyd, PA
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