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The largest public elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Across Pennsylvania, 1,638 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Chester Community CS leads the list at 3,782, against a median of 415 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,638
Pennsylvania
Top Students
3,782
Median Students
415
LARGEST · PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Chester Community CSChester, PAChester Community CSElementary3,782
2Northeast Community Propel AcademyPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,783
3Mayfair SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,763
4Upper Moreland El SchHatboro, PAUpper Moreland Township SDElementary1,627
5Frank Anne SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,622
6Avon Grove Intrmd SchWest Grove, PAAvon Grove SDElementary1,436
7State El CtrLarksville, PAWyoming Valley West SDElementary1,376
8Solis-Cohen Solomon SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,350
9Montour El SchMcKees Rocks, PAMontour SDElementary1,276
10Spruance Gilbert SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,270
11Loesche William H SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,263
12Muhlenberg El CtrReading, PAMuhlenberg SDElementary1,241
13Heights Terrace El/MSHazleton, PAHazleton Area SDElementary1,236
14Penn Hills El SchPittsburgh, PAPenn Hills SDElementary1,228
15Moore J Hampton SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,192
16Farrell Louis H SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,187
17Greater Johnstown El SchJohnstown, PAGreater Johnstown SDElementary1,133
18Punxsutawney Area El SchPunxutawney, PAPunxsutawney Area SDElementary1,085
19Clearfield Area El SchClearfield, PAClearfield Area SDElementary1,067
20North Schuylkill El SchAshland, PANorth Schuylkill SDElementary1,064
21R.A. Lutz El SchPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SDElementary1,060
22Winding Creek El SchMechanicsburg, PACumberland Valley SDElementary1,055
23Decatur Stephen SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,028
24Mid Valley El CtrThroop, PAMid Valley SDElementary1,027
25West Hazleton El/MSWest Hazleton, PAHazleton Area SDElementary1,023
26Northern Lebanon El SchFredericksburg, PANorthern Lebanon SDElementary1,018
27Lehighton Area Elementary CenterLehighton, PALehighton Area SDElementary1,005
28Forest Hills El SchSidman, PAForest Hills SDElementary994
29Freeland El/MSFreeland, PAHazleton Area SDElementary991
30Keystone El SchCroydon, PABristol Township SDElementary988
31Southwark SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary976
32Brookwood El SchLevittown, PABristol Township SDElementary975
33Mill Creek El SchLevittown, PABristol Township SDElementary974
34Swiftwater El CtrSwiftwater, PAPocono Mountain SDElementary971
35Wissahickon CSPhiladelphia, PAWissahickon CSElementary965
36Franklin Towne Charter Elementary SchoolPhiladelphia, PAFranklin Towne Charter Elementary SchoolElementary962
37Dr David W Kistler El SchWilkes Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDElementary961
38Valley El/MSSugarloaf, PAHazleton Area SDElementary957
39Allen Ethan SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary957
40West Oak Lane CSPhiladelphia, PAWest Oak Lane CSElementary955
41Greenberg Joseph SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary925
42Clear Run Intrmd SchTobyhanna, PAPocono Mountain SDElementary919
43Fitzpatrick Aloysius L SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary906
44Pleasant Valley Intermediate SchKunkletown, PAPleasant Valley SDElementary906
45McAdoo-Kelayres El/MSMcAdoo, PAHazleton Area SDElementary900
46Pleasant Valley El SchKunkletown, PAPleasant Valley SDElementary899
47John Hancock Demonstration SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary895
48Chartiers Valley Primary SchBridgeville, PAChartiers Valley SDElementary892
49Clarke El CtrPottsville, PAPottsville Area SDElementary892
50The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR EdmundsPhiladelphia, PAThe Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR EdmundsElementary885
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