See How Moon Elementary Schools Are Ranked In New Analysis

PITTSBURGH, PA — Pleasant Valley in the Peters Township School is the best public elementary school in Pennsylvania, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2025 ranking of the nation’s best public elementary schools on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. Elementary schools are considered K-6 in the analysis.

These are the top 2010 public elementary schools in the Pittsburgh area. Their state rankings are listed parenthetically.

1. Pleasant Valley, Peters Township School District (1)

2. Fairview, Fox Chapel Area School District (2)

3. Bradford Woods, North Allegheny School District (3)

4. Richland, Pine-Richland School District (4)

5. McCormick, Moon Area School District (5)

6. Wexford, Pine-Richland School District (6)

7. Bower Hill, Peters Township School District (7)

8. O'Hara, Fox Chapel Area School District (12)

9. William Penn, Bethel Park School District (14)

10. Franklin, North Allegheny School District (15)

11. Hartwood, Fox Chapel Area School District (17)

12. Foster, Mt. Lebanon School District (22)

13. Baker, Upper St. Clair School District (23)

14. Eisenhower, Upper St. Clair School District (24)

15. Edgeworth, Quaker Valley School District (25)

16. Streams, Upper St. Clair School District (31)

17. South Fayette, South Fayette School District (36)

18. Howe, Mt. Lebanon School District (42)

19. Jefferson, Mt. Lebanon School District (44)

20. Marshall, North Allegheny School District (46)

The methodology for the rankings focused on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in math and reading/language arts, while also accounting for students’ background and their achievements in core subjects. Student-teacher ratios were applied to break ties.

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to inform parents on how well schools are doing at providing high-equality education and providing students for a successful future, LaMont Jones, managing editor for Education at U.S. News, said in a news release.