Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
421899006528	771	Harrington Avery D School	Public	K-8	5300-34 Baltimore Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7920	289	29	9.9	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	263 (91.0%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$22,269	$11,367	$10,902	11.9	13.1	754	17
421899005292	772	Allen Dr Ethel School	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 W Lehigh Ave	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7040	329	31	10.5	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	307 (93.3%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$24,037	$10,965	$13,072	11.6	10.3	793	21
421899003804	773	Anderson Add B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1034 S 60th St	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7890	384	34	11.1	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	358 (93.2%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$20,717	$9,705	$11,012	11.6	7.1	853	80
421560000087	774	Monessen Middle School	Public	6-8	1245 State Rd	Monessen	15062	Westmoreland County	Monessen City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 684-7100	152	15	9.8	78.3%	61 (40.1%)	63 (41.4%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (15.1%)	$127	$13	$114	11.5	10.9	783	9
422682007432	775	Devers School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Chanceford Ave	York	17404	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1210	693	46	15.2	100.0%	64 (9.2%)	272 (39.2%)	318 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	$17,726	$2,675	$15,051	11.4	9.4	806	31
420089307600	776	Independence Charter School West	Public, Charter	K-8	5600 Chester Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Independence Charter School West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 724-5600	831	45	18.4	100.0%	22 (2.6%)	748 (90.0%)	36 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$17,132	$3,196	$13,936	11.2	12.6	764	12
420005600496	777	Math Civics and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	447 N Broad St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Math Civics and Sciences Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 923-4880	896	55	16.2	91.2%	1 (0.1%)	862 (96.2%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	$00	$00	$00	11	16.6	714	63
420076006107	778	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	5501 Cedar Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 387-5149	773	48	15.9	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	719 (93.0%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	$19,187	$5,757	$13,430	11	17	712	66
420087407515	779	Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	5650 Sprague Street	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 951-5689	648	40	16.2	99.5%	4 (0.6%)	561 (86.6%)	45 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	25 (3.9%)	$19,228	$4,714	$14,514	11	10.3	794	15
420008600585	780	Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-9	2601 S 58th St	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 878-1544	368	31	11.8	100.3%	2 (0.5%)	337 (91.6%)	12 (3.3%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$19,383	$5,450	$13,933	10.9	10.8	784	4

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSSA Math, PSSA English Language Arts, PSSA Science test scores released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 13, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 891)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
421899006528	771	Harrington Avery D School	Public	K-8	5300-34 Baltimore Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7920	289	29	9.9	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	263 (91.0%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$22,269			$11,367			$10,902	11.9	13.1	754	17
421899005292	772	Allen Dr Ethel School	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 W Lehigh Ave	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7040	329	31	10.5	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	307 (93.3%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$24,037			$10,965			$13,072	11.6	10.3	793	21
421899003804	773	Anderson Add B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1034 S 60th St	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7890	384	34	11.1	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	358 (93.2%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$20,717			$9,705			$11,012	11.6	7.1	853	80
421560000087	774	Monessen Middle School	Public	6-8	1245 State Rd	Monessen	15062	Westmoreland County	Monessen City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 684-7100	152	15	9.8	78.3%	61 (40.1%)	63 (41.4%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (15.1%)	$127			$13			$114	11.5	10.9	783	9
422682007432	775	Devers School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Chanceford Ave	York	17404	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1210	693	46	15.2	100.0%	64 (9.2%)	272 (39.2%)	318 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	$17,726			$2,675			$15,051	11.4	9.4	806	31
420089307600	776	Independence Charter School West	Public, Charter	K-8	5600 Chester Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Independence Charter School West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 724-5600	831	45	18.4	100.0%	22 (2.6%)	748 (90.0%)	36 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$17,132			$3,196			$13,936	11.2	12.6	764	12
420005600496	777	Math Civics and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	447 N Broad St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Math Civics and Sciences Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 923-4880	896	55	16.2	91.2%	1 (0.1%)	862 (96.2%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	$00			$00			$00	11	16.6	714	63
420076006107	778	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	5501 Cedar Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 387-5149	773	48	15.9	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	719 (93.0%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	$19,187			$5,757			$13,430	11	17	712	66
420087407515	779	Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	5650 Sprague Street	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 951-5689	648	40	16.2	99.5%	4 (0.6%)	561 (86.6%)	45 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	25 (3.9%)	$19,228			$4,714			$14,514	11	10.3	794	15
420008600585	780	Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-9	2601 S 58th St	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 878-1544	368	31	11.8	100.3%	2 (0.5%)	337 (91.6%)	12 (3.3%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$19,383			$5,450			$13,933	10.9	10.8	784	4