Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 893)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
421098006957	91	Greater Latrobe Junior High School	Public	7-8	130 High School Rd	Latrobe	15650	Westmoreland County	Greater Latrobe School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 539-4265	554	47	11.8	41.0%	498 (89.9%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.2%)	$19,224			$988			$18,236	86.8	86.9	81	10
420999005328	92	Fort LeBoeuf Middle School	Public	6-8	865 Cherry St	Waterford	16441	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 796-2681	473	37	12.7	46.3%	449 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$13,799			$1,124			$12,674	86.7	84	103	11
421863005238	93	Marticville Middle School	Public	7-8	356 Frogtown Rd	Pequea	17565	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 291-9854	382	24	15.7	47.1%	312 (81.7%)	18 (4.7%)	41 (10.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$14,113			$948			$13,165	86.7	84.5	101	8
422497006865	94	Wayne Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	482 Grove St	Honesdale	18431	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 253-5900	376	31	12	46.5%	337 (89.6%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	$22,692			$809			$21,883	86	90.9	55	39
420006100503	95	Philadelphia Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11000 Roosevelt Blvd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 676-8320	1,158	91	12.7	43.1%	759 (65.5%)	115 (9.9%)	149 (12.9%)	80 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	49 (4.2%)	$1,912			$1,912			$00	86	81.9	123	28
421827005010	96	Owen J Roberts Middle School	Public	7-8	881 Ridge Rd	Pottstown	19465	Chester County	Owen J Roberts School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 469-5102	910	66	13.8	22.0%	701 (77.0%)	45 (4.9%)	61 (6.7%)	69 (7.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.2%)	$19			$00			$19	85.6	87.7	77	19
421851000478	97	Orefield Middle School	Public	6-8	2675 PA Route 309	Orefield	18069	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 351-5750	917	75	12.2	36.0%	596 (65.0%)	47 (5.1%)	187 (20.4%)	49 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.0%)	$17,504			$636			$16,868	85.5	86.1	90	7
421071000010	98	Gettysburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	37 Lefever St	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 334-6254	682	51	13.3	43.1%	507 (74.3%)	23 (3.4%)	102 (15.0%)	18 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	$18,206			$702			$17,504	85.4	83.4	109	11
422031006805	99	Ridgway Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1403 Hill St	Ridgway	15853	Elk County	Ridgway Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 773-3164	202	14	14.3	55.9%	194 (96.0%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$16,036			$1,624			$14,412	85.4	85.5	93	6
420537005390	100	Central Columbia Middle School	Public	5-8	4777 Old Berwick Rd	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Central Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 784-6103	612	37	16.7	36.6%	548 (89.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.6%)	$17,448			$1,593			$15,855	85.3	87	80	20

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About our rankings:

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 8, 2023, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.