Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSSA test scores by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.

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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)
422031006805	121	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	201	14	14.7	53.7%	188 (93.5%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$16,036			$1,624			$14,412	82.6	85.4	99	22
420201006839	122	Abington Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	1555 Newton Ransom Blvd	Clarks Summit	18411	Lackawanna County	Abington Heights School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 585-4300	1,079	71	15.2	1.2%	903 (83.7%)	16 (1.5%)	51 (4.7%)	76 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	27 (2.5%)	$15,498			$680			$14,818	82.1	84.7	109	13
422187004722	123	Indian Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	130 Maple Ave	Harleysville	19438	Montgomery County	Souderton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 256-8896	747	53	14	19.9%	597 (79.9%)	36 (4.8%)	39 (5.2%)	67 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$13,202			$354			$12,847	82.1	86.8	90	33
421299004528	124	Lackawanna Trail Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	Tunnel Hill Rd. R.D.1	Factoryville	18419	Wyoming County	Lackawanna Trail School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 945-5181	425	42	10	50.1%	402 (94.6%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$22,297			$370			$21,927	81.9	77.3	173	49
420531001042	125	Tamanend Middle School	Public	7-9	1492 Stuckert Rd	Warrington	18976	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-2900	888	62	14.3	20.5%	634 (71.4%)	8 (0.9%)	114 (12.8%)	105 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	$18,762			$238			$18,524	81.8	87.1	87	38
420486000289	126	Camp Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2401 Chestnut St	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	Camp Hill School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 901-2450	296	26	11.1	23.3%	225 (76.0%)	11 (3.7%)	32 (10.8%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$17,626			$579			$17,047	81.7	85.2	102	24
421716000043	127	North East Middle School	Public	6-8	1903 Freeport Rd	North East	16428	Erie County	North East School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 725-8671	330	40	8.1	57.6%	294 (89.1%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.8%)	$14,142			$538			$13,604	81.6	75.8	191	64
421179005055	128	Centerville Middle School	Public	7-8	865 Centerville Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5580	607	45	13.4	99.5%	425 (70.0%)	34 (5.6%)	102 (16.8%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$17,113			$246			$16,867	81.6	72.8	219	91
420006100503	129	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	1,171	93	12.6	58.5%	702 (59.9%)	129 (11.0%)	172 (14.7%)	105 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (5.0%)	$1,912			$1,912			$00	81.2	86	95	34
421338007639	130	Laurel Middle School	Public	7-8	2497 Harlansburg RD	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-9056	163	8	20.6	36.2%	160 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$18,169			$460			$17,709	81.2	66.9	279	149

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

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.