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)
420087207491	661	Universal Alcorn Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 Dickinson Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Universal Alcorn Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 952-6219	461	32	14.4	99.8%	9 (2.0%)	402 (87.2%)	29 (6.3%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$16,689			$3,470			$13,219	23.7	27.9	625	36
421899006529	662	Brown Joseph School	Public	K-8	3600 Stanwood St	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3320	383	31	12.3	100.0%	83 (21.7%)	132 (34.5%)	133 (34.7%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	$21,265			$10,075			$11,190	23.6			(n/a)
421899003645	663	Kearny Gen Philip School	Public	K-8	601 Fairmount Ave	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7590	194	22	8.8	100.0%	4 (2.1%)	151 (77.8%)	27 (13.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	$24,026			$12,266			$11,760	23.2	21.6	661	2
420008400578	664	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	35 S. 4th Street	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 922-1902	610	43	14.2	98.7%	3 (0.5%)	461 (75.6%)	121 (19.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.4%)	$21,565			$4,523			$17,042	23.2	15.7	721	57
422124000966	665	Shamokin Area Middle School	Public	7-8	2000 W State St	Shamokin	17866	Northumberland County	Shamokin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 648-5731	346	26	13.1	100.0%	280 (80.9%)	17 (4.9%)	44 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$10,506			$2,723			$7,783	23.1	37.1	574	91
421899003657	666	Taggart John High School	Public	PK, KG-8	400 W Porter St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8290	538	40	13.3	100.0%	26 (4.8%)	50 (9.3%)	172 (32.0%)	259 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$17,467			$8,363			$9,104	23.1	15.8	719	53
420248000820	667	Antietam Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	2310 Cumberland Ave	Reading	19606	Berks County	Antietam School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 779-3545	548	36	15.2	57.5%	228 (41.6%)	26 (4.7%)	266 (48.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$14,072			$397			$13,675	23.1	28	623	44
420357003462	668	Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1170 Fernwood St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-8581	725	61	11.9	74.6%	176 (24.3%)	81 (11.2%)	432 (59.6%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	$18,098			$1,420			$16,679	23	25.7	635	33
421314002595	669	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Lehigh Ave	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6187	491	49	10	92.9%	43 (8.8%)	84 (17.1%)	301 (61.3%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.5%)	$25,410			$3,065			$22,345	22.9	21	667	2
421170006718	670	Freeland El/Middle School	Public	K-8	400 Alvin St	Freeland	18224	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	951	59	16	100.0%	444 (46.7%)	24 (2.5%)	453 (47.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	$11,409			$1,847			$9,562	22.6	29.8	607	63

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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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