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)
420723006598	271	Dallastown Area Middle School	Public	7-8	700 New School Ln	Dallastown	17313	York County	Dallastown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 244-4021	1,041	65	15.9	40.0%	769 (73.9%)	106 (10.2%)	105 (10.1%)	24 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.1%)	$14,703			$631			$14,072	67.7	70.8	236	35
420519009937	272	Klinger Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 2nd Street Pike	Southampton	18966	Bucks County	Centennial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 364-5950	605	52	11.7	46.4%	457 (75.5%)	26 (4.3%)	72 (11.9%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.5%)	$24,681			$729			$23,952	67.7	62.8	323	51
420249007417	273	Annville-Cleona Middle School	Public	7-8	500 S White Oak St	Annville	17003	Lebanon County	Annville-Cleona School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 867-7700	216	15	14.5	46.8%	163 (75.5%)	2 (0.9%)	35 (16.2%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	$17,133			$714			$16,420	67.7	70.3	244	29
421209005333	274	Huntingdon Area Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Cassady Ave	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	Huntingdon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 643-2900	376	36	10.5	55.6%	341 (90.7%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$18,952			$3,244			$15,708	67.7	65.5	296	22
421980006165	275	Punxsutawney Area High School	Public	7-12	500 N Findley Street	Punxsutawney	15767	Jefferson County	Punxsutawney Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 938-5151	810	84	9.6	54.7%	766 (94.6%)	7 (0.9%)	15 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.2%)	$18,129			$1,038			$17,090	67.7	53	436	161
420754000431	276	Deer Lakes Middle School	Public	6-8	17 East Union Road	Cheswick	15024	Allegheny County	Deer Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 265-5310	417	36	11.7	41.7%	392 (94.0%)	10 (2.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$16,308			$1,114			$15,194	67.7	69.5	252	24
420300005257	277	Bangor Area Middle School	Public	7-8	401 Five Points Richmond Rd	Bangor	18013	Northampton County	Bangor Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 599-7012	425	37	11.4	48.9%	360 (84.7%)	8 (1.9%)	36 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$18,108			$1,085			$17,022	67.7	67.3	275	2
420009100597	278	21st Century Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	1245 Wrights Lane	West Chester	19380	Chester County	21st Century Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(484) 875-5400	1,103	51	21.4	5.2%	997 (90.4%)	49 (4.4%)	38 (3.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.2%)	$15,782			$00			$15,782	67.6	60.1	358	80
421131006331	279	Halifax Area Middle School	Public	5-8	3940 Peters Mountain Rd	Halifax	17032	Dauphin County	Halifax Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 896-3416	295	21	14	46.1%	258 (87.5%)	9 (3.1%)	13 (4.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$12,519			$00			$12,519	67.5	78.5	162	117
420783001541	280	DuBois Area Middle School	Public	5-8	404 Liberty Blvd	Du Bois	15801	Clearfield County	DuBois Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 375-8770	1,063	78	13.6	100.0%	986 (92.8%)	6 (0.6%)	23 (2.2%)	11 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.4%)	$14,862			$949			$13,913	67.5	68.9	259	21

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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