Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
420005200489	191	Christopher Columbus Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	South Building	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Christopher Columbus Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 389-6000	835	64	13	29.7%	400 (47.9%)	151 (18.1%)	113 (13.5%)	127 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.3%)	$164	$76	$88	75.4	64.2	311	120
421566003040	192	Montgomery Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	120 Penn Street	Montgomery	17752	Lycoming County	Montgomery Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 547-1608	398	33	12.1	55.8%	363 (91.2%)	5 (1.3%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$17,637	$165	$17,472	75.3	80.8	140	52
420909004804	193	Elizabeth Forward Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Rock Run Road	Elizabeth	15037	Allegheny County	Elizabeth Forward School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 896-2335	541	42	12.8	40.7%	494 (91.3%)	18 (3.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$16,804	$614	$16,191	75.3	78.6	161	32
420693003869	194	Coudersport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	698 Dwight Street	Coudersport	16915	Potter County	Coudersport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 274-8500	310	24	13	99.0%	287 (92.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$17,309	$3,262	$14,047	75.2	50.6	462	268
420005100488	195	Mathematics Science & Technology Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1800 E Byberry Rd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Mathematics Science & Technology Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 348-1100	1,486	106	14	57.2%	827 (55.7%)	193 (13.0%)	216 (14.5%)	187 (12.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (4.0%)	$16,987	$3,054	$13,932	75.1	82.6	123	72
421785000035	196	Northwestern Lehigh Middle School	Public	6-8	6636 Northwest Rd	New Tripoli	18066	Lehigh County	Northwestern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 298-8661	425	34	12.4	25.6%	378 (88.9%)	9 (2.1%)	22 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$18,615	$722	$17,893	75.1	80.7	141	55
422206006906	197	South Park Middle School	Public	5-8	2500 Stewart Rd	South Park	15129	Allegheny County	South Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 655-3111	548	41	13.4	34.1%	459 (83.8%)	30 (5.5%)	11 (2.0%)	35 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	$19,858	$714	$19,144	75	77.8	166	31
420010400690	198	Green Woods Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	468 Domino Lane	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Green Woods Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 482-6337	702	44	15.9	39.7%	404 (57.5%)	159 (22.6%)	53 (7.5%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.5%)	$14,413	$4,138	$10,275	75	71.3	230	32
420609001480	199	Clarion-Limestone Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4091 C-L School Road	Strattanville	16258	Clarion County	Clarion-Limestone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 764-5111	363	29	12.6	43.5%	346 (95.3%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$18,354	$1,788	$16,566	74.7	71.4	229	30
422424002358	200	United Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10780 Route 56 East	Armagh	15920	Indiana County	United School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 446-5615	404	37	11	44.8%	389 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$26,751	$1,796	$24,955	74.7	72.7	221	21

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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)
420005200489	191	Christopher Columbus Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	South Building	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Christopher Columbus Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 389-6000	835	64	13	29.7%	400 (47.9%)	151 (18.1%)	113 (13.5%)	127 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.3%)	$164			$76			$88	75.4	64.2	311	120
421566003040	192	Montgomery Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	120 Penn Street	Montgomery	17752	Lycoming County	Montgomery Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 547-1608	398	33	12.1	55.8%	363 (91.2%)	5 (1.3%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$17,637			$165			$17,472	75.3	80.8	140	52
420909004804	193	Elizabeth Forward Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Rock Run Road	Elizabeth	15037	Allegheny County	Elizabeth Forward School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 896-2335	541	42	12.8	40.7%	494 (91.3%)	18 (3.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$16,804			$614			$16,191	75.3	78.6	161	32
420693003869	194	Coudersport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	698 Dwight Street	Coudersport	16915	Potter County	Coudersport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 274-8500	310	24	13	99.0%	287 (92.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$17,309			$3,262			$14,047	75.2	50.6	462	268
420005100488	195	Mathematics Science & Technology Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1800 E Byberry Rd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Mathematics Science & Technology Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 348-1100	1,486	106	14	57.2%	827 (55.7%)	193 (13.0%)	216 (14.5%)	187 (12.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (4.0%)	$16,987			$3,054			$13,932	75.1	82.6	123	72
421785000035	196	Northwestern Lehigh Middle School	Public	6-8	6636 Northwest Rd	New Tripoli	18066	Lehigh County	Northwestern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 298-8661	425	34	12.4	25.6%	378 (88.9%)	9 (2.1%)	22 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$18,615			$722			$17,893	75.1	80.7	141	55
422206006906	197	South Park Middle School	Public	5-8	2500 Stewart Rd	South Park	15129	Allegheny County	South Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 655-3111	548	41	13.4	34.1%	459 (83.8%)	30 (5.5%)	11 (2.0%)	35 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	$19,858			$714			$19,144	75	77.8	166	31
420010400690	198	Green Woods Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	468 Domino Lane	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Green Woods Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 482-6337	702	44	15.9	39.7%	404 (57.5%)	159 (22.6%)	53 (7.5%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.5%)	$14,413			$4,138			$10,275	75	71.3	230	32
420609001480	199	Clarion-Limestone Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4091 C-L School Road	Strattanville	16258	Clarion County	Clarion-Limestone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 764-5111	363	29	12.6	43.5%	346 (95.3%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$18,354			$1,788			$16,566	74.7	71.4	229	30
422424002358	200	United Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10780 Route 56 East	Armagh	15920	Indiana County	United School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 446-5615	404	37	11	44.8%	389 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$26,751			$1,796			$24,955	74.7	72.7	221	21