Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
420084607383	651	York Academy Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	32 West North Street	York	17401	York County	York Academy Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 801-3900	963	57	16.8	99.7%	227 (23.6%)	270 (28.0%)	357 (37.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (10.9%)	$15,264			$1,502			$13,762	24.9	28	630	21
422544007638	652	West Greene Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1352 Hargus Creek Rd	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	West Greene School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 499-5183	308	30	10.2	42.5%	304 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$27,904			$1,114			$26,790	24.9	36.3	586	66
421142002891	653	Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1600 Sans Souci Pkwy	Hanover Township	18706	Luzerne County	Hanover Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 831-2300	930	56	16.6	83.5%	553 (59.5%)	122 (13.1%)	216 (23.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.5%)	$15,179			$2,390			$12,789	24.9	19.1	693	40
420007900564	654	Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1840 Torresdale Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4436	1,557	100	15.5	99.9%	36 (2.3%)	310 (19.9%)	1,175 (75.5%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.7%)	$16,539			$3,032			$13,507	24.8	15.4	729	75
422595006986	655	Wyoming Valley West Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Chester Street	Kingston	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 287-2131	1,191	76	15.5	100.0%	680 (57.1%)	165 (13.9%)	232 (19.5%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (8.5%)	$10,220			$166			$10,054	24.5	26.3	644	11
421899006530	656	Lea Henry C School	Public	PK, KG-8	4700 Locust St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7660	475	41	11.5	100.0%	57 (12.0%)	292 (61.5%)	29 (6.1%)	71 (14.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	$20,014			$9,163			$10,851	24.4	38	571	85
420586007499	657	STEM at Showalter	Public	7-12	1100 West 10th Street	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3401	484	40	12.1	95.9%	4 (0.8%)	421 (87.0%)	48 (9.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$21,130			$2,292			$18,838	24.4	22.3	671	14
420085107414	658	Mastery Cs-Gratz Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	1798 West Hunting Park Avenue	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-4408	1,160	67	17.2		5 (0.4%)	1,020 (87.9%)	102 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.2%)	$21,794			$4,913			$16,881	24.2	16.6	715	57
420012100757	659	Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 Parkside	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 879-8182	622	44	14.1	57.9%	3 (0.5%)	596 (95.8%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$24,129			$3,461			$20,667	24	21	678	19
420423007633	660	Neil A Armstrong Middle School	Public	6-8	475 Wistar Rd	Fairless Hills	19030	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 945-4940	725	50	14.4	100.0%	402 (55.4%)	116 (16.0%)	110 (15.2%)	15 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.6%)	$19,514			$2,034			$17,479	23.9	18.6	696	36

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