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)
420492000988	201	Canton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	509 E Main St	Canton	17724	Bradford County	Canton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 673-5134	373	31	12	100.0%	351 (94.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$18,045			$3,593			$14,452	74.6	61.6	333	132
420204003242	202	Abington Middle School	Public	6-8	2056 Susquehanna St	Abington	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-4700	2,044	139	14.6	33.8%	1,151 (56.3%)	387 (18.9%)	209 (10.2%)	132 (6.5%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	158 (7.7%)	$18,775			$767			$18,009	74.6	76.7	180	22
420014300906	203	Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	One Lincoln Park	Midland	15059	Beaver County	Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(724) 643-9004	702	40	17.3	24.4%	533 (75.9%)	74 (10.5%)	20 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	69 (9.8%)	$13,131			$1,195			$11,936	74.5	80.6	144	59
421521003962	204	Midd-West High School	Public	8-12	540 E Main St	Middleburg	17842	Snyder County	Midd-West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 837-0046	769	48	15.9	100.0%	745 (96.9%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$13,862			$29			$13,833	74.4	62.3	325	121
421644002689	205	Neshannock Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3834 Mitchell Rd	New Castle	16105	Lawrence County	Neshannock Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-5513	523	34	15.2	29.4%	489 (93.5%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$20,679			$579			$20,100	74.1	87.7	81	124
422112006817	206	Selinsgrove Area Middle School	Public	6-8	359 Seals Avenue	Selinsgrove	17870	Snyder County	Selinsgrove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 372-2250	541	40	13.6	49.4%	486 (89.8%)	10 (1.8%)	20 (3.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$16,615			$806			$15,809	73.9	78.8	159	47
420087507507	207	Circle of Seasons Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	8380 Mohr Lane	Fogelsville	18051	Lehigh County	Circle of Seasons Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 285-6267	415	29	14.3	0.7%	331 (79.8%)	11 (2.7%)	48 (11.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$539			$539			$00	73.9	81.6	133	74
421122007389	208	Grove City Area Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Middle School Drive	Grove City	16127	Mercer County	Grove City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 458-8040	408	36	11.4	45.6%	376 (92.2%)	7 (1.7%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$16,755			$2,034			$14,721	73.8	78.2	164	44
420720005150	209	Dallas Middle School	Public	6-8	2020 Conyngham Avenue	Dallas	18612	Luzerne County	Dallas School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 674-7245	619	41	15	34.4%	550 (88.9%)	10 (1.6%)	31 (5.0%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$14,607			$884			$13,722	73.8	73.4	214	5
422601006809	210	Mifflinburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Mabel St	Mifflinburg	17844	Union County	Mifflinburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 966-8290	422	32	13	100.0%	382 (90.5%)	9 (2.1%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,687			$1,796			$10,891	73.8	82.4	125	85

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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.

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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.