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)
421217001881	441	Glenolden School	Public	1-8	MacDade & Knowles	Glenolden	19036	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 237-6430	611	47	13	65.8%	334 (54.7%)	161 (26.4%)	33 (5.4%)	36 (5.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.0%)	$18,602			$1,079			$17,524	52.7	46.4	496	55
422565006129	442	West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3591 Sharon Rd	West Middlesex	16159	Mercer County	West Middlesex Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 634-3030	346	31	11.2	41.0%	327 (94.5%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	$14,937			$163			$14,774	52.7	56.1	398	44
420291001335	443	Bald Eagle Area Middle School/Senior High School	Public	6-12	710 S Eagle Valley Rd	Wingate	16823	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 355-4868	842	65	12.9	28.5%	799 (94.9%)	16 (1.9%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	$26,066			$850			$25,216	52.7	64	311	132
420516002797	444	Catasauqua Middle School	Public	5-8	850 Pine street	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 264-4341	448	32	14.1	100.0%	208 (46.4%)	30 (6.7%)	174 (38.8%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$18,430			$2,570			$15,859	52.4	38	569	125
422220002284	445	Mapletown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1000 Mapletown Rd	Greensboro	15338	Greene County	Southeastern Greene School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 943-3401	250	26	9.5	81.6%	248 (99.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,255			$696			$23,559	52.1	38.2	567	122
420390000101	446	Blue Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5150 School Road	New Milford	18834	Susquehanna County	Blue Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 465-3177	219	18	11.9	100.0%	204 (93.2%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$17,470			$2,542			$14,927	52	61.1	339	107
422646007508	447	Williamsport Area Middle School	Public	7-8	2800 West Fourth Street	Williamsport	17701	Lycoming County	Williamsport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 323-6177	712	55	12.8	68.0%	422 (59.3%)	119 (16.7%)	43 (6.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (17.1%)	$15,830			$1,207			$14,623	52	56.7	392	55
422625005241	448	Whitehall-Coplay Middle School	Public	6-8	2930 Zephyr Blvd	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 439-1439	982	67	14.5	100.0%	436 (44.4%)	98 (10.0%)	353 (35.9%)	31 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.2%)	$16,037			$1,257			$14,780	51.7	53.9	420	28
420543006010	449	Miller Middle School	Public	7-8	126 E Lincoln St	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	Central Greene School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 852-2722	229	18	13	1.7%	221 (96.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	$15,704			$107			$15,598	51.6	57.2	388	61
420978006311	450	Fleetwood Middle School	Public	5-8	407 N Richmond St	Fleetwood	19522	Berks County	Fleetwood Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 944-7634	675	52	12.9	39.7%	511 (75.7%)	24 (3.6%)	119 (17.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$13,051			$442			$12,609	51.5	50.3	464	14

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.