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)
422658006981	371	Wilson West Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Faust Road	Sinking Spring	19608	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 670-0180	739	57	12.9	31.1%	460 (62.2%)	44 (6.0%)	163 (22.1%)	35 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	$16,355			$778			$15,577	58.3	54.8	411	40
422223006937	372	South Side Middle School	Public	6-8	4949 State Route 151	Hookstown	15050	Beaver County	South Side Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 573-9581	203	21	9.8	23.2%	197 (97.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$38,685			$2,213			$36,472	58.2	68.9	252	120
421830001418	373	Penn's Grove School	Public	7-8	301 South Fifth St	Oxford	19363	Chester County	Oxford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 932-6615	515	43	11.8	100.0%	285 (55.3%)	18 (3.5%)	192 (37.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$23,242			$1,063			$22,179	58.1	58.1	379	6
420450004195	374	Burgettstown Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	104 Bavington Rd	Burgettstown	15021	Washington County	Burgettstown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 947-8100	526	49	10.8	35.2%	496 (94.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	$16,695			$1,060			$15,635	58	41	548	174
422298004054	375	Susquehanna Community Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3192 Turnpike St	Susquehanna	18847	Susquehanna County	Susquehanna Community School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 853-4921	323	25	12.9	97.2%	308 (95.4%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$23,450			$848			$22,601	57.9	62.7	320	55
420210000408	376	Albert Gallatin South Middle School	Public	6-8	224 New Geneva Road	Point Marion	15474	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 725-5241	360	28	12.9	100.0%	334 (92.8%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$14,709			$2,142			$12,567	57.8	52.1	439	63
422670001005	377	Wyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	11364 Wyalusing New Albany Roa	Wyalusing	18853	Bradford County	Wyalusing Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 746-1600	587	40	14.7	45.0%	561 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$12,436			$78			$12,358	57.7	60.1	351	26
421917006755	378	Pittsburgh Brookline K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	500 Woodbourne Ave	Pittsburgh	15226	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7380	388	32	12.2	97.9%	249 (64.2%)	64 (16.5%)	24 (6.2%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.3%)	$26,160			$3,366			$22,794	57.7	57.3	385	7
421950006820	379	Pocono Mountain East Junior High School	Public	7-8	125 Center Court	Swiftwater	18370	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	573	55	10.4	50.1%	294 (51.3%)	99 (17.3%)	156 (27.2%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	$24,415			$1,382			$23,032	57.6	68.2	257	122
420387005263	380	Blue Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	685 Red Dale Rd	Orwigsburg	17961	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 366-0546	575	45	12.6	34.1%	524 (91.1%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$14,832			$194			$14,638	57.4	66.4	282	98

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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