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)
421176009953	211	West Hempfield Middle School	Public	6-8	156 Northumberland Road	Irwin	15642	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 850-2140	400	30	13.1	44.0%	364 (91.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.0%)	$17,827			$589			$17,238	73.6	76.9	178	33
421533004954	212	James S Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	901 W 54 St	Erie	16509	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5500	550	38	14.5	50.7%	432 (78.5%)	15 (2.7%)	23 (4.2%)	35 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.0%)	$15,401			$986			$14,415	73.5	74.9	200	12
420459006690	213	Butler Area IHS	Public	6-8	551 Fairground Hill Road	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 287-8721	1,342	115	11.6	47.2%	1,233 (91.9%)	26 (1.9%)	30 (2.2%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.4%)	$15,635			$676			$14,960	73.4	67.9	269	56
422454003406	214	Upper Perkiomen Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Montgomery Ave	Pennsburg	18073	Montgomery County	Upper Perkiomen School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 313-4800	742	59	12.5	35.3%	615 (82.9%)	35 (4.7%)	43 (5.8%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.6%)	$15,567			$324			$15,243	73.4	76.6	181	33
422241006978	215	Southmoreland Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Scottie Way	Scottdale	15683	Westmoreland County	Southmoreland School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 887-2029	414	30	13.6	54.1%	390 (94.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$11,619			$1,009			$10,610	73.3	55.9	402	187
420342000527	216	Berlin Brothersvalley Middle School	Public	5-8	1025 E Main Street	Berlin	15530	Somerset County	Berlin Brothersvalley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 267-6931	225	17	13.5	38.7%	217 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$13,346			$649			$12,697	73.3	74.6	202	14
421515000444	217	Meyersdale Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1353 Shaw Mines Rd	Meyersdale	15552	Somerset County	Meyersdale Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 634-1437	186	12	14.9	57.0%	181 (97.3%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,115			$2,748			$15,367	73	67.8	270	53
422238006286	218	Southern Middle School	Public	7-8	3280 Fissels Church Rd	Glen Rock	17327	York County	Southern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 235-4811	441	36	12.2	26.1%	389 (88.2%)	22 (5.0%)	13 (2.9%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$17,145			$554			$16,591	72.9	73.7	211	7
420849006364	219	Hughesville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	349 Cemetery St	Hughesville	17737	Lycoming County	East Lycoming School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 584-5111	747	48	15.4	32.0%	701 (93.8%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.2%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.5%)	$15,353			$00			$15,353	72.9	76.8	179	40
421410000122	220	Lower Dauphin Middle School	Public	6-8	251 Quarry Rd	Hummelstown	17036	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 566-5310	883	68	12.9	26.7%	715 (81.0%)	14 (1.6%)	76 (8.6%)	29 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.5%)	$15,836			$428			$15,408	72.9	77.4	171	49

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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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Educational resources:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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