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)
420540006783	331	Linglestown Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 N Mountain Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3060	808	55	14.6	99.4%	443 (54.8%)	127 (15.7%)	81 (10.0%)	90 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.2%)	$13,952			$926			$13,026	62.9	60.5	351	20
420432006162	332	Brookville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	96 Jenks Street	Brookville	15825	Jefferson County	Brookville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 849-1106	602	51	11.7	49.5%	575 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$16,467			$2,736			$13,731	62.7	45.6	509	177
422475006956	333	Wallenpaupack Area Middle School	Public	6-8	139 Atlantic Ave	Hawley	18428	Pike County	Wallenpaupack Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 226-4557	644	54	11.9	58.7%	542 (84.2%)	15 (2.3%)	61 (9.5%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	$24,873			$901			$23,972	62.6	66.9	281	52
420345006921	334	Bermudian Springs Middle School	Public	5-8	7335 Carlisle Pike	York Springs	17372	Adams County	Bermudian Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 528-4113	548	44	12.3	37.6%	422 (77.0%)	4 (0.7%)	96 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$14,749			$473			$14,276	62.1	61.9	331	3
422655006785	335	Wilson Area Intermediate School	Public	5-8	2400 Firmstone St	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Wilson Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 373-6110	676	48	14.1	49.4%	344 (50.9%)	57 (8.4%)	196 (29.0%)	24 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.8%)	$16,129			$419			$15,710	62.1	60.1	356	21
421512000792	336	Mercer Area Middle School	Public	7-8	545 W Butler Street	Mercer	16137	Mercer County	Mercer Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 662-5104	140	10	14	100.0%	134 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$14,332			$1,107			$13,225	62	61.1	342	6
420555006615	337	Chambersburg Area Middle School - South	Public	6-8	1151 E McKinley St	Chambersburg	17201	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3385	1,054	64	16.4	68.6%	602 (57.1%)	85 (8.1%)	277 (26.3%)	16 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	71 (6.7%)	$14,110			$672			$13,437	62	59.9	360	23
420648002531	338	Gerald G Huesken Middle School	Public	6-8	2114 Horseshoe Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 397-1294	965	67	14.4	50.2%	558 (57.8%)	76 (7.9%)	230 (23.8%)	43 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.6%)	$15,487			$512			$14,975	62	62.9	322	16
421521000817	339	Midd-West Middle School	Public	6-7	10 Dock Hill Road	Middleburg	17842	Snyder County	Midd-West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 837-0046	304	23	13	100.0%	298 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,526			$22			$11,504	62	72.1	223	116
421761006860	340	Northern Cambria Middle School	Public	5-8	601 Joseph St	Northern Cambria	15714	Cambria County	Northern Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 948-5880	240	27	8.8	100.0%	237 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,591			$00			$14,591	62	52.7	440	100

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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.
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

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.