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)
420588000729	291	Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	3-7	3281 Valley Road	Fishertown	15554	Bedford County	Chestnut Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 839-4195	403	36	11.1	57.6%	392 (97.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$16,712			$1,677			$15,035	66.5	64	313	22
420659007434	292	Conneaut Lake Middle School	Public	5-8	10331 U.S. Highway 6	Conneaut Lake	16316	Crawford County	Conneaut School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 382-5315	285	26	11	100.0%	273 (95.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$19,711			$2,614			$17,096	66.5	69.2	258	34
421554007605	293	Mohawk Junior High School	Public	6-8	385 Mohawk School Rd	New Castle	16102	Lawrence County	Mohawk Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 667-7782	341	22	15.2	48.7%	325 (95.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$10,287			$794			$9,494	66.2	71.1	233	60
421830001418	294	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	485	46	10.6	100.0%	268 (55.3%)	11 (2.3%)	188 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$23,242			$1,063			$22,179	66.1	58.1	373	79
420210000408	295	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	327	27	11.9	100.0%	290 (88.7%)	13 (4.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$14,709			$2,142			$12,567	66.1	57.8	376	81
420387005263	296	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	571	43	13.2	38.9%	513 (89.8%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$14,832			$194			$14,638	66	57.4	380	84
422118004006	297	Shade Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	203 McGregor Ave	Cairnbrook	15924	Somerset County	Shade-Central City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 754-4648	145	19	7.8	94.5%	139 (95.9%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$23,682			$884			$22,798	66	50.6	464	167
421308007682	298	Lakeview Middle-High School	Public	6-12	2482 Mercer St	Stoneboro	16153	Mercer County	Lakeview School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 376-7911	465	48	9.5	51.4%	453 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$19,536			$883			$18,653	66	71.2	232	66
421899003712	299	Henry Charles W School	Public	K-8	601 Carpenter Ln	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3480	496	36	13.8	100.0%	183 (36.9%)	231 (46.6%)	25 (5.0%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.5%)	$18,285			$8,345			$9,940	66	74.6	203	96
422223006937	300	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	189	19	10.1	22.8%	184 (97.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$38,685			$2,213			$36,472	66	58.2	372	72

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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.

Educational resources:

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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.