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)
421785000035	141	Northwestern Lehigh Middle School	Public	6-8	6636 Northwest Rd	New Tripoli	18066	Lehigh County	Northwestern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 298-8661	465	37	12.4	25.4%	418 (89.9%)	10 (2.2%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$18,615			$722			$17,893	80.7	78.2	155	14
422496005336	142	Warwick Middle School	Public	7-9	401 Maple St	Lititz	17543	Lancaster County	Warwick School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 626-3705	578	54	10.7	34.8%	473 (81.8%)	8 (1.4%)	58 (10.0%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	$17,907			$588			$17,319	80.7	74.8	190	48
421257006218	143	Johnsonburg Area High School	Public	7-12	315 High School Rd	Johnsonburg	15845	Elk County	Johnsonburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 965-2556	252	24	10.3	44.0%	231 (91.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$19,966			$1,555			$18,411	80.6	76.4	173	30
420014300906	144	Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	One Lincoln Park	Midland	15059	Beaver County	Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(724) 643-9004	699	41	17	20.5%	543 (77.7%)	73 (10.4%)	18 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.7%)	$13,131			$1,195			$11,936	80.6	80.3	136	8
421176009951	145	Harrold Middle School	Public	6-8	1368 Middletown Road	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 850-2301	371	32	11.6	32.3%	338 (91.1%)	7 (1.9%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$18,955			$591			$18,364	80.5	84.2	102	43
422244005311	146	Ryan Gloyer Middle School	Public	7-8	122 Seneca School Rd	Harmony	16037	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 452-6043	1,123	95	11.8	21.4%	966 (86.0%)	24 (2.1%)	43 (3.8%)	26 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.7%)	$19,847			$674			$19,174	80.4	82	122	24
421179000118	147	Landisville Middle School	Public	7-8	340 Mumma Dr	Landisville	17538	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5607	511	41	12.5	35.0%	358 (70.1%)	26 (5.1%)	89 (17.4%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$17,228			$221			$17,006	80.3	80.5	133	14
420588000732	148	Chestnut Ridge Senior High School	Public	8-12	2588 Quaker Valley Road	New Paris	15554	Bedford County	Chestnut Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 839-4195	490	37	13.1	44.5%	462 (94.3%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$15,754			$805			$14,949	80.2	90.8	57	91
420396006804	149	Boyertown Area Middle School-East	Public	6-8	2020 Big Rd	Gilbertsville	19525	Montgomery County	Boyertown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 754-9550	871	60	14.6	27.3%	750 (86.1%)	35 (4.0%)	48 (5.5%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	$12,777			$290			$12,486	80.1	80.9	131	18
421194000927	150	Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School	Public	7-9	1000 Hewit St	Hollidaysburg	16648	Blair County	Hollidaysburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 695-4426	807	83	9.7	41.1%	757 (93.8%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.2%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	$13,696			$362			$13,334	80	79.8	144	6

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