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)
422482004148	591	Beaty-Warren Middle School	Public	5-8	2 East Third Ave	Warren	16365	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 723-5200	642	45	14.2	100.0%	603 (93.9%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	$17,535			$2,554			$14,981	35.1	39.7	552	39
420011900756	592	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	One Innovation Way	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(717) 710-3300	23,589	1,432	16.4	59.1%	13,492 (57.2%)	3,822 (16.2%)	4,191 (17.8%)	223 (0.9%)	89 (0.4%)	43 (0.2%)	1,729 (7.3%)	$11,825			$2,427			$9,398	34.9	42.2	537	55
422271003930	593	Saint Clair Area El/Middle School	Public	K-8	227 S Mill St	Saint Clair	17970	Schuylkill County	Saint Clair Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 429-2716	536	43	12.4	65.9%	429 (80.0%)	22 (4.1%)	69 (12.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$28			$00			$28	34.8	37.4	576	17
421629007649	594	Greater Nanticoke Area Educational Center	Public	6-8	600 East Union St	Nanticoke	18634	Luzerne County	Greater Nanticoke Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 735-2770	531	23	22.6	100.0%	354 (66.7%)	58 (10.9%)	95 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$10,136			$1,704			$8,431	34.6	30.6	616	22
421899003769	595	Mayfair School	Public	K-8	3001 Princeton Ave	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3280	1,688	94	17.9	100.0%	366 (21.7%)	122 (7.2%)	700 (41.5%)	455 (27.0%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	34 (2.0%)	$15,634			$7,425			$8,209	34	38.4	567	28
420591009943	596	Chichester Middle School	Public	5-8	925 Meetinghouse Rd	Boothwyn	19061	Delaware County	Chichester School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 485-6881	896	81	11.1	65.7%	388 (43.3%)	274 (30.6%)	109 (12.2%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (11.3%)	$20,333			$1,028			$19,305	33.4	39.3	559	37
421773006373	597	Williamson Senior High School	Public	7-12	33 Jct Cross Road	Tioga	16946	Tioga County	Northern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 827-2191	549	44	12.5	100.0%	523 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$15,843			$197			$15,646	33	48.3	490	107
420885007563	598	Easton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1010 Echo Trail	Easton	18040	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2460	1,904	140	13.6	99.8%	752 (39.5%)	318 (16.7%)	619 (32.5%)	94 (4.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (6.1%)	$18,243			$1,194			$17,050	32.9	32.2	608	10
422191007668	599	South Allegheny Middle School	Public	6-8	2743 Washington Blvd	McKeesport	15133	Allegheny County	South Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 675-3070	334	24	13.7	100.0%	244 (73.1%)	39 (11.7%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.0%)	$21,143			$1,083			$20,060	32.9	26.3	645	46
422640003914	600	Williams Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10330 State Route 209	Tower City	17980	Schuylkill County	Williams Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 647-2167	433	32	13.4	79.9%	375 (86.6%)	7 (1.6%)	35 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$21,306			$1,125			$20,181	32.8	30.3	619	19

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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