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)
421836007174	231	Palmerton Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	3529 Fireline Rd	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 826-2492	267	19	14	41.6%	243 (91.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,042			$311			$14,731	71.3	60.1	357	126
420729000364	232	Daniel Boone Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1845 Weavertown Rd	Douglassville	19518	Berks County	Daniel Boone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 689-6300	946	72	13.1	40.0%	717 (75.8%)	64 (6.8%)	86 (9.1%)	28 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	44 (4.7%)	$15,363			$1,402			$13,961	71.3	60.7	349	117
420659007431	233	Conneaut Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	22154 State Highway 18	Conneautville	16406	Crawford County	Conneaut School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 587-2091	259	23	11	100.0%	248 (95.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$18,977			$1,866			$17,111	71.2	60.7	350	117
421623003048	234	Muncy Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 W Penn St	Muncy	17756	Lycoming County	Muncy School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 546-3127	484	36	13.3	35.7%	446 (92.1%)	4 (0.8%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$19,918			$1,369			$18,548	71.2	84.5	111	123
420324001342	235	Bellefonte Area Middle School	Public	6-8	100 N School St	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 355-5466	576	47	12.1	27.6%	525 (91.1%)	5 (0.9%)	16 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	$12,928			$00			$12,928	71.2	73.2	216	19
422205000455	236	Yellow Breeches Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Academy Street	Boiling Springs	17007	Cumberland County	South Middleton School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 258-6484	474	38	12.5	31.4%	399 (84.2%)	8 (1.7%)	10 (2.1%)	27 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	$16,706			$447			$16,259	71	74.5	204	32
421758007642	237	Northern Bedford County Middle School	Public	6-8	152 NBC Dr	Loysburg	16659	Bedford County	Northern Bedford County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 766-2221	182	17	11	45.1%	180 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,144			$1,207			$12,938	71	72.7	220	17
421899003726	238	Dobson James School	Public	K-8	4667 Umbria St	Philadelphia	19127	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3570	241	21	11.2	100.0%	116 (48.1%)	76 (31.5%)	21 (8.7%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)	$22,389			$8,975			$13,413	71	68.7	260	22
422382010039	239	Tulpehocken Area Middle School	Public	7-8	430 New Schaefferstown Rd	Bernville	19506	Berks County	Tulpehocken Area School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(717) 933-4611	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								70.9			(n/a)
420330007170	240	Bellwood Antis Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Martin Street	Bellwood	16617	Blair County	Bellwood-Antis School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 742-2273	371	26	14.4	43.1%	360 (97.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,230			$1,074			$12,156	70.9	77.3	172	68

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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