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)
422355005208	341	Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 High School Drive	Towanda	18848	Bradford County	Towanda Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 265-2101	720	42	17.2	89.9%	689 (95.7%)	11 (1.5%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$20,993			$1,844			$19,148	61.3	58.3	377	36
421512000792	342	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	61.1	66	287	55
421641001077	343	Poquessing Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Heights Ln	Feasterville Trevose	19053	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6210	961	56	17.2	43.8%	772 (80.3%)	8 (0.8%)	60 (6.2%)	63 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (5.8%)	$17,223			$253			$16,970	61.1	59.2	363	20
422091005264	344	Schuylkill Haven Senior High School	Public	8-12	501 East Main Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 385-6717	445	37	12.1	41.3%	401 (90.1%)	6 (1.3%)	31 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$16,094			$1,074			$15,020	61.1	70.5	238	106
420549004544	345	Central York Middle School	Public	7-8	1950 N Hills Rd	York	17406	York County	Central York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 846-6789	881	65	13.5	45.1%	553 (62.8%)	84 (9.5%)	131 (14.9%)	35 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.5%)	$15,251			$184			$15,066	61	60.6	344	1
421746000964	346	Northeast Bradford Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	526 Panther Lane	Rome	18837	Bradford County	Northeast Bradford School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 744-2521	327	26	12.8	34.3%	316 (96.6%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,767			$678			$18,088	61	55.6	402	56
420006700511	347	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	413 Fairview Street	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 983-4080	1,097	97	11.2	34.8%	527 (48.0%)	286 (26.1%)	79 (7.2%)	57 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	146 (13.3%)	$17,075			$1,122			$15,954	61	61.3	336	11
420348006808	348	Berwick Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1100 Evergreen Drive	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 759-6400	844	64	13.1	99.6%	692 (82.0%)	22 (2.6%)	104 (12.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	$11,895			$254			$11,642	60.9	59.5	361	13
420729000364	349	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	60.7	65.9	291	58
420659007431	350	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	60.7	66.6	279	71

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.