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)
420711006714	51	Eagle View Middle School	Public	6-8	6746 Carlisle Pike	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 766-0217	1,069	65	16.4	29.9%	667 (62.4%)	36 (3.4%)	61 (5.7%)	235 (22.0%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.9%)	$14,285			$198			$14,087	91.8	86.9	88	37
420759006678	52	Hershey Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Homestead Rd	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Derry Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 531-2222	741	66	11.3	30.2%	454 (61.3%)	48 (6.5%)	76 (10.3%)	122 (16.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.3%)	$22,229			$999			$21,230	91.6	93.6	35	17
422235004808	53	Southern Lehigh Middle School	Public	7-8	3715 Preston Lane	Center Valley	18034	Lehigh County	Southern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 282-3700	483	34	14.1	18.0%	413 (85.5%)	4 (0.8%)	27 (5.6%)	32 (6.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$20,964			$399			$20,565	91.6	91.1	52	1
421059010013	54	Garnet Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Smithbridge Rd	Glen Mills	19342	Delaware County	Garnet Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 579-5100	1,078	94	11.4	13.5%	730 (67.7%)	26 (2.4%)	36 (3.3%)	240 (22.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.8%)	$21,055			$142			$20,913	91.5	93.9	32	22
421572007410	55	David E Williams Middle School	Public	5-8	60 Gawaldo Dr	Coraopolis	15108	Allegheny County	Montour School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 771-8802	927	59	15.7	33.2%	749 (80.8%)	66 (7.1%)	22 (2.4%)	31 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.1%)	$17,955			$704			$17,251	91.4	90.8	55
421329002331	56	Homer-Center Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	70 Wildcat Ln	Homer City	15748	Indiana County	Homer-Center School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 479-8026	405	28	14.4	48.9%	382 (94.3%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	$19,376			$384			$18,992	91.2	86.9	89	33
421947005077	57	Colonial Middle School	Public	6-8	716 Belvoir Rd	Plymouth Meeting	19462	Montgomery County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 275-5100	1,253	95	13.2	26.6%	891 (71.1%)	127 (10.1%)	81 (6.5%)	79 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	71 (5.7%)	$24,312			$415			$23,897	90.6	90.6	56	1
421722006106	58	North Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Rochester Rd	Pittsburgh	15229	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 318-1452	1,075	77	13.9	27.6%	912 (84.8%)	36 (3.3%)	35 (3.3%)	33 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (5.4%)	$16,290			$166			$16,124	90.5	88	76	18
422497006424	59	Damascus Area School	Public	PK, KG-8	174 High School Rd	Damascus	18415	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 224-4114	266	27	9.9	42.1%	248 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$24,836			$1,230			$23,606	90.5	84.3	114	55
420351000061	60	Independence Middle School	Public	7-8	2807 Bethel Church Rd	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 854-8677	558	52	10.6	20.6%	486 (87.1%)	18 (3.2%)	8 (1.4%)	24 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.4%)	$31			$02			$29	90.3	88.7	73	13

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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

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.