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)
420086007470	661	Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1610 East Emmaus Avenue	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-0234	312	29	10.7	57.1%	92 (29.5%)	46 (14.7%)	141 (45.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.3%)	$1,082			$1,082			$00	23.8	27.1	637	24
421917006751	662	Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8	Public	6-8	220 40th Street	Pittsburgh	15201	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-5740	150	16	9.1	100.0%	34 (22.7%)	71 (47.3%)	30 (20.0%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	$26,795			$3,447			$23,348	23.7	36.4	584	78
421899003626	663	Kelley William D School	Public	PK, KG-8	1601 N 28th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7370	228	20	11.1	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	211 (92.5%)	12 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$23,910			$11,727			$12,183	23.5	17.8	702	39
420806007559	664	East Allegheny Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1150 Jacks Run Rd	North Versailles	15137	Allegheny County	East Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 824-9700	670	57	11.8	87.0%	345 (51.5%)	223 (33.3%)	22 (3.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.0%)	$10,567			$104			$10,463	23.5	20	689	25
421899006529	665	Brown Joseph School	Public	K-8	3600 Stanwood St	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3320	383	31	12.3	100.0%	83 (21.7%)	132 (34.5%)	133 (34.7%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	$21,265			$10,075			$11,190	23.2	23.6	662	3
420089007574	666	Provident Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	1400 Troy Hill Road	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Provident Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 709-5160	325	67	4.8	46.8%	218 (67.1%)	64 (19.7%)	10 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.5%)	$27,786			$3,515			$24,272	23.2	11.9	775	109
421314002595	667	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Lehigh Ave	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6187	491	49	10	92.9%	43 (8.8%)	84 (17.1%)	301 (61.3%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.5%)	$25,410			$3,065			$22,345	23	22.9	669	2
421899003836	668	Castor Gardens Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Cottman Ave	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3190	1,260	73	17.3	100.0%	175 (13.9%)	305 (24.2%)	447 (35.5%)	263 (20.9%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (4.9%)	$16,900			$8,969			$7,931	22.7	25	651	17
420006000502	669	Freire Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	2027 Chestnut Street	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Freire Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 557-8555	934	85	10.9		9 (1.0%)	863 (92.4%)	28 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.3%)	$18,243			$3,895			$14,348	22.6	15.2	735	66
421899007703	670	Northeast Community Propel Academy	Public	K-8	7500 Rowland Ave	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-4000	1,731	80	21.7	100.0%	355 (20.5%)	367 (21.2%)	638 (36.9%)	301 (17.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (3.9%)	$13,596			$6,534			$7,062	22.3	17.7	703	33

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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.
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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.