Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
421899003630	811	Meade Gen George C School	Public	PK, KG-8	1600 N 18th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7310	296	29	10.1	100.0%	4 (1.4%)	268 (90.5%)	17 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$20,550	$9,695	$10,855	8.9	7.1	851	40
420007600552	812	Esperanza Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	301 W Hunting Park Avenue	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 457-3667	1,628	116	14	85.4%	5 (0.3%)	77 (4.7%)	1,524 (93.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.3%)	$18,548	$4,008	$14,540	8.8	8.4	821	9
421899003655	813	Spring Garden School	Public	K-8	1146 Mellon St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7610	239	18	13.2	99.2%	4 (1.7%)	118 (49.4%)	106 (44.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$22,290	$12,818	$9,472	8.8	14.4	741	72
421899003601	814	Bryant William C School	Public	PK, KG-8	6001 Cedar Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7910	358	23	15.3	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	338 (94.4%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$20,625	$9,370	$11,256	8.6	7.2	847	33
420086307473	815	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds	Public, Charter	K-8	1197 Haworth Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2520	985	71	13.8	86.5%	23 (2.3%)	478 (48.5%)	384 (39.0%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	87 (8.8%)	$19,958	$4,164	$15,794	8.4	9.3	808	7
421095001251	816	Greater Johnstown Senior High School	Public	8-12	222 Central Ave	Johnstown	15902	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 533-5670	894	73	12.1	98.5%	364 (40.7%)	331 (37.0%)	41 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (17.3%)	$16,092	$2,329	$13,763	8.4	11.2	779	37
421899003782	817	Comegys Benjamin B School	Public	K-8	5100 Greenway Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7860	320	21	14.9	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	302 (94.4%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$20,666	$11,464	$9,202	8.4	6	874	57
420006500567	818	Lincoln Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	559 W King Street	York	17401	York County	Lincoln Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 699-1573	654	40	16.3	98.8%	30 (4.6%)	182 (27.8%)	374 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (9.9%)	$1,849	$1,849	$00	8.3	7.1	850	32
421899005121	819	Potter-Thomas School	Public	K-8	3001 N 6th St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7120	405	34	11.8	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	92 (22.7%)	308 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,724	$8,910	$10,815	8.3	6.7	859	40
420228002792	820	Francis D Raub Middle School	Public	6-8	102 S Saint Cloud St	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5301	909	54	16.9	100.0%	38 (4.2%)	128 (14.1%)	707 (77.8%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.6%)	$14,391	$2,400	$11,990	8.2	7.2	849	29

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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)
421899003630	811	Meade Gen George C School	Public	PK, KG-8	1600 N 18th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7310	296	29	10.1	100.0%	4 (1.4%)	268 (90.5%)	17 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$20,550			$9,695			$10,855	8.9	7.1	851	40
420007600552	812	Esperanza Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	301 W Hunting Park Avenue	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 457-3667	1,628	116	14	85.4%	5 (0.3%)	77 (4.7%)	1,524 (93.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.3%)	$18,548			$4,008			$14,540	8.8	8.4	821	9
421899003655	813	Spring Garden School	Public	K-8	1146 Mellon St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7610	239	18	13.2	99.2%	4 (1.7%)	118 (49.4%)	106 (44.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$22,290			$12,818			$9,472	8.8	14.4	741	72
421899003601	814	Bryant William C School	Public	PK, KG-8	6001 Cedar Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7910	358	23	15.3	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	338 (94.4%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$20,625			$9,370			$11,256	8.6	7.2	847	33
420086307473	815	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds	Public, Charter	K-8	1197 Haworth Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2520	985	71	13.8	86.5%	23 (2.3%)	478 (48.5%)	384 (39.0%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	87 (8.8%)	$19,958			$4,164			$15,794	8.4	9.3	808	7
421095001251	816	Greater Johnstown Senior High School	Public	8-12	222 Central Ave	Johnstown	15902	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 533-5670	894	73	12.1	98.5%	364 (40.7%)	331 (37.0%)	41 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (17.3%)	$16,092			$2,329			$13,763	8.4	11.2	779	37
421899003782	817	Comegys Benjamin B School	Public	K-8	5100 Greenway Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7860	320	21	14.9	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	302 (94.4%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$20,666			$11,464			$9,202	8.4	6	874	57
420006500567	818	Lincoln Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	559 W King Street	York	17401	York County	Lincoln Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 699-1573	654	40	16.3	98.8%	30 (4.6%)	182 (27.8%)	374 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (9.9%)	$1,849			$1,849			$00	8.3	7.1	850	32
421899005121	819	Potter-Thomas School	Public	K-8	3001 N 6th St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7120	405	34	11.8	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	92 (22.7%)	308 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,724			$8,910			$10,815	8.3	6.7	859	40
420228002792	820	Francis D Raub Middle School	Public	6-8	102 S Saint Cloud St	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5301	909	54	16.9	100.0%	38 (4.2%)	128 (14.1%)	707 (77.8%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.6%)	$14,391			$2,400			$11,990	8.2	7.2	849	29