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)
421884009959	111	Charles H Boehm Middle School	Public	6-8	866 Big Oak Rd	Yardley	19067	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 428-4220	682	71	9.5	30.9%	490 (71.8%)	29 (4.3%)	55 (8.1%)	60 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.9%)	$19,788			$428			$19,360	84.1	83.8	117	6
421182005247	112	Delahunty Middle School	Public	6-7	419 N Hermitage Rd	Hermitage	16148	Mercer County	Hermitage School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 981-8750	310	21	14.6	44.2%	248 (80.0%)	28 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.4%)	$13,092			$849			$12,244	83.8	84.1	115	3
421071000010	113	Gettysburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	37 Lefever St	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 334-6254	683	50	13.6	46.9%	501 (73.4%)	26 (3.8%)	104 (15.2%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	$18,206			$702			$17,504	83.6	85.4	98	15
421863000119	114	Manor Middle School	Public	7-8	2950 Charlestown Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 872-9510	466	34	13.7	52.1%	274 (58.8%)	28 (6.0%)	122 (26.2%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$14,077			$1,214			$12,863	83.3	75.8	188	74
421101005117	115	Greencastle-Antrim Middle School	Public	6-8	370 South Ridge Ave	Greencastle	17225	Franklin County	Greencastle-Antrim School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 597-3226	672	48	13.8	40.2%	579 (86.2%)	15 (2.2%)	33 (4.9%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	$11,809			$00			$11,809	83.3	85.1	103	12
420279005216	116	Avon Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	257 State Rd	West Grove	19390	Chester County	Avon Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 869-3022	1,143	75	15.3	30.9%	769 (67.3%)	14 (1.2%)	315 (27.6%)	22 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.0%)	$14,757			$708			$14,048	83	84.9	105	11
421851000478	117	Orefield Middle School	Public	6-8	2675 PA Route 309	Orefield	18069	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 351-5750	972	77	12.5	36.7%	631 (64.9%)	46 (4.7%)	203 (20.9%)	55 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.7%)	$17,504			$636			$16,868	82.9	85.5	97	20
421881006231	118	Penns Valley Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4545 Penns Valley Road	Spring Mills	16875	Centre County	Penns Valley Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 422-2000	649	50	13	38.8%	621 (95.7%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$18,546			$1,222			$17,325	82.9	87.3	83	35
421242007327	119	Jenkintown Middle/High School	Public	7-12	West and Highlands Avenues	Jenkintown	19046	Montgomery County	Jenkintown School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 884-1801	310	29	10.7	28.1%	217 (70.0%)	36 (11.6%)	22 (7.1%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	$26,019			$242			$25,777	82.7	68.6	262	143
421311006297	120	Martin Meylin Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Book Rd	Lampeter	17537	Lancaster County	Lampeter-Strasburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 464-3311	655	45	14.5	30.4%	501 (76.5%)	16 (2.4%)	78 (11.9%)	22 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	$16,879			$332			$16,547	82.6	84.9	106	14

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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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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