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)
421152007545	401	Harmony Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5239 Ridge Rd	Westover	16692	Clearfield County	Harmony Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 845-7655	114	20	5.8	78.9%	112 (98.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$20,982			$1,707			$19,275	55.9	61.6	326	75
422241006978	402	Southmoreland Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Scottie Way	Scottdale	15683	Westmoreland County	Southmoreland School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 887-2029	414	30	13.6	54.1%	390 (94.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$11,619			$1,009			$10,610	55.9	56	400	2
421233007617	403	Jeannette High School	Public	7-12	800 Florida Ave	Jeannette	15644	Westmoreland County	Jeannette City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 523-5591	422	31	13.5	84.6%	265 (62.8%)	65 (15.4%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (19.2%)	$20,316			$1,973			$18,343	55.8	50.9	455	52
420678000537	404	Conrad Weiser Middle School	Public	5-8	347 East Penn Avenue	Robesonia	19551	Berks County	Conrad Weiser Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 693-8542	717	60	12	41.7%	529 (73.8%)	46 (6.4%)	110 (15.3%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$17,425			$117			$17,308	55.7	52.1	440	36
422652000033	405	Wilmington Area Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Wood St	New Wilmington	16142	Lawrence County	Wilmington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-8866	323	19	17.4	99.7%	305 (94.4%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$16,442			$1,612			$14,830	55.6	57.9	381	24
421217001883	406	Norwood School	Public	1-8	558 Seneca Ave	Norwood	19074	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 237-6425	548	47	11.5	61.3%	352 (64.2%)	78 (14.2%)	49 (8.9%)	30 (5.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	$18,600			$1,078			$17,521	55.6	53.5	426	20
420987002246	407	Forbes Road Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	159 Red Bird Drive	Waterfall	16689	Fulton County	Forbes Road School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 685-3866	141	12	11.7	35.5%	138 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$25,269			$889			$24,381	55.6	65.5	298	109
421092004372	408	Greensburg-Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	301 N Main St	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greensburg Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 832-2900	599	46	13	51.9%	455 (76.0%)	36 (6.0%)	32 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (12.2%)	$16,288			$1,975			$14,313	55.4	61.5	330	78
421710001164	409	Moniteau Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1810 W Sunbury Rd	West Sunbury	16061	Butler County	Moniteau School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 637-2091	546	42	13.1	90.5%	534 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$19,187			$768			$18,420	55.4	60.4	347	62
421035007203	410	Frazier Middle School	Public	6-8	142 Constitution St	Perryopolis	15473	Fayette County	Frazier School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 736-9507	240	19	12.8	47.1%	225 (93.8%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$19,122			$904			$18,217	55.3	53	430	20

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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 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.