Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
420297000050	511	Baldwin Senior High School	Public	7-12	4653 Clairton Blvd	Pittsburgh	15236	Allegheny County	Baldwin-Whitehall School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 885-7500	2,019	113	17.8	49.5%	1,412 (69.9%)	124 (6.1%)	47 (2.3%)	332 (16.4%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	99 (4.9%)	$16,367	$611	$15,756	45.3	48	493	18
420360004181	512	Bethlehem-Center Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	179 Crawford Rd	Fredericktown	15333	Washington County	Bethlehem-Center School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 267-4910	455	32	14.4	96.3%	432 (94.9%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$12,994	$00	$12,994	45.1			(n/a)
420846006612	513	Eastern Lebanon County Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Evergreen Dr	Myerstown	17067	Lebanon County	Eastern Lebanon County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 866-6591	558	43	13	44.6%	466 (83.5%)	15 (2.7%)	59 (10.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$8,931	$32	$8,899	45.1	34.4	597	84
422181005054	514	Swift Middle School	Public	6-8	1866 Robert Fulton Hwy	Quarryville	17566	Lancaster County	Solanco School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 548-2187	341	34	10	46.0%	288 (84.5%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	$19,183	$928	$18,254	44.8	52.9	438	76
420369005135	515	Blacklick Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	555 Birch St	Nanty Glo	15943	Cambria County	Blacklick Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 749-9211	272	22	12.5	100.0%	268 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$19,350	$2,292	$17,058	44.6	61.6	334	181
420666002105	516	Connellsville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	Locust Street Extension	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 628-8910	933	67	13.9	100.0%	858 (92.0%)	19 (2.0%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.1%)	$18,236	$3,120	$15,116	44.6	37.3	577	61
421158000981	517	Marshall Math Science Academy	Public, Magnet	5-8	301 Hale Avenue	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(717) 703-1200	380	5	76	99.2%	22 (5.8%)	191 (50.3%)	138 (36.3%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$20,123	$523	$19,600	44.6	39.5	556	39
421332005146	518	Laurel Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	18-20 Hookton Avenue	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-2865	634	45	13.9	49.2%	526 (83.0%)	29 (4.6%)	11 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (9.1%)	$15,891	$323	$15,568	44.5	41.8	540	22
420471006939	519	California Area Middle School	Public	7-8	11 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-5800	147	11	12.9	98.0%	122 (83.0%)	6 (4.1%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.8%)	$17,215	$428	$16,787	44.5	50.2	468	51
421914005262	520	Pine Grove Area Middle School	Public	5-8	105 School Street	Pine Grove	17963	Schuylkill County	Pine Grove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 345-2731	447	40	11.3	43.2%	417 (93.3%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$11,928	$31	$11,897	44.4	51.2	454	66

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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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Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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)
420297000050	511	Baldwin Senior High School	Public	7-12	4653 Clairton Blvd	Pittsburgh	15236	Allegheny County	Baldwin-Whitehall School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 885-7500	2,019	113	17.8	49.5%	1,412 (69.9%)	124 (6.1%)	47 (2.3%)	332 (16.4%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	99 (4.9%)	$16,367			$611			$15,756	45.3	48	493	18
420360004181	512	Bethlehem-Center Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	179 Crawford Rd	Fredericktown	15333	Washington County	Bethlehem-Center School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 267-4910	455	32	14.4	96.3%	432 (94.9%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$12,994			$00			$12,994	45.1			(n/a)
420846006612	513	Eastern Lebanon County Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Evergreen Dr	Myerstown	17067	Lebanon County	Eastern Lebanon County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 866-6591	558	43	13	44.6%	466 (83.5%)	15 (2.7%)	59 (10.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$8,931			$32			$8,899	45.1	34.4	597	84
422181005054	514	Swift Middle School	Public	6-8	1866 Robert Fulton Hwy	Quarryville	17566	Lancaster County	Solanco School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 548-2187	341	34	10	46.0%	288 (84.5%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	$19,183			$928			$18,254	44.8	52.9	438	76
420369005135	515	Blacklick Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	555 Birch St	Nanty Glo	15943	Cambria County	Blacklick Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 749-9211	272	22	12.5	100.0%	268 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$19,350			$2,292			$17,058	44.6	61.6	334	181
420666002105	516	Connellsville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	Locust Street Extension	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 628-8910	933	67	13.9	100.0%	858 (92.0%)	19 (2.0%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.1%)	$18,236			$3,120			$15,116	44.6	37.3	577	61
421158000981	517	Marshall Math Science Academy	Public, Magnet	5-8	301 Hale Avenue	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(717) 703-1200	380	5	76	99.2%	22 (5.8%)	191 (50.3%)	138 (36.3%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$20,123			$523			$19,600	44.6	39.5	556	39
421332005146	518	Laurel Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	18-20 Hookton Avenue	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-2865	634	45	13.9	49.2%	526 (83.0%)	29 (4.6%)	11 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (9.1%)	$15,891			$323			$15,568	44.5	41.8	540	22
420471006939	519	California Area Middle School	Public	7-8	11 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-5800	147	11	12.9	98.0%	122 (83.0%)	6 (4.1%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.8%)	$17,215			$428			$16,787	44.5	50.2	468	51
421914005262	520	Pine Grove Area Middle School	Public	5-8	105 School Street	Pine Grove	17963	Schuylkill County	Pine Grove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 345-2731	447	40	11.3	43.2%	417 (93.3%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$11,928			$31			$11,897	44.4	51.2	454	66