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)
420086607457	441	Universal Creighton Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5401 Tabor Avenue	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Universal Creighton Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2531	713	46	15.5	84.3%	8 (1.1%)	188 (26.4%)	441 (61.9%)	75 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$18,173			$4,290			$13,884	51.6	40	550	109
421899003647	442	Kirkbride Eliza B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1501 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7980	509	39	13	100.0%	64 (12.6%)	22 (4.3%)	276 (54.2%)	130 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$18,070			$8,841			$9,229	51.6	54.8	420	22
421145004570	443	Hanover Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Keagy Ave	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	615	35	17.4	69.3%	381 (62.0%)	23 (3.7%)	131 (21.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.2%)	$13,296			$627			$12,670	51.5	55	418	25
422064001992	444	St Marys Area Middle School	Public	6-8	979 S Saint Marys Rd	Saint Marys	15857	Elk County	Saint Marys Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 834-7831	426	33	13	100.0%	410 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$16,149			$627			$15,521	51.4	48.1	492	48
421272500449	445	Central Mountain Middle School	Public	5-8	200 Ben Avenue	Mill Hall	17751	Clinton County	Keystone Central School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 893-4900	939	67	14	55.3%	854 (90.9%)	12 (1.3%)	30 (3.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	$17,738			$1,870			$15,868	51.3	44.3	518	73
421170000547	446	Drums El/Middle School	Public	K-8	85 South Old Turnpike Road	Drums	18222	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 459-3111	784	50	15.8	100.0%	544 (69.4%)	19 (2.4%)	188 (24.0%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.1%)	$11,104			$371			$10,734	51.3	46.6	504	58
421809007292	447	Oil City Area Middle School	Public	5-8	8 Lynch Blvd	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 676-5702	582	43	13.4	100.0%	547 (94.0%)	14 (2.4%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	$13,983			$912			$13,072	51.1	43.6	523	76
421965006746	448	Pottsgrove Middle School	Public	6-8	1351 North Hanover Street	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottsgrove School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 326-8243	697	58	11.9	49.1%	396 (56.8%)	137 (19.7%)	69 (9.9%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (12.1%)	$17,827			$664			$17,163	50.9	57.2	385	63
421899003650	449	Nebinger George W School	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Carpenter St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8110	405	37	10.8	100.0%	109 (26.9%)	146 (36.0%)	99 (24.4%)	24 (5.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	$20,931			$9,676			$11,255	50.9	64.9	301	148
421221004817	450	Iroquois Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4301 Main Street	Erie	16511	Erie County	Iroquois School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 899-7643	539	42	12.7	85.3%	466 (86.5%)	14 (2.6%)	19 (3.5%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$20,152			$1,228			$18,924	50.8	54.2	426	24

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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