Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
421653000694	521	New Brighton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Penn Ave	New Brighton	15066	Beaver County	New Brighton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 846-8100	298	27	11.2	100.0%	214 (71.8%)	22 (7.4%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.8%)	$17,723	$1,215	$16,508	43.7	47.4	491	30
421038007565	522	Freedom Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1702 School Street	Freedom	15042	Beaver County	Freedom Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-7641	370	29	12.5	59.7%	335 (90.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	$14,554	$551	$14,003	43.7	40.4	554	32
421809007292	523	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	43.6	33.9	588	65
422154007584	524	Shikellamy Middle School	Public	6-8	545 Permastone Dr	Northumberland	17857	Northumberland County	Shikellamy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 286-3736	674	34	19.5	100.0%	501 (74.3%)	29 (4.3%)	89 (13.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)	$14,159	$1,320	$12,840	43.5	54	418	106
421899003745	525	Bridesburg School	Public	K-8	2824 Jenks St	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7240	597	41	14.6	100.0%	457 (76.5%)	15 (2.5%)	83 (13.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	$17,850	$8,426	$9,424	43.3	45.2	505	20
421899007592	526	Science Leadership Academy Middle School	Public	5-8	3610 Warren St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8320	359	19	18.6	100.0%	82 (22.8%)	226 (63.0%)	16 (4.5%)	21 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$15,922	$8,876	$7,046	43.3	46.6	494	32
421254000776	527	Penn-Kidder Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	2850 State Route 903	Albrightsville	18210	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 722-1150	571	49	11.5	62.3%	380 (66.5%)	47 (8.2%)	97 (17.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	$17,499	$3,500	$13,998	43.2	53.8	421	106
422214003056	528	South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 Percy St	South Williamsport	17702	Lycoming County	South Williamsport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 326-2684	503	40	12.7	43.9%	453 (90.1%)	15 (3.0%)	9 (1.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$28	$01	$27	43.1	51.8	448	80
420004300405	529	Eugenio Maria DE Hostos Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6310 N 2nd Street	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 268-3102	507	37	13.7	73.4%	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.3%)	451 (89.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$21,160	$6,172	$14,988	43.1	32.8	593	64
422232002313	530	Southern Huntingdon County High School/Middle School	Public	6-12	10339 Pogue Road	Three Springs	17264	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 447-5529	614	80	7.6	41.4%	590 (96.1%)	7 (1.1%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,855	$572	$13,283	43.1	31.1	601	71

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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.
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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)
421653000694	521	New Brighton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Penn Ave	New Brighton	15066	Beaver County	New Brighton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 846-8100	298	27	11.2	100.0%	214 (71.8%)	22 (7.4%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.8%)	$17,723			$1,215			$16,508	43.7	47.4	491	30
421038007565	522	Freedom Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1702 School Street	Freedom	15042	Beaver County	Freedom Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-7641	370	29	12.5	59.7%	335 (90.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	$14,554			$551			$14,003	43.7	40.4	554	32
421809007292	523	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	43.6	33.9	588	65
422154007584	524	Shikellamy Middle School	Public	6-8	545 Permastone Dr	Northumberland	17857	Northumberland County	Shikellamy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 286-3736	674	34	19.5	100.0%	501 (74.3%)	29 (4.3%)	89 (13.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)	$14,159			$1,320			$12,840	43.5	54	418	106
421899003745	525	Bridesburg School	Public	K-8	2824 Jenks St	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7240	597	41	14.6	100.0%	457 (76.5%)	15 (2.5%)	83 (13.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	$17,850			$8,426			$9,424	43.3	45.2	505	20
421899007592	526	Science Leadership Academy Middle School	Public	5-8	3610 Warren St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8320	359	19	18.6	100.0%	82 (22.8%)	226 (63.0%)	16 (4.5%)	21 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$15,922			$8,876			$7,046	43.3	46.6	494	32
421254000776	527	Penn-Kidder Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	2850 State Route 903	Albrightsville	18210	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 722-1150	571	49	11.5	62.3%	380 (66.5%)	47 (8.2%)	97 (17.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	$17,499			$3,500			$13,998	43.2	53.8	421	106
422214003056	528	South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 Percy St	South Williamsport	17702	Lycoming County	South Williamsport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 326-2684	503	40	12.7	43.9%	453 (90.1%)	15 (3.0%)	9 (1.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$28			$01			$27	43.1	51.8	448	80
420004300405	529	Eugenio Maria DE Hostos Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6310 N 2nd Street	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 268-3102	507	37	13.7	73.4%	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.3%)	451 (89.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$21,160			$6,172			$14,988	43.1	32.8	593	64
422232002313	530	Southern Huntingdon County High School/Middle School	Public	6-12	10339 Pogue Road	Three Springs	17264	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 447-5529	614	80	7.6	41.4%	590 (96.1%)	7 (1.1%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,855			$572			$13,283	43.1	31.1	601	71