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)
421254000776	531	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	548	51	10.7	64.2%	376 (68.6%)	38 (6.9%)	93 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.9%)	$17,499			$3,500			$13,998	42.9	43.2	527	4
422673006390	532	Wyoming Area Sec Center	Public	7-12	252 Memorial St	Exeter	18643	Luzerne County	Wyoming Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 655-2836	951	67	14.2	100.2%	788 (82.9%)	35 (3.7%)	90 (9.5%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.7%)	$17,190			$862			$16,328	42.9	35.7	591	59
422463004126	533	Rocky Grove Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	403 Rocky Grove Ave	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Valley Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 437-3759	393	30	12.9	101.0%	371 (94.4%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	$19,074			$677			$18,397	42.8	56.1	398	135
421917007132	534	Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	1018 Peralta St	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4190	260	19	13.5	100.0%	88 (33.8%)	107 (41.2%)	33 (12.7%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.0%)	$25,783			$3,317			$22,466	42.7	37.6	573	39
420357004956	535	East Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	2005 Chester Rd	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 867-0541	1,017	76	13.3	50.0%	530 (52.1%)	102 (10.0%)	325 (32.0%)	39 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	14 (1.4%)	$16,662			$698			$15,965	42.6	38.1	569	34
421899003781	536	Fitzpatrick Aloysius L School	Public	PK, KG-8	11061 Knights Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3060	847	50	17	100.0%	324 (38.3%)	230 (27.2%)	157 (18.5%)	77 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.8%)	$16,888			$7,705			$9,182	42.2	33.8	603	67
421260007276	537	Tuscarora Middle School	Public	6-8	Old Route 22 East	Mifflintown	17059	Juniata County	Juniata County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 436-2165	331	28	11.6	51.4%	273 (82.5%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (14.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$12,741			$646			$12,095	42.1	44.5	517	20
422085000965	538	Sayre Area High School	Public	7-12	331 W Lockhart St	Sayre	18840	Bradford County	Sayre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 888-6622	394	33	11.9	101.5%	360 (91.4%)	12 (3.0%)	10 (2.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,154			$560			$18,594	42	53.5	430	108
421551006583	539	Minersville Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	Battlin Miner Dr & Low Rd	Minersville	17954	Schuylkill County	Minersville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 544-1400	496	39	12.8	100.2%	420 (84.7%)	16 (3.2%)	48 (9.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$14,865			$1,452			$13,412	42	46.6	503	36
420975001225	540	Ferndale Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Harlan Ave	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Ferndale Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 288-5757	284	33	8.6		230 (81.0%)	22 (7.7%)	14 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	$22,351			$2,528			$19,823	42	61.5	336	204

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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