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)
422217000611	271	South Eastern Middle School	Public	7-8	375 Main Street	Fawn Grove	17321	York County	South Eastern School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 382-4851	407	33	12.2	31.0%	364 (89.4%)	11 (2.7%)	10 (2.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$18,355			$106			$18,248	67.8	70.8	234	37
421728003324	272	Penndale Middle School	Public	7-9	400 Penn St	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 368-2700	1,208	97	12.4	42.6%	640 (53.0%)	143 (11.8%)	106 (8.8%)	218 (18.0%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	94 (7.8%)	$20,363			$512			$19,850	67.5	62.5	322	50
422613007578	273	Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 Fair Oaks Dr	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Westmont Hilltop School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 255-8726	725	53	13.6	37.8%	614 (84.7%)	26 (3.6%)	26 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.4%)	$13,761			$574			$13,187	67.5	74.1	198	75
422247006641	274	Emory H Markle Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Bowman Rd	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 633-4840	1,028	71	14.4	34.3%	853 (83.0%)	50 (4.9%)	70 (6.8%)	13 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	37 (3.6%)	$14,769			$81			$14,688	67.3	66.8	274
420300005257	275	Bangor Area Middle School	Public	7-8	401 Five Points Richmond Rd	Bangor	18013	Northampton County	Bangor Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 599-7012	455	39	11.6	47.5%	377 (82.9%)	7 (1.5%)	45 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$18,108			$1,085			$17,022	67.3	75.6	183	92
420219000029	276	Springdale Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	501 Butler Rd	Springdale	15144	Allegheny County	Allegheny Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 274-8100	387	49	7.9	93.8%	351 (90.7%)	16 (4.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$20,642			$836			$19,807	67.1	48.6	484	208
420684006301	277	Cedar Crest Middle School	Public	6-8	101 E Evergreen Rd	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 272-2032	1,302	73	17.9	43.7%	892 (68.5%)	55 (4.2%)	258 (19.8%)	40 (3.1%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.0%)	$12,847			$384			$12,463	66.9	67.1	267	10
420948000787	278	Exeter Township Junior High School	Public	7-8	151 E 39th St	Reading	19606	Berks County	Exeter Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 779-3320	637	44	14.4	33.6%	427 (67.0%)	29 (4.6%)	141 (22.1%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	$17,462			$461			$17,001	66.9	71.4	226	52
421338007639	279	Laurel Middle School	Public	7-8	2497 Harlansburg RD	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-9056	161	8	20.4	25.5%	157 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$18,169			$460			$17,709	66.9	77.1	168	111
422325002496	280	Riverside Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	310 Davis St	Taylor	18517	Lackawanna County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 562-2121	725	52	13.9	92.3%	518 (71.4%)	36 (5.0%)	139 (19.2%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	$15,808			$1,483			$14,324	66.9	82.2	121	159

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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.
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