Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Pennsylvania test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
420081807148	471	Seven Generations Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	33 E Minor St	Emmaus	18049	Lehigh County	Seven Generations Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 421-8844	458	40	11.5	38.6%	239 (52.2%)	28 (6.1%)	146 (31.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.3%)	$15,907			$1,877			$14,030	49.1			(n/a)
421350001314	472	Lehighton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Beaver Run Rd	Lehighton	18235	Carbon County	Lehighton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 377-6535	504	45	11.1	49.8%	423 (83.9%)	7 (1.4%)	49 (9.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	$15,612			$1,451			$14,160	49	47.8	496	24
421764002760	473	Northern Lebanon Senior High School	Public	7-12	345 School Dr	Fredericksburg	17026	Lebanon County	Northern Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 865-2117	1,005	74	13.5	40.7%	846 (84.2%)	8 (0.8%)	126 (12.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	$16,808			$1,008			$15,799	49			(n/a)
421737005258	474	Northampton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1617 Laubach Ave	Northampton	18067	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 262-7817	1,235	83	14.8	47.0%	954 (77.2%)	48 (3.9%)	200 (16.2%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.1%)	$16,013			$945			$15,068	49	51.1	455	19
421899003714	475	John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	K-8	8301 Germantown Ave	Philadelphia	19118	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3360	385	30	13	100.0%	35 (9.1%)	302 (78.4%)	26 (6.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$18,905			$8,723			$10,182	48.9	48.8	485	10
422220002284	476	Mapletown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1000 Mapletown Rd	Greensboro	15338	Greene County	Southeastern Greene School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 943-3401	249	25	9.9	100.0%	247 (99.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,255			$696			$23,559	48.8	52.1	445	31
420076206103	477	Keystone Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4521 Longshore Avenue	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Keystone Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 332-2111	663	43	15.4	88.1%	118 (17.8%)	241 (36.3%)	223 (33.6%)	47 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	$15,443			$2,763			$12,680	48.8	42.4	533	56
421446007494	478	Line Mountain Middle School	Public	5-8	187 Line Mountain Rd	Herndon	17830	Northumberland County	Line Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 758-2011	327	21	15.7	48.6%	313 (95.7%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$14,658			$1,515			$13,143	48.7	54.6	422	56
421217001881	479	Glenolden School	Public	1-8	MacDade & Knowles	Glenolden	19036	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 237-6430	609	44	13.9	58.9%	312 (51.2%)	182 (29.9%)	30 (4.9%)	33 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.9%)	$18,602			$1,079			$17,524	48.7	52.7	441	38
420390000101	480	Blue Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5150 School Road	New Milford	18834	Susquehanna County	Blue Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 465-3177	228	17	13.6	100.0%	214 (93.9%)	4 (1.8%)	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,470			$2,542			$14,927	48.7	52	446	34

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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.

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