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)
421416010025	11	Black Rock Middle School	Public	5-8	1860 W Montgomery Ave	Villanova	19085	Delaware County	Lower Merion School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 418-2222	1,030	107	9.6	15.7%	652 (63.3%)	101 (9.8%)	65 (6.3%)	117 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (9.2%)								97.5	98	9	2
421007000147	12	Dorseyville Middle School	Public	6-8	3732 Saxonburg Blvd	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 767-5343	960	77	12.5	22.6%	741 (77.2%)	42 (4.4%)	42 (4.4%)	73 (7.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.1%)	$21,385			$417			$20,968	97.5	97.6	10	2
421416003293	13	Bala-Cynwyd Middle School	Public	5-8	510 Bryn Mawr Ave	Bala Cynwyd	19004	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1480	796	81	9.8	15.1%	498 (62.6%)	71 (8.9%)	44 (5.5%)	106 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (9.7%)	$30,919			$297			$30,622	96.9	98	7	6
421899003648	14	McCall Gen George A School	Public	K-8	325 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7840	617	40	15.4	100.0%	180 (29.2%)	71 (11.5%)	27 (4.4%)	276 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.0%)	$16,758			$8,019			$8,739	96.8	94.3	31	17
421899005186	15	Greenfield Albert Middle School	Public	K-8	2200 Chestnut St	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 400-7819	730	44	16.5	100.0%	388 (53.2%)	86 (11.8%)	86 (11.8%)	90 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.0%)	$16,357			$6,928			$9,429	96.6	98.6	2	13
422364004689	16	Valley Forge Middle School	Public	5-8	105 W Walker Rd	Wayne	19087	Delaware County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 240-1300	1,119	81	13.8	8.7%	611 (54.6%)	42 (3.8%)	52 (4.6%)	347 (31.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.9%)	$18,903			$160			$18,743	96.6	96.7	17	1
422364001421	17	Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School	Public	5-8	801 Conestoga Rd	Berwyn	19312	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 240-1200	1,088	76	14.2	9.1%	605 (55.6%)	31 (2.8%)	47 (4.3%)	328 (30.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (6.9%)	$19,647			$167			$19,481	96.4	96.9	15	2
421611000339	18	Mellon Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Castle Shannon Boulevard	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2122	631	52	12.1	14.4%	523 (82.9%)	15 (2.4%)	21 (3.3%)	39 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	$18,130			$838			$17,292	96.4	97.1	13	5
421611000340	19	Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Moffett St	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2120	601	55	10.9	18.1%	495 (82.4%)	13 (2.2%)	22 (3.7%)	40 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	$18,565			$886			$17,680	96.2	96.4	21	2
421140000179	20	Hampton Middle School	Public	6-8	4589 School Rd	Allison Park	15101	Allegheny County	Hampton Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 492-6356	624	51	12.2	17.6%	588 (94.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	16 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$29			$01			$28	96.2	95	28	8

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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