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)
421827005010	101	Owen J Roberts Middle School	Public	7-8	881 Ridge Rd	Pottstown	19465	Chester County	Owen J Roberts School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 469-5102	868	70	12.3	22.1%	660 (76.0%)	34 (3.9%)	55 (6.3%)	69 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.3%)	$19			$00			$19	84.9	85.6	96	5
421425006716	102	Arcola Intrmd School	Public	7-8	40001A Eagleville Road	Eagleville	19403	Montgomery County	Methacton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 489-5000	654	59	11.1	22.0%	444 (67.9%)	36 (5.5%)	43 (6.6%)	87 (13.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.4%)	$21,463			$462			$21,001	84.8	82	130	28
421179000118	103	Landisville Middle School	Public	7-8	340 Mumma Dr	Landisville	17538	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5607	512	40	12.7	38.1%	366 (71.5%)	22 (4.3%)	90 (17.6%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$17,228			$221			$17,006	84.7	80.3	147	44
421545001623	104	Millville Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	345 School House Lane	Millville	17846	Columbia County	Millville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 458-5538	240	34	7	42.9%	226 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	$28,142			$2,598			$25,544	84.7	59.9	361	257
421149002048	105	Harbor Creek Junior High School	Public	7-8	6375 Buffalo Rd	Harborcreek	16421	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 897-2100	343	27	12.6	44.0%	307 (89.5%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.4%)	$12,408			$357			$12,051	84.6	82.2	129	24
420855000377	106	Eyer Middle School	Public	6-8	5616 Buckeye Rd	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 965-1600	830	71	11.7	25.7%	626 (75.4%)	31 (3.7%)	103 (12.4%)	38 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	$19,497			$448			$19,049	84.6	79.8	152	46
420531001041	107	Lenape Middle School	Public	7-9	313 W State St	Doylestown	18901	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-2800	781	61	12.9	11.8%	631 (80.8%)	12 (1.5%)	44 (5.6%)	56 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	$18,914			$238			$18,676	84.5	89.4	66	41
421476001901	108	Paxon Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	815 Paxon Hollow Rd	Broomall	19008	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 359-4320	876	74	11.9	28.5%	695 (79.3%)	20 (2.3%)	21 (2.4%)	112 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.1%)	$18,751			$550			$18,201	84.4	89.8	65	43
421173007274	109	Saucon Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	2095 Polk Valley Rd	Hellertown	18055	Northampton County	Saucon Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 838-7001	603	46	13	30.5%	478 (79.3%)	8 (1.3%)	66 (10.9%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	$20,352			$897			$19,456	84.3	84.5	110	1
421893000796	110	Perkiomen Valley Middle School-West	Public	6-8	200 Big Road	Zieglerville	19492	Montgomery County	Perkiomen Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 977-7210	507	46	11	28.6%	413 (81.5%)	27 (5.3%)	32 (6.3%)	19 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$21,390			$630			$20,760	84.1	87.2	85	25

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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