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)
421743007419	131	Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	302 Country Club Dr	Ellwood City	16117	Lawrence County	Riverside Beaver County School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 758-7512	322	21	15.7	52.8%	308 (95.7%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$15,409			$864			$14,545	80.6	81.8	132	1
421905001425	132	Phoenixville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Purple Pride Parkway	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Phoenixville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 927-5200	945	75	12.5	33.7%	634 (67.1%)	51 (5.4%)	166 (17.6%)	37 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.9%)	$18,241			$161			$18,080	80.6	74.5	205	73
421431003037	133	Loyalsock Township Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 Loyalsock Dr	Williamsport	17701	Lycoming County	Loyalsock Township School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 323-9439	344	28	12.5	101.7%	264 (76.7%)	17 (4.9%)	17 (4.9%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.3%)	$11,302			$335			$10,966	80.6	81.1	137	4
420534001202	134	Central Cambria Middle School	Public	6-8	206 Schoolhouse Road	Ebensburg	15931	Cambria County	Central Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 472-6505	366	29	12.7	40.7%	351 (95.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$10,532			$351			$10,182	80.5	71.7	226	92
421884001113	135	William Penn Middle School	Public	6-8	1524 Derbyshire Rd	Yardley	19067	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 428-4280	938	88	10.6	34.5%	680 (72.5%)	62 (6.6%)	76 (8.1%)	56 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.5%)	$19,770			$430			$19,340	80.3	84.7	108	27
422658006981	136	Wilson West Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Faust Road	Sinking Spring	19608	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 670-0180	752	57	13.1	34.4%	455 (60.5%)	43 (5.7%)	176 (23.4%)	35 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	$16,355			$778			$15,577	79.9	58.3	371	235
421815006319	137	Oley Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	3247 Friedensburg RD	Oley	19547	Berks County	Oley Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 987-4100	323	31	10.3	32.5%	287 (88.9%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$17,684			$1,499			$16,185	79.9	82.4	126	11
421824003107	138	Otto-Eldred Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	143 R L Sweitzer Dr	Duke Center	16729	McKean County	Otto-Eldred School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 817-1380	283	23	12.5	59.4%	275 (97.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$21,305			$2,973			$18,332	79.8	87.9	78	60
421161006639	139	Keith Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	227 Meetinghouse Road	Horsham	19044	Montgomery County	Hatboro-Horsham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 420-5050	987	97	10.1	38.7%	701 (71.0%)	59 (6.0%)	121 (12.3%)	50 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.5%)	$23,569			$1,025			$22,543	79.7	75.8	190	51
420912006862	140	Elizabethtown Area Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E High St	Elizabethtown	17022	Lancaster County	Elizabethtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 361-7525	843	58	14.4	40.3%	690 (81.9%)	28 (3.3%)	55 (6.5%)	28 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.7%)	$15,101			$461			$14,640	79.7	73.4	213	73

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