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)
421899003650	301	Nebinger George W School	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Carpenter St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8110	405	37	10.8	100.0%	109 (26.9%)	146 (36.0%)	99 (24.4%)	24 (5.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	$20,931			$9,676			$11,255	64.9	44.9	512	211
420402000281	302	Floyd C Fretz Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Lorana Ave	Bradford	16701	McKean County	Bradford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 362-3500	568	40	14.3	100.0%	518 (91.2%)	10 (1.8%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$14,882			$641			$14,240	64.8	64.3	308	6
421488006976	303	McGuffey Middle School	Public	6-8	86 McGuffey Drive	Claysville	15323	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 948-3323	343	32	10.8	46.6%	331 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$17,950			$592			$17,358	64.8	43.6	527	224
420074900960	304	Evergreen Community Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	905 East Grace Ave.	Cresco	18326	Monroe County	Evergreen Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(570) 595-6355	102	12	8.5		69 (67.6%)	13 (12.7%)	18 (17.6%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,040			$155			$15,885	64.8	61.5	331	27
420405007585	305	Brandywine Heights Intrmd/Middle School	Public	4-8	200 W Weis St	Topton	19562	Berks County	Brandywine Heights Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 682-5131	501	44	11.3	31.9%	441 (88.0%)	8 (1.6%)	30 (6.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$18,811			$786			$18,025	64.7	53	431	126
421548006863	306	Milton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Mahoning St	Milton	17847	Northumberland County	Milton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 742-7614	427	38	11.1	99.8%	345 (80.8%)	13 (3.0%)	44 (10.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	$18,499			$2,111			$16,388	64.6	66.3	284	22
421605004049	307	Mountain View Junior/Senior High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	11749 State Route 106	Kingsley	18826	Susquehanna County	Mountain View School District	No	Yes	No	No	(570) 434-8512	429	47	9	39.6%	408 (95.1%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$23,171			$1,103			$22,068	64.6	74.3	197	110
420606001475	308	Clarion Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	219 Liberty St	Clarion	16214	Clarion County	Clarion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 226-8112	328	25	12.9	41.2%	291 (88.7%)	11 (3.4%)	8 (2.4%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$21,110			$258			$20,852	64.4	73.5	202	106
420259007569	309	Armstrong Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Buffington Dr	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 548-7600	1,478	111	13.2	100.0%	1,421 (96.1%)	27 (1.8%)	22 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$22,358			$3,374			$18,984	64.3	66	289	20
422286000472	310	Stroudsburg Junior High School	Public	8-9	1198 Chipperfield Drive	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 424-4848	754	50	15.1	44.3%	352 (46.7%)	159 (21.1%)	194 (25.7%)	27 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	$19,583			$371			$19,212	64.3	56.1	396	86

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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 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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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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.