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)
420004300405	491	Eugenio Maria DE Hostos Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6310 N 2nd Street	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 268-3102	486	39	12.6	86.8%	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.4%)	438 (90.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$21,160			$6,172			$14,988	47.5	43.1	529	38
420936000989	492	Everett Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Renaissance Circle	Everett	15537	Bedford County	Everett Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 652-9114	290	22	13.4	60.0%	275 (94.8%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$9,574			$1,349			$8,225	47.4	50.8	460	32
421254006965	493	L B Morris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W 10th St	Jim Thorpe	18229	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 325-2703	615	49	12.5	61.5%	520 (84.6%)	7 (1.1%)	55 (8.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	$18,180			$3,634			$14,546	47.3	49.1	482	11
422412001501	494	Union High School	Public	6-12	354 Baker Street Suite 1	Rimersburg	16248	Clarion County	Union School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 473-3121	292	25	11.6	100.7%	287 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,719			$1,505			$13,214	47.2	53.1	435	59
422523007672	495	West Branch Middle School	Public	5-8	444 Allport Cutoff	Morrisdale	16858	Clearfield County	West Branch Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 345-5615	271	19	14.2	98.9%	260 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$17,806			$2,092			$15,715	47.2	53.4	433	62
420082407317	496	Central Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Allen Ave	Monaca	15061	Beaver County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-8200	525	44	11.8	35.2%	452 (86.1%)	33 (6.3%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.6%)	$15,799			$740			$15,058	47	56.4	397	99
420363000648	497	Beaver Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 8th Ave	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 846-5470	344	30	11.3	100.3%	159 (46.2%)	90 (26.2%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (23.3%)	$16,380			$2,069			$14,311	47	35.2	594	97
421788006146	498	Northwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Harthan Way	Albion	16401	Erie County	Northwestern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 756-9400	278	23	11.9	100.0%	261 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$16,073			$1,521			$14,552	46.8	56.9	389	109
420088507564	499	Vision Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	716 Emerson Avenue East	Lansdowne	19050	Delaware County	Vision Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 466-2124	529	43	12.3		27 (5.1%)	468 (88.5%)	14 (2.6%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$16,059			$1,875			$14,184	46.8	42	538	39
421653000694	500	New Brighton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Penn Ave	New Brighton	15066	Beaver County	New Brighton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 846-8100	282	27	10.6	100.0%	193 (68.4%)	21 (7.4%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (19.9%)	$17,723			$1,215			$16,508	46.7	43.7	521	21

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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.