Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Pennsylvania test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
420082807351	551	Mastery Cs-Harrity Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	5601 Christian Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Harrity Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 471-2908	782	41	19	99.6%	4 (0.5%)	725 (92.7%)	23 (2.9%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.7%)	$20,367			$5,669			$14,697	40.5	25.9	647	96
421899006525	552	Conwell Russell Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	1849 E Clearfield St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7210	127	13	9.5	100.0%	14 (11.0%)	29 (22.8%)	76 (59.8%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$21,969			$12,023			$9,946	40.4	44.6	516	36
421899007224	553	Amy NW	Public, Magnet	6-8	6000 Ridge Ave	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3460	134	15	9.2	100.0%	2 (1.5%)	110 (82.1%)	12 (9.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	$19,717			$9,929			$9,788	40.4	39.5	557	4
422652000033	554	Wilmington Area Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Wood St	New Wilmington	16142	Lawrence County	Wilmington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-8866	302	19	16.1	46.4%	286 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$16,442			$1,612			$14,830	40.3	55.6	405	149
422598009971	555	West York Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Bannister St	York	17404	York County	West York Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 845-1671	646	59	10.8	55.4%	362 (56.0%)	60 (9.3%)	149 (23.1%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.3%)	$24,911			$2,548			$22,362	40.3	40.6	545	10
420089107602	556	MaST Community Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6238 Rising Sun Avenue	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	MaST Community Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 348-1215	1,895	134	14.1	68.5%	528 (27.9%)	555 (29.3%)	431 (22.7%)	269 (14.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (5.8%)	$14,333			$3,103			$11,231	40.1	33.9	601	45
420008800587	557	Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	630 Park Avenue	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 275-8500	2,954	216	13.7	61.5%	1,386 (46.9%)	747 (25.3%)	522 (17.7%)	79 (2.7%)	22 (0.7%)	8 (0.3%)	190 (6.4%)	$14,885			$1,606			$13,279	40	42.2	536	21
421803001414	558	Octorara Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	226 Highland Rd	Atglen	19310	Chester County	Octorara Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 593-8223	1,027	68	15.1	99.7%	724 (70.5%)	54 (5.3%)	186 (18.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.6%)	$18,595			$332			$18,263	40	27.6	635	77
420084507424	559	Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	600 Newport Drive	Pittsburgh	15234	Allegheny County	Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 668-2064	298	39	7.6	100.0%	114 (38.3%)	159 (53.4%)	10 (3.4%)	8 (2.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$20,025			$3,910			$16,114	39.9	45.3	511	48
420012900846	560	Ad Prima Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1922 N. 63rd Street	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Ad Prima Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 883-0638	578	35	16.5		1 (0.2%)	541 (93.6%)	20 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$17,933			$4,645			$13,288	39.9	39.5	558	2

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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.