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)
421527006566	641	Midland El/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	173 7th St	Midland	15059	Beaver County	Midland Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 643-8650	230	17	13.8	100.0%	120 (52.2%)	56 (24.3%)	13 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (17.8%)	$19,828			$2,703			$17,126	26.3	48.7	486	155
420081306909	642	Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4101 North American Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 455-1300	710	52	13.7	75.2%	9 (1.3%)	17 (2.4%)	680 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$21,111			$5,470			$15,641	26	29.1	625	17
420007100534	643	Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	652 Midland Ave	Midland	15059	Beaver County	Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(724) 643-1180	10,361	429	24.1		6,993 (67.5%)	1,490 (14.4%)	571 (5.5%)	187 (1.8%)	25 (0.2%)	7 (0.1%)	1,088 (10.5%)	$14,235			$790			$13,446	25.9	31.8	611	32
422240006501	644	Harris School	Public	K-8	501 Sharon Avenue	Collingdale	19023	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4370	688	50	13.7	100.0%	65 (9.4%)	541 (78.6%)	38 (5.5%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	$10,642			$1,648			$8,994	25.8	32.9	605	39
422301001805	645	Susquehanna Township Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Wood St	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-5125	744	43	17.2	69.5%	136 (18.3%)	237 (31.9%)	131 (17.6%)	147 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (12.4%)	$18,377			$602			$17,774	25.8	19.5	692	47
420408002154	646	Brownsville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	Three Falcon Drive	Brownsville	15417	Fayette County	Brownsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-2155	349	24	14.3	100.0%	284 (81.4%)	27 (7.7%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.0%)	$16,907			$1,936			$14,971	25.7	20.9	679	33
422240001861	647	Darby Township School	Public	K-8	801 Ashland Avenue	Glenolden	19036	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4375	622	39	16.1	99.8%	102 (16.4%)	455 (73.2%)	21 (3.4%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	$11,630			$1,801			$9,828	25.7	21.2	676	29
420002000342	648	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1446 East Lake Rd	Erie	16507	Erie County	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 461-9600	542	36	15	95.8%	63 (11.6%)	269 (49.6%)	108 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (18.8%)	$7,267			$1,455			$5,812	25.5	30.3	620	28
421845007560	649	Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	912 Coal Region Way	Lansford	18232	Carbon County	Panther Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 645-2171	781	46	16.9	101.3%	556 (71.2%)	55 (7.0%)	118 (15.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	$10,321			$2,633			$7,688	25.4	27.1	638	11
420085907427	650	Propel Cs-Pitcairn	Public, Charter	K-8	435 Agatha Street	Pittsburgh	15140	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Pitcairn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	207	16	13.1	98.6%	32 (15.5%)	145 (70.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.6%)	$24,623			$3,054			$21,569	25.3	19.7	691	41

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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