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)
421917007468	871	Pittsburgh Langley K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	2940 Sheraden Boulevard	Pittsburgh	15204	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-2100	501	50	9.9	100.0%	60 (12.0%)	345 (68.9%)	15 (3.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (14.8%)	$26,477			$3,406			$23,071	6.1	8.3	820	51
421899007496	872	Tilden William T Middle School	Public	5-8	6601 Elmwood Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8170	332	24	13.6	99.1%	7 (2.1%)	250 (75.3%)	45 (13.6%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$19,659			$9,795			$9,864	6.1	7.2	844	28
420930007610	873	East Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Atkins St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6400	654	57	11.5	100.0%	174 (26.6%)	288 (44.0%)	101 (15.4%)	44 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.4%)	$10,744			$3,962			$6,782	6.1	9.2	802	71
421899003782	874	Comegys Benjamin B School	Public	K-8	5100 Greenway Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7860	320	21	14.9	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	302 (94.4%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$20,666			$11,464			$9,202	6	8.9	806	68
421158007498	875	Marshall Academy	Public	5-8	301 Hale Ave	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1400	87	24	3.6	100.0%	1 (1.1%)	39 (44.8%)	38 (43.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.2%)	$30,952			$804			$30,148	5.7	4.7	883	8
420003500388	876	Chester Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	302 East 5th Street	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-0400	4,276	235	18.2		60 (1.4%)	3,447 (80.6%)	608 (14.2%)	4 (0.1%)	6 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	147 (3.4%)	$20,860			$4,199			$16,660	5.7	6	867	9
421899010028	877	John B Stetson Middle School	Public	5-8	3200 B St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 400-4000	630	22	28.1	99.5%	12 (1.9%)	122 (19.4%)	476 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)								5.7			(n/a)
421899003663	878	Blankenburg Rudolph School	Public	PK, KG-8	4600 W Girard Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7280	244	31	7.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	231 (94.7%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$23,872			$11,570			$12,303	5.6	8	826	52
421899003625	879	Gideon Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	2817 W Glenwood Ave	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7360	217	17	12.5	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	209 (96.3%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,368			$10,732			$11,636	5.4	6.6	855	24
420088007543	880	Propel Cs-Hazelwood	Public, Charter	K-8	5401 Glenwood Avenue	Pittsburgh	15207	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Hazelwood	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	271	17	15.9		4 (1.5%)	240 (88.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	$20,685			$2,347			$18,339	5.4	6.2	861	19

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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.
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.