Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
420085507421	741	Universal Vare Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	2100 South 24th Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Universal Vare Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 952-8611	150	11	13.6	90.7%	1 (0.7%)	102 (68.0%)	15 (10.0%)	26 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$22,516			$10,558			$11,958	14.5	13.8	744	3
421899004868	742	Morris Robert School	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 W Thompson St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7320	159	18	8.7	100.0%	5 (3.1%)	138 (86.8%)	11 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$21,976			$9,966			$12,010	14.5	10.4	791	49
420014500944	743	Mastery Charter School - Shoemaker Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	5301 Media Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 296-7111	782	53	14.8		1 (0.1%)	693 (88.6%)	16 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.3%)	$22,072			$4,458			$17,614	14.5	13.7	746	3
420228002793	744	South Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	709 W Emaus Ave	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4301	1,007	72	14	100.0%	70 (7.0%)	124 (12.3%)	763 (75.8%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.5%)	$16,628			$2,774			$13,855	14.3	10.4	790	46
421917006749	745	Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8	Public	6-8	595 Crane Avenue	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8130	399	37	10.8	100.0%	96 (24.1%)	152 (38.1%)	62 (15.5%)	45 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.8%)	$27,360			$3,520			$23,841	14.3	17.4	707	38
421899003739	746	Finletter Thomas K School	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 N Front St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3750	616	40	15.2	100.0%	6 (1.0%)	432 (70.1%)	102 (16.6%)	51 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$17,591			$7,978			$9,613	14.2	20.2	687	59
421170006115	747	Hazleton El/Middle School	Public	3-8	700 North Wyoming St	Hazleton	18201	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	879	51	17	100.0%	71 (8.1%)	13 (1.5%)	781 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.1%)	$11,142			$1,102			$10,040	14.2	13.5	748	1
422639000943	748	Penn Wood Middle School	Public	7-8	121 Summit St	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 586-1804	683	53	12.8	100.0%	24 (3.5%)	589 (86.2%)	35 (5.1%)	9 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$18,766			$834			$17,932	14.1	13.9	743	5
421899003758	749	Allen Ethan School	Public	K-8	6329 Battersby St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3270	920	55	16.6	99.9%	111 (12.1%)	221 (24.0%)	460 (50.0%)	82 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.6%)	$16,927			$8,413			$8,513	13.9	13.2	753	4
420088807693	750	KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5070 Parkside Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 787-5700	805	57	14.1		0 (0.0%)	763 (94.8%)	23 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.0%)	$19,388			$2,499			$16,890	13.6	16.4	719	31

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

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

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