Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
421899003720	691	Mifflin Thomas School	Public	PK, KG-8	3624 Conrad St	Philadelphia	19129	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3830	387	29	13.2	100.0%	70 (18.1%)	231 (59.7%)	41 (10.6%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.8%)	$21,060	$9,735	$11,325	19.6	17.4	708	17
420081606948	692	Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2501 Kensington Avenue	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 288-2001	662	39	17.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	614 (92.7%)	27 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$21,312	$5,946	$15,366	19.6	24.5	653	39
421602002297	693	Mount Union Area Junior High School	Public	6-8	706 North Shaver Street	Mount Union	17066	Huntingdon County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 542-9311	245	21	11.8	100.0%	208 (84.9%)	11 (4.5%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.0%)	$18,519	$485	$18,034	19.5	32.1	609	84
421899003620	694	Bregy F Amedee School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Bigler St	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8210	251	28	8.8	100.0%	51 (20.3%)	121 (48.2%)	27 (10.8%)	21 (8.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.0%)	$25,084	$11,817	$13,267	19.3	36.8	583	111
420010000662	695	Center for Student Learning Charter School at Pennsbury	Public, Charter	6-12	345 Lakeside Drive	Levittown	19054	Bucks County	Center for Student Learning Charter School at Pennsbury	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 269-7390	167	20	8.3	90.4%	106 (63.5%)	20 (12.0%)	28 (16.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.8%)	$17,515	$1,190	$16,325	19.2	15.2	734	39
420085707437	696	Chester Charter Scholars Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1500 Highland Avenue	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester Charter Scholars Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 859-3010	684	49	14.1	99.9%	0 (0.0%)	641 (93.7%)	32 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$16,612	$4,474	$12,138	19.2	18.3	698	2
421590007587	697	Morrisville High School	Public	6-12	550 W Palmer St	Morrisville	19067	Bucks County	Morrisville Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 736-5260	413	35	11.9	100.5%	114 (27.6%)	150 (36.3%)	111 (26.9%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	$15,255	$1,312	$13,943	19.1	15.1	736	39
420013900894	698	Northwood Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4621 Castor Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Northwood Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-5606	705	38	18.5	100.0%	34 (4.8%)	488 (69.2%)	158 (22.4%)	15 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$2,026	$2,026	$00	19.1	21.6	674	24
420357003462	699	Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1170 Fernwood St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-8581	707	61	11.5	73.4%	179 (25.3%)	77 (10.9%)	419 (59.3%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	$18,098	$1,420	$16,679	19	23	668	31
421899006539	700	Samuel Pennypacker School	Public	PK, KG-8	1858 East Washington Lane	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3510	324	27	11.8	100.3%	2 (0.6%)	295 (91.0%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$22,754	$10,500	$12,254	18.9	12.2	771	71

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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.
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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.

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)
421899003720	691	Mifflin Thomas School	Public	PK, KG-8	3624 Conrad St	Philadelphia	19129	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3830	387	29	13.2	100.0%	70 (18.1%)	231 (59.7%)	41 (10.6%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.8%)	$21,060			$9,735			$11,325	19.6	17.4	708	17
420081606948	692	Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2501 Kensington Avenue	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 288-2001	662	39	17.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	614 (92.7%)	27 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$21,312			$5,946			$15,366	19.6	24.5	653	39
421602002297	693	Mount Union Area Junior High School	Public	6-8	706 North Shaver Street	Mount Union	17066	Huntingdon County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 542-9311	245	21	11.8	100.0%	208 (84.9%)	11 (4.5%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.0%)	$18,519			$485			$18,034	19.5	32.1	609	84
421899003620	694	Bregy F Amedee School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Bigler St	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8210	251	28	8.8	100.0%	51 (20.3%)	121 (48.2%)	27 (10.8%)	21 (8.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.0%)	$25,084			$11,817			$13,267	19.3	36.8	583	111
420010000662	695	Center for Student Learning Charter School at Pennsbury	Public, Charter	6-12	345 Lakeside Drive	Levittown	19054	Bucks County	Center for Student Learning Charter School at Pennsbury	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 269-7390	167	20	8.3	90.4%	106 (63.5%)	20 (12.0%)	28 (16.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.8%)	$17,515			$1,190			$16,325	19.2	15.2	734	39
420085707437	696	Chester Charter Scholars Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1500 Highland Avenue	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester Charter Scholars Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 859-3010	684	49	14.1	99.9%	0 (0.0%)	641 (93.7%)	32 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$16,612			$4,474			$12,138	19.2	18.3	698	2
421590007587	697	Morrisville High School	Public	6-12	550 W Palmer St	Morrisville	19067	Bucks County	Morrisville Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 736-5260	413	35	11.9	100.5%	114 (27.6%)	150 (36.3%)	111 (26.9%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	$15,255			$1,312			$13,943	19.1	15.1	736	39
420013900894	698	Northwood Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4621 Castor Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Northwood Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-5606	705	38	18.5	100.0%	34 (4.8%)	488 (69.2%)	158 (22.4%)	15 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$2,026			$2,026			$00	19.1	21.6	674	24
420357003462	699	Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1170 Fernwood St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-8581	707	61	11.5	73.4%	179 (25.3%)	77 (10.9%)	419 (59.3%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	$18,098			$1,420			$16,679	19	23	668	31
421899006539	700	Samuel Pennypacker School	Public	PK, KG-8	1858 East Washington Lane	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3510	324	27	11.8	100.3%	2 (0.6%)	295 (91.0%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$22,754			$10,500			$12,254	18.9	12.2	771	71