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)
422388006216	681	Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	172 Turkeyfoot Rd	Confluence	15424	Somerset County	Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 395-3621	123	10	12.4	63.4%	119 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,977			$1,289			$19,687	21.1	20.6	682	1
421899010014	682	Franklin Benjamin School	Public	K-8	5735 Rising Sun Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3760	588	41	14.2	100.5%	10 (1.7%)	298 (50.7%)	227 (38.6%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.7%)	$17,223			$8,583			$8,640	21.1	13.2	752	70
421170000370	683	West Hazleton El/Middle School	Public	K-8	325 North St	West Hazleton	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	999	60	16.5	100.0%	94 (9.4%)	18 (1.8%)	872 (87.3%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	$10,685			$1,396			$9,289	21	13.7	745	62
420828006161	684	West Forest Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	22318 Route 62 Box 15	Tionesta	16353	Forest County	Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 755-3611	106	15	7.2	111.3%	101 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	$37,624			$2,960			$34,664	20.6	29.3	624	60
422432001971	685	Drexel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 State Rd	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-4580	1,290	93	13.8	100.0%	358 (27.8%)	654 (50.7%)	118 (9.1%)	77 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.4%)	$14,826			$1,033			$13,793	20.5	30.1	621	64
420001300318	686	Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1100 East Erie Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 533-6700	1,242	87	14.3	100.1%	8 (0.6%)	117 (9.4%)	1,087 (87.5%)	22 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	$30,051			$4,754			$25,297	20.4	23.9	659	27
421899003645	687	Kearny Gen Philip School	Public	K-8	601 Fairmount Ave	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7590	166	22	7.6	100.0%	3 (1.8%)	126 (75.9%)	25 (15.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	$24,026			$12,266			$11,760	20.3	23.2	663	24
421899003717	688	Lingelbach Anna L School	Public	K-8	6340 Wayne Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3630	331	26	12.6	100.3%	52 (15.7%)	248 (74.9%)	20 (6.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$23,782			$11,328			$12,454	20.3	16.9	713	25
420930007609	689	Strong Vincent Middle School	Public	6-8	1330 West 8	Erie	16502	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6500	722	58	12.4	100.0%	309 (42.8%)	214 (29.6%)	73 (10.1%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (15.1%)	$9,874			$3,142			$6,732	20.3	24.1	657	32
421917006995	690	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12	Public, Magnet	6-12	515 N. Highland Avenue	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-5980	737	56	13.2	100.0%	116 (15.7%)	539 (73.1%)	18 (2.4%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.2%)	$25,964			$3,340			$22,624	20	20.8	680	10

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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.