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)
420088407552	611	Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10 Center Street	Pittsburgh	15132	Allegheny County	Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 673-7300	300	28	10.8	100.0%	23 (7.7%)	252 (84.0%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$17,737			$3,621			$14,116	31.2	38.5	566	45
420013400867	612	Propel Cs-McKeesport	Public, Charter	K-8	2412 Versailles Avenue	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	Propel CS-McKeesport	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	311	26	12	99.0%	29 (9.3%)	242 (77.8%)	8 (2.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.0%)	$17,651			$2,197			$15,454	31	27.7	632	20
421777000053	613	Northgate Middle/High School	Public	7-12	589 Union Ave	Pittsburgh	15202	Allegheny County	Northgate School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 732-3300	456	38	12.1	100.0%	284 (62.3%)	95 (20.8%)	20 (4.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.2%)	$22,942			$444			$22,497	30.9	50.8	459	154
421899003635	614	Stanton Edwin Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Christian St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7960	293	24	12.4	100.0%	48 (16.4%)	195 (66.6%)	22 (7.5%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.1%)	$20,342			$10,355			$9,987	30.9	29.6	623	9
421314002594	615	Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	605 W Walnut St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6257	504	52	9.6	88.7%	87 (17.3%)	81 (16.1%)	284 (56.3%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	$26,612			$4,286			$22,326	30.7	32	610	5
420540001744	616	Central Dauphin East Middle School	Public	6-8	628 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 545-4709	663	56	11.7	100.0%	129 (19.5%)	200 (30.2%)	131 (19.8%)	147 (22.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.1%)	$15,056			$768			$14,288	30.5	26.7	642	26
421917000326	617	Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1550 Breining St	Pittsburgh	15226	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-7760	565	40	14.3	98.2%	209 (37.0%)	219 (38.8%)	16 (2.8%)	39 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (14.3%)	$26,020			$3,348			$22,672	30.1	25.7	648	31
420005500495	618	Universal Institute Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	800 S 15th Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Universal Institute Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 732-7988	563	32	17.5	100.2%	1 (0.2%)	518 (92.0%)	33 (5.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$23,101			$10,316			$12,785	30	35.4	592	26
421899007223	619	Middle Years Alternative	Public	5-8	4725 Fairmont Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7720	155	13	11.5	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	124 (80.0%)	21 (13.5%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$21,863			$12,538			$9,325	29.6	28.8	626	7
421917000598	620	Pittsburgh Classical 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	1463 Chartiers Ave	Pittsburgh	15220	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-3110	276	26	10.8	99.6%	71 (25.7%)	149 (54.0%)	17 (6.2%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.8%)	$25,715			$3,308			$22,407	29.6	18.9	694	74

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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.

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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.