Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
421599007369	521	Mount Carmel Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	600 W 5th St	Mount Carmel	17851	Northumberland County	Mount Carmel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 339-1500	260	17	15.2	100.0%	213 (81.9%)	4 (1.5%)	29 (11.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$13,865	$999	$12,867	44.4	40.3	549	28
421086000801	522	Governor Mifflin Middle School	Public	7-8	130 East Lancaster Avenue	Shillington	19607	Berks County	Governor Mifflin School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 775-1465	596	44	13.7	99.5%	340 (57.0%)	26 (4.4%)	196 (32.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	$16,436	$611	$15,826	44.4	38.1	570	48
420081706985	523	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4259 Richmond Street	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-3389	957	61	15.6	69.5%	685 (71.6%)	66 (6.9%)	163 (17.0%)	23 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.8%)	$6,716	$00	$6,716	44.2	57.4	381	142
422370003957	524	Tri-Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	155 E Main St	Hegins	17983	Schuylkill County	Tri-Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 682-3125	445	35	12.5	32.8%	424 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$13,837	$924	$12,912	43.7	35.4	593	69
422232002313	525	Southern Huntingdon County High School/Middle School	Public	6-12	10339 Pogue Road	Three Springs	17264	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 447-5529	617	83	7.4	51.4%	591 (95.8%)	8 (1.3%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,855	$572	$13,283	43.5	43.1	530	5
422499006912	526	Washington Junior High School	Public	7-8	201 Allison Avenue	Washington	15301	Washington County	Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 223-5060	198	17	11.4	100.0%	88 (44.4%)	47 (23.7%)	18 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (22.7%)	$17,400	$1,299	$16,101	43.2	40.5	547	21
420006700511	527	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	413 Fairview Street	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 983-4080	1,164	101	11.5	40.8%	463 (39.8%)	327 (28.1%)	130 (11.2%)	86 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	157 (13.5%)	$17,075	$1,122	$15,954	43.2	61	347	180
421398000013	528	Maple Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Maple Avenue	Littlestown	17340	Adams County	Littlestown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 359-4146	410	34	12	38.3%	373 (91.0%)	7 (1.7%)	16 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$24,320	$925	$23,395	42.9	51	456	72
421950000961	529	Pocono Mountain West Junior High School	Public	7-8	180 Panther Lane	Pocono Summit	18346	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	681	68	10	99.6%	213 (31.3%)	192 (28.2%)	243 (35.7%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.6%)	$24,793	$1,404	$23,389	42.9	37.4	575	46
421038007565	530	Freedom Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1702 School Street	Freedom	15042	Beaver County	Freedom Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-7641	356	30	11.6	55.3%	322 (90.4%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	$14,554	$551	$14,003	42.9	43.7	522	8

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.

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)
421599007369	521	Mount Carmel Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	600 W 5th St	Mount Carmel	17851	Northumberland County	Mount Carmel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 339-1500	260	17	15.2	100.0%	213 (81.9%)	4 (1.5%)	29 (11.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$13,865			$999			$12,867	44.4	40.3	549	28
421086000801	522	Governor Mifflin Middle School	Public	7-8	130 East Lancaster Avenue	Shillington	19607	Berks County	Governor Mifflin School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 775-1465	596	44	13.7	99.5%	340 (57.0%)	26 (4.4%)	196 (32.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	$16,436			$611			$15,826	44.4	38.1	570	48
420081706985	523	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4259 Richmond Street	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-3389	957	61	15.6	69.5%	685 (71.6%)	66 (6.9%)	163 (17.0%)	23 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.8%)	$6,716			$00			$6,716	44.2	57.4	381	142
422370003957	524	Tri-Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	155 E Main St	Hegins	17983	Schuylkill County	Tri-Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 682-3125	445	35	12.5	32.8%	424 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$13,837			$924			$12,912	43.7	35.4	593	69
422232002313	525	Southern Huntingdon County High School/Middle School	Public	6-12	10339 Pogue Road	Three Springs	17264	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 447-5529	617	83	7.4	51.4%	591 (95.8%)	8 (1.3%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,855			$572			$13,283	43.5	43.1	530	5
422499006912	526	Washington Junior High School	Public	7-8	201 Allison Avenue	Washington	15301	Washington County	Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 223-5060	198	17	11.4	100.0%	88 (44.4%)	47 (23.7%)	18 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (22.7%)	$17,400			$1,299			$16,101	43.2	40.5	547	21
420006700511	527	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	413 Fairview Street	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 983-4080	1,164	101	11.5	40.8%	463 (39.8%)	327 (28.1%)	130 (11.2%)	86 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	157 (13.5%)	$17,075			$1,122			$15,954	43.2	61	347	180
421398000013	528	Maple Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Maple Avenue	Littlestown	17340	Adams County	Littlestown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 359-4146	410	34	12	38.3%	373 (91.0%)	7 (1.7%)	16 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$24,320			$925			$23,395	42.9	51	456	72
421950000961	529	Pocono Mountain West Junior High School	Public	7-8	180 Panther Lane	Pocono Summit	18346	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	681	68	10	99.6%	213 (31.3%)	192 (28.2%)	243 (35.7%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.6%)	$24,793			$1,404			$23,389	42.9	37.4	575	46
421038007565	530	Freedom Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1702 School Street	Freedom	15042	Beaver County	Freedom Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-7641	356	30	11.6	55.3%	322 (90.4%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	$14,554			$551			$14,003	42.9	43.7	522	8