Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 893)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
422037007299	491	Ridley Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Free St.	Ridley Park	19078	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	1,286	93	13.7	55.8%	863 (67.1%)	231 (18.0%)	74 (5.8%)	28 (2.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (6.6%)	$20,901			$497			$20,404	48.3	44.2	519	28
422064001992	492	St Marys Area Middle School	Public	6-8	979 S Saint Marys Rd	Saint Marys	15857	Elk County	Saint Marys Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 834-7831	426	33	13	100.0%	410 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$16,149			$627			$15,521	48.1	44.6	515	23
420297000050	493	Baldwin Senior High School	Public	7-12	4653 Clairton Blvd	Pittsburgh	15236	Allegheny County	Baldwin-Whitehall School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 885-7500	2,086	113	18.4	41.8%	1,510 (72.4%)	115 (5.5%)	38 (1.8%)	332 (15.9%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	86 (4.1%)	$16,367			$611			$15,756	48	52.7	433	60
420564007199	494	Charleroi Area Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Fecsen Dr	Charleroi	15022	Washington County	Charleroi School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 483-3600	329	23	14.2	53.5%	241 (73.3%)	20 (6.1%)	13 (4.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (15.8%)	$17,191			$1,466			$15,725	47.9	43	532	38
422583007490	495	New Cumberland Middle School	Public	6-8	331 8th St	New Cumberland	17070	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 774-0162	549	40	13.5	49.4%	356 (64.8%)	55 (10.0%)	86 (15.7%)	18 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.6%)	$18,324			$1,097			$17,227	47.8	50.3	463	32
421350001314	496	Lehighton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Beaver Run Rd	Lehighton	18235	Carbon County	Lehighton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 377-6535	513	50	10.2	52.2%	439 (85.6%)	10 (1.9%)	46 (9.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$15,612			$1,451			$14,160	47.8	51	454	42
420501007010	497	Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Waggoner's Gap Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	577	45	12.8	51.5%	326 (56.5%)	83 (14.4%)	52 (9.0%)	35 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (13.9%)	$18,210			$332			$17,878	47.7	53.7	424	73
420255006570	498	Apollo-Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1829 State Route 56	Spring Church	15686	Armstrong County	Apollo-Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 478-6000	274	19	14.6	100.0%	261 (95.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$16,517			$299			$16,218	47.6	45.1	509	11
421536006682	499	Millersburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	799 Center St	Millersburg	17061	Dauphin County	Millersburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 692-2108	157	15	10.7	38.9%	142 (90.4%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$16,488			$165			$16,324	47.5	59.6	359	140
422304000052	500	Susquenita Middle School	Public	5-8	200 Susquenita Dr	Duncannon	17020	Perry County	Susquenita School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 957-6000	569	40	14.2	38.5%	483 (84.9%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.8%)	$15,152			$472			$14,680	47.5	49.4	474	26

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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 8, 2023, 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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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