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)
420012700837	311	Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1332 Enterprise Dr	West Chester	19380	Chester County	Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 701-3333	3,173	252	12.6	43.7%	1,885 (59.4%)	553 (17.4%)	288 (9.1%)	232 (7.3%)	10 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	200 (6.3%)	$12,081			$1,057			$11,024	65.3	69.9	249	62
422097006888	312	Schuylkill Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	114 Ontelaunee Dr	Leesport	19533	Berks County	Schuylkill Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 926-7111	697	44	15.6	38.3%	536 (76.9%)	28 (4.0%)	100 (14.3%)	17 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$11,684			$00			$11,684	65.2	69.2	257	55
421878002345	313	Penns Manor Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	6003 Route 553 Highway	Clymer	15728	Indiana County	Penns Manor Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 254-2666	378	31	12.3	56.1%	363 (96.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$24,016			$1,776			$22,240	65	56.1	399	86
421269006834	314	Kennett Middle School	Public	6-8	195 Sunny Dell Rd	Landenberg	19350	Chester County	Kennett Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 268-5800	914	79	11.5	46.6%	439 (48.0%)	19 (2.1%)	407 (44.5%)	19 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.2%)	$18,920			$692			$18,228	64.9	65.5	295	19
421203000674	315	Hopewell Junior High School	Public	5-8	2354 Brodhead Rd	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Hopewell Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 375-7765	645	47	13.6	43.9%	554 (85.9%)	27 (4.2%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.0%)	$18,249			$469			$17,780	64.8	66.6	286	29
420643005136	316	Conemaugh Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1342 William Penn Ave	Johnstown	15906	Cambria County	Conemaugh Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 535-5523	306	30	10.2		274 (89.5%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	$20,111			$397			$19,714	64.7	66.8	282	34
420405007585	317	Brandywine Heights Intrmd/Middle School	Public	4-8	200 W Weis St	Topton	19562	Berks County	Brandywine Heights Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 682-5131	480	42	11.5	33.5%	419 (87.3%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (7.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$18,811			$786			$18,025	64.5	64.7	305	12
421935005105	318	Plum Middle School	Public	7-8	440 Presque Isle Dr	Pittsburgh	15239	Allegheny County	Plum Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 733-2400	547	33	16.7	32.0%	465 (85.0%)	40 (7.3%)	7 (1.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$17,840			$459			$17,380	64.5	71.8	225	93
420570000094	319	Chartiers Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Thoms Run Rd	Bridgeville	15017	Allegheny County	Chartiers Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 429-2223	787	58	13.5	41.6%	609 (77.4%)	36 (4.6%)	28 (3.6%)	71 (9.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.1%)	$20,370			$210			$20,160	64.3	66.6	287	32
421857005351	320	Wind Gap Middle School	Public	4-8	1620 Teels Rd	Pen Argyl	18072	Northampton County	Pen Argyl Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 863-9093	543	46	11.8	49.5%	468 (86.2%)	11 (2.0%)	42 (7.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	$16,620			$772			$15,848	64.3	66.8	283	37

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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.