Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
422482004135	571	Youngsville Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	227 College St	Youngsville	16371	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 563-7573	356	29	12.4	89.9%	348 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$20,916			$2,153			$18,763	38.3	53.5	432	139
420082106962	572	Tacony Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1300 Rhawn Street	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Tacony Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 742-5100	1,084	65	16.6	100.0%	233 (21.5%)	390 (36.0%)	256 (23.6%)	75 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	122 (11.3%)	$19,627			$3,329			$16,298	38.2	31.3	613	41
421773004058	573	Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	51 North Fork Road	Westfield	16950	Tioga County	Northern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 367-2233	358	32	11.2	100.0%	349 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$20,263			$324			$19,939	38.1	37.3	578	5
421230006126	574	Jamestown Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	204 Shenango Street	Jamestown	16134	Mercer County	Jamestown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 932-3186	204	19	10.7	80.4%	196 (96.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$14,890			$2,546			$12,344	38.1	56.7	392	182
421917006757	575	Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4801 Stanton Avenue	Pittsburgh	15201	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-2040	253	29	8.8	95.7%	99 (39.1%)	116 (45.8%)	14 (5.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.5%)	$25,509			$3,282			$22,227	38	34.2	598	23
422237004068	576	North Penn-Mansfield Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	73 W Wellsboro St	Mansfield	16933	Tioga County	Southern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 662-2674	523	42	12.4	53.5%	495 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$15,396			$1,384			$14,012	37.9	49.5	477	99
421899006960	577	Overbrook Edu Center	Public	K-8	6722 Lansdowne Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7540	266	24	10.9	100.0%	4 (1.5%)	243 (91.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	$21,199			$8,485			$12,714	37.8	38.8	564	13
420867000522	578	Lehman Intermediate School	Public	6-8	257 Timberwolf Dr	Dingmans Ferry	18328	Pike County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 588-4410	603	57	10.5	58.9%	196 (32.5%)	142 (23.5%)	158 (26.2%)	12 (2.0%)	19 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	72 (11.9%)	$22,940			$473			$22,467	37.8	37	580	2
422181002657	579	Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	645 Kirkwood Pike	Quarryville	17566	Lancaster County	Solanco School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 786-2244	373	31	12.1	47.7%	311 (83.4%)	9 (2.4%)	39 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	$16,432			$670			$15,761	37.5	42.8	532	47
421899003618	580	Bache-Martin School	Public	PK, KG-8	2201 Brown St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7550	530	52	10.1	100.0%	179 (33.8%)	227 (42.8%)	79 (14.9%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	$21,370			$9,066			$12,304	37.5	31.3	612	32

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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