Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Pennsylvania test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
420259000517	281	West Shamokin Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	178 Wolf Drive	Rural Valley	16249	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 783-7040	527	50	10.5	105.9%	518 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$27,615			$3,898			$23,717	67.4	62.1	327	46
422217000611	282	South Eastern Middle School	Public	7-8	375 Main Street	Fawn Grove	17321	York County	South Eastern School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 382-4851	418	34	12.4	33.3%	380 (90.9%)	9 (2.2%)	10 (2.4%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$18,355			$106			$18,248	67.3	67.8	271	11
420879000159	283	Eastern York Middle School	Public	6-8	746 Cool Creek Rd	Wrightsville	17368	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 252-3400	522	40	12.9	51.1%	452 (86.6%)	8 (1.5%)	43 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	$15,497			$552			$14,944	67.3	73	218	65
421548006863	284	Milton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Mahoning St	Milton	17847	Northumberland County	Milton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 742-7614	443	37	12	56.2%	353 (79.7%)	15 (3.4%)	47 (10.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	$18,499			$2,111			$16,388	67.2	64.6	306	22
422403000277	285	Tyrone Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1001 Clay Ave	Tyrone	16686	Blair County	Tyrone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 684-4240	508	34	15	54.3%	497 (97.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$18			$01			$17	67.1	68	268	17
420927006712	286	Ephrata Middle School	Public	7-8	957 Hammon Ave	Ephrata	17522	Lancaster County	Ephrata Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 721-1468	607	57	10.7	52.6%	471 (77.6%)	19 (3.1%)	61 (10.0%)	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.1%)	$16,179			$143			$16,036	67	68.6	263	23
420414009979	287	Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	3601 Brownsville Rd	Pittsburgh	15227	Allegheny County	Brentwood Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 881-4940	245	21	11.7	62.0%	171 (69.8%)	35 (14.3%)	16 (6.5%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$19,407			$1,649			$17,758	67	58.6	370	83
422448003394	288	Upper Merion Area Middle School	Public	5-8	450 Keebler Road	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 205-8802	1,291	104	12.4	49.3%	558 (43.2%)	181 (14.0%)	201 (15.6%)	209 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (11.0%)	$20,148			$222			$19,926	66.9	75	199	89
420756004351	289	Derry Area Middle School	Public	6-8	994 North Chestnut St Ext	Derry	15627	Westmoreland County	Derry Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 694-8231	421	39	10.9	100.0%	382 (90.7%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	$15,160			$947			$14,213	66.9	75.2	196	93
422406007036	290	Union Area Middle School	Public	6-8	2106 Camden Ave	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Union Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 658-4501	161	12	13.6	100.0%	120 (74.5%)	27 (16.8%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)	$18,107			$1,267			$16,840	66.7	73.6	212	78

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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.