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)
421899006530	571	Lea Henry C School	Public	PK, KG-8	4700 Locust St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7660	475	41	11.5	100.0%	57 (12.0%)	292 (61.5%)	29 (6.1%)	71 (14.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	$20,014			$9,163			$10,851	38	16.9	710	139
421899003801	572	Pollock Robert B School	Public	K-8	2875 Welsh Rd	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3210	685	47	14.6	100.0%	142 (20.7%)	234 (34.2%)	166 (24.2%)	100 (14.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.8%)	$18,197			$8,245			$9,951	37.6			(n/a)
421917007132	573	Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	1018 Peralta St	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4190	244	19	12.7	100.0%	76 (31.1%)	113 (46.3%)	23 (9.4%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)	$25,783			$3,317			$22,466	37.6	44.6	517	56
422292004030	574	Sullivan County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	749 South Street	Laporte	18626	Sullivan County	Sullivan County School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 946-7001	287	27	10.7	39.0%	273 (95.1%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$25,764			$1,288			$24,476	37.5	59	366	208
421950000961	575	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	713	69	10.2	74.8%	229 (32.1%)	195 (27.3%)	261 (36.6%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (2.0%)	$24,793			$1,404			$23,389	37.4	43.9	521	54
422271003930	576	Saint Clair Area El/Middle School	Public	K-8	227 S Mill St	Saint Clair	17970	Schuylkill County	Saint Clair Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 429-2716	532	43	12.3	67.1%	429 (80.6%)	30 (5.6%)	62 (11.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$28			$00			$28	37.4	45.2	508	68
420666002105	577	Connellsville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	Locust Street Extension	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 628-8910	948	66	14.3	100.0%	874 (92.2%)	22 (2.3%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.5%)	$18,236			$3,120			$15,116	37.3	31.4	599	22
421773004058	578	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	37.3	65.1	302	276
422046007516	579	Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	540 Reno Street	Rochester	15074	Beaver County	Rochester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-7500	160	16	9.9	100.0%	106 (66.3%)	27 (16.9%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (12.5%)	$28,509			$1,649			$26,860	37.2	40.7	550	29
420867000522	580	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	33.7	590	10

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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.

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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.