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)
422010004597	401	Red Lion Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	200 Country Club Rd	Red Lion	17356	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 244-1448	737	60	12.3	46.3%	598 (81.1%)	42 (5.7%)	56 (7.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.6%)	$14,564			$647			$13,917	56.1	54.1	427	26
422274006281	402	James Buchanan Middle School	Public	6-8	5191 Fort Loudon Rd	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 328-5221	554	42	13.3	100.0%	508 (91.7%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	$6,060			$602			$5,458	56.1	58.8	368	34
420576005250	403	Cedarbrook Middle School	Public	7-8	300 Longfellow Rd	Wyncote	19095	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 881-6427	660	65	10.1	50.5%	144 (21.8%)	359 (54.4%)	59 (8.9%)	44 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (7.7%)	$23,852			$807			$23,044	56	54.7	421	18
420375007705	404	River Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	104 School Lane	Blairsville	15717	Indiana County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 459-8880	318	21	14.7	100.0%	286 (89.9%)	6 (1.9%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$20,350			$2,101			$18,249	55.9	60.4	352	52
421263002308	405	Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	7775 Juniata Valley Pike	Alexandria	16611	Huntingdon County	Juniata Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 669-4401	377	32	11.7	53.6%	364 (96.6%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,476			$1,070			$14,406	55.9	38.3	568	163
422073005365	406	Salisbury Middle School	Public	5-8	3301 Devonshire Rd	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Salisbury Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 791-0830	466	34	13.7	47.2%	246 (52.8%)	32 (6.9%)	122 (26.2%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.2%)	$44			$01			$43	55.8	53.7	428	22
422046007516	407	Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	540 Reno Street	Rochester	15074	Beaver County	Rochester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-7500	174	16	10.9	100.0%	122 (70.1%)	26 (14.9%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.8%)	$28,509			$1,649			$26,860	55.7	37.2	579	172
420368806558	408	Highland Middle School	Public	5-8	402 Shenango Rd	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Blackhawk School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 843-1700	699	45	15.6	36.1%	636 (91.0%)	10 (1.4%)	18 (2.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	$10,333			$106			$10,226	55.6	56.9	390	18
422298004054	409	Susquehanna Community Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3192 Turnpike St	Susquehanna	18847	Susquehanna County	Susquehanna Community School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 853-4921	339	27	12.3	98.5%	323 (95.3%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$23,450			$848			$22,601	55.5	57.9	375	34
420858005220	410	East Pennsboro Area Middle School	Public	6-8	529 Panther Parkway	Enola	17025	Cumberland County	East Pennsboro Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 732-0771	574	47	12.3	53.8%	355 (61.8%)	44 (7.7%)	74 (12.9%)	48 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.2%)	$12,833			$264			$12,569	55.5	48.6	488	78

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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.
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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.