Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
420318007021	261	Bedford Middle School	Public	6-8	440 E Watson St	Bedford	15522	Bedford County	Bedford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 623-4200	404	30	13.6	46.3%	376 (93.1%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$16,548	$517	$16,031	68.9	70.4	241	20
421347007618	262	Leechburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	215 1st St.	Leechburg	15656	Armstrong County	Leechburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 845-7701	146	12	11.8	45.9%	135 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$20,100	$2,631	$17,469	68.8	60.1	359	97
420573009975	263	Chartiers-Houston Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2050 W Pike St	Houston	15342	Washington County	Chartiers-Houston School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-3350	534	36	14.8	37.1%	471 (88.2%)	11 (2.1%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	$20,470	$1,488	$18,982	68.8	79.5	153	110
422325002496	264	Riverside Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	310 Davis St	Taylor	18517	Lackawanna County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 562-2121	693	53	13.1	99.4%	485 (70.0%)	37 (5.3%)	135 (19.5%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	$15,808	$1,483	$14,324	68.5	66.9	280	16
420339007644	265	Benton Area Middle School	Public	7-8	400 Park St	Benton	17814	Columbia County	Benton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 925-2651	113	8	13.3	97.3%	108 (95.6%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$19,385	$921	$18,464	68.4	68.1	267	2
420081206819	266	Environmental Charter School at Frick Park	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	829 Milton Street	Pittsburgh	15218	Allegheny County	Environmental Charter School at Frick Park	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 247-7970	1,029	101	10.1	36.6%	568 (55.2%)	280 (27.2%)	71 (6.9%)	24 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (8.3%)	$22,007	$2,499	$19,508	68.2	49.5	474	208
420684006301	267	Cedar Crest Middle School	Public	6-8	101 E Evergreen Rd	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 272-2032	1,235	73	16.9	48.3%	822 (66.6%)	55 (4.5%)	269 (21.8%)	32 (2.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.2%)	$12,847	$384	$12,463	67.9	66.9	277	10
422286000884	268	Stroudsburg Middle School	Public	5-7	200 Pocono Commons	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 213-0203	981	88	11.1	49.8%	485 (49.4%)	183 (18.7%)	251 (25.6%)	35 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.4%)	$18,842	$346	$18,496	67.9	59.6	363	95
422565006129	269	West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3591 Sharon Rd	West Middlesex	16159	Mercer County	West Middlesex Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 634-3030	353	31	11.3	50.7%	327 (92.6%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.7%)	$14,937	$163	$14,774	67.9	52.7	442	173
420555002190	270	Chambersburg Area Middle School - North	Public	6-8	1957 Scotland Ave	Chambersburg	17201	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3369	1,050	63	16.5	63.6%	618 (58.9%)	73 (7.0%)	246 (23.4%)	29 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (7.8%)	$13,306	$487	$12,819	67.8	69.7	251	19

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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.

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)
420318007021	261	Bedford Middle School	Public	6-8	440 E Watson St	Bedford	15522	Bedford County	Bedford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 623-4200	404	30	13.6	46.3%	376 (93.1%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$16,548			$517			$16,031	68.9	70.4	241	20
421347007618	262	Leechburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	215 1st St.	Leechburg	15656	Armstrong County	Leechburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 845-7701	146	12	11.8	45.9%	135 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$20,100			$2,631			$17,469	68.8	60.1	359	97
420573009975	263	Chartiers-Houston Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2050 W Pike St	Houston	15342	Washington County	Chartiers-Houston School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-3350	534	36	14.8	37.1%	471 (88.2%)	11 (2.1%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	$20,470			$1,488			$18,982	68.8	79.5	153	110
422325002496	264	Riverside Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	310 Davis St	Taylor	18517	Lackawanna County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 562-2121	693	53	13.1	99.4%	485 (70.0%)	37 (5.3%)	135 (19.5%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	$15,808			$1,483			$14,324	68.5	66.9	280	16
420339007644	265	Benton Area Middle School	Public	7-8	400 Park St	Benton	17814	Columbia County	Benton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 925-2651	113	8	13.3	97.3%	108 (95.6%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$19,385			$921			$18,464	68.4	68.1	267	2
420081206819	266	Environmental Charter School at Frick Park	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	829 Milton Street	Pittsburgh	15218	Allegheny County	Environmental Charter School at Frick Park	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 247-7970	1,029	101	10.1	36.6%	568 (55.2%)	280 (27.2%)	71 (6.9%)	24 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (8.3%)	$22,007			$2,499			$19,508	68.2	49.5	474	208
420684006301	267	Cedar Crest Middle School	Public	6-8	101 E Evergreen Rd	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 272-2032	1,235	73	16.9	48.3%	822 (66.6%)	55 (4.5%)	269 (21.8%)	32 (2.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.2%)	$12,847			$384			$12,463	67.9	66.9	277	10
422286000884	268	Stroudsburg Middle School	Public	5-7	200 Pocono Commons	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 213-0203	981	88	11.1	49.8%	485 (49.4%)	183 (18.7%)	251 (25.6%)	35 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.4%)	$18,842			$346			$18,496	67.9	59.6	363	95
422565006129	269	West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3591 Sharon Rd	West Middlesex	16159	Mercer County	West Middlesex Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 634-3030	353	31	11.3	50.7%	327 (92.6%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.7%)	$14,937			$163			$14,774	67.9	52.7	442	173
420555002190	270	Chambersburg Area Middle School - North	Public	6-8	1957 Scotland Ave	Chambersburg	17201	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3369	1,050	63	16.5	63.6%	618 (58.9%)	73 (7.0%)	246 (23.4%)	29 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (7.8%)	$13,306			$487			$12,819	67.8	69.7	251	19