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)
420753003865	151	Delaware Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	258 Route 6 and 209	Milford	18337	Pike County	Delaware Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 296-1830	479	37	12.8	37.8%	368 (76.8%)	5 (1.0%)	64 (13.4%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$19,228			$971			$18,258	78.8	70.4	240	89
420013700879	152	Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1530 Westerly Parkway	State College	16801	Centre County	Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 237-9727	371	35	10.6	42.3%	238 (64.2%)	54 (14.6%)	26 (7.0%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.9%)	$18,554			$616			$17,938	78.7	80.8	139	13
420014100897	153	Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1023 Callowhill St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 569-2600	487	37	13.1	100.0%	42 (8.6%)	38 (7.8%)	28 (5.7%)	339 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	$18,069			$4,861			$13,208	78.7	88.2	75	78
422376006638	154	Trinity Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Scenic Dr	Washington	15301	Washington County	Trinity Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 228-2112	738	55	13.4	44.4%	660 (89.4%)	7 (0.9%)	12 (1.6%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.5%)	$16,584			$675			$15,910	78.5	75.3	195	41
422508006654	155	Wattsburg Area Middle School	Public	5-8	10774 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 824-3400	409	30	13.5	45.2%	386 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$13,991			$1,482			$12,510	78.5	75.9	185	30
420855000376	156	Lower Macungie Middle School	Public	6-8	6299 Lower Macungie Road	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 395-8593	1,043	84	12.4	35.9%	650 (62.3%)	59 (5.7%)	226 (21.7%)	38 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (6.6%)	$18,862			$220			$18,642	78.5	75.3	194	38
422451005249	157	Upper Moreland Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Orangemans Road	Hatboro	19040	Montgomery County	Upper Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 674-4185	812	61	13.2	41.6%	529 (65.1%)	92 (11.3%)	97 (11.9%)	36 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.1%)	$7,467			$565			$6,902	78.3	79.3	156	1
422244005311	158	Ryan Gloyer Middle School	Public	7-8	122 Seneca School Rd	Harmony	16037	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 452-6043	1,123	95	11.8	21.4%	966 (86.0%)	24 (2.1%)	43 (3.8%)	26 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.7%)	$19,847			$674			$19,174	78.2	80.4	146	12
421728003323	159	Pennfield Middle School	Public	7-9	726 Forty Foot Rd	Hatfield	19440	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 368-9600	900	68	13.1	35.2%	492 (54.7%)	84 (9.3%)	74 (8.2%)	173 (19.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.2%)	$18,436			$509			$17,927	78.2	76.9	175	16
420002300350	160	Centre Learning Community Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	2643 W College Ave	State College	16801	Centre County	Centre Learning Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(814) 861-7980	75	7	10.1	28.0%	67 (89.3%)	1 (1.3%)	4 (5.3%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$27,308			$494			$26,814	78	81.4	135	25

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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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