Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
421083005219	391	Glendale Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1466 Beaver Valley Rd	Flinton	16640	Cambria County	Glendale School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 687-4261	340	36	9.3	90.6%	330 (97.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,784	$928	$17,856	56.8	55.6	403	12
421230006126	392	Jamestown Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	204 Shenango Street	Jamestown	16134	Mercer County	Jamestown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 932-3186	204	19	10.7	80.4%	196 (96.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$14,890	$2,546	$12,344	56.7	33.7	589	197
421116003137	393	Greenville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	9 Donation Road	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Greenville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 588-2500	653	45	14.6	50.4%	607 (93.0%)	6 (0.9%)	13 (2.0%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	$15,529	$1,153	$14,376	56.7	65.1	303	90
421874001629	394	Cambridge Springs Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	641 Venango Avenue	Cambridge Springs	16403	Crawford County	Penncrest School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 398-4631	368	31	11.9	47.0%	333 (90.5%)	5 (1.4%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$23,326	$1,946	$21,380	56.7	55.3	406	12
421641000103	395	Maple Point Middle School	Public	5-8	2250 Langhorne-Yardley Road	Langhorne	19047	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6230	1,251	81	15.5	33.6%	946 (75.6%)	50 (4.0%)	116 (9.3%)	73 (5.8%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.8%)	$16,943	$249	$16,694	56.6	54.3	416	21
422482004143	396	Eisenhower Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	3700 Route 957	Russell	16345	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 757-8878	442	30	14.7	80.8%	425 (96.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$21,155	$3,337	$17,818	56.4	55.1	408	12
420082407317	397	Central Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Allen Ave	Monaca	15061	Beaver County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-8200	543	42	13	23.4%	465 (85.6%)	39 (7.2%)	15 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	$15,799	$740	$15,058	56.4	61.5	328	69
422463004126	398	Rocky Grove Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	403 Rocky Grove Ave	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Valley Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 437-3759	369	31	12	47.2%	350 (94.9%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	$19,074	$677	$18,397	56.1	58.8	370	28
421878002345	399	Penns Manor Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	6003 Route 553 Highway	Clymer	15728	Indiana County	Penns Manor Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 254-2666	391	31	12.4	51.4%	378 (96.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$24,016	$1,776	$22,240	56.1	42.3	541	142
420086707435	400	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1615 East Elm Street	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 941-4100	318	28	11.3	38.1%	262 (82.4%)	18 (5.7%)	18 (5.7%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$15,012	$842	$14,170	56.1	58.8	369	31

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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 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.
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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)
421083005219	391	Glendale Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1466 Beaver Valley Rd	Flinton	16640	Cambria County	Glendale School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 687-4261	340	36	9.3	90.6%	330 (97.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,784			$928			$17,856	56.8	55.6	403	12
421230006126	392	Jamestown Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	204 Shenango Street	Jamestown	16134	Mercer County	Jamestown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 932-3186	204	19	10.7	80.4%	196 (96.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$14,890			$2,546			$12,344	56.7	33.7	589	197
421116003137	393	Greenville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	9 Donation Road	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Greenville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 588-2500	653	45	14.6	50.4%	607 (93.0%)	6 (0.9%)	13 (2.0%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	$15,529			$1,153			$14,376	56.7	65.1	303	90
421874001629	394	Cambridge Springs Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	641 Venango Avenue	Cambridge Springs	16403	Crawford County	Penncrest School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 398-4631	368	31	11.9	47.0%	333 (90.5%)	5 (1.4%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$23,326			$1,946			$21,380	56.7	55.3	406	12
421641000103	395	Maple Point Middle School	Public	5-8	2250 Langhorne-Yardley Road	Langhorne	19047	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6230	1,251	81	15.5	33.6%	946 (75.6%)	50 (4.0%)	116 (9.3%)	73 (5.8%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.8%)	$16,943			$249			$16,694	56.6	54.3	416	21
422482004143	396	Eisenhower Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	3700 Route 957	Russell	16345	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 757-8878	442	30	14.7	80.8%	425 (96.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$21,155			$3,337			$17,818	56.4	55.1	408	12
420082407317	397	Central Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Allen Ave	Monaca	15061	Beaver County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-8200	543	42	13	23.4%	465 (85.6%)	39 (7.2%)	15 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	$15,799			$740			$15,058	56.4	61.5	328	69
422463004126	398	Rocky Grove Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	403 Rocky Grove Ave	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Valley Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 437-3759	369	31	12	47.2%	350 (94.9%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	$19,074			$677			$18,397	56.1	58.8	370	28
421878002345	399	Penns Manor Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	6003 Route 553 Highway	Clymer	15728	Indiana County	Penns Manor Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 254-2666	391	31	12.4	51.4%	378 (96.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$24,016			$1,776			$22,240	56.1	42.3	541	142
420086707435	400	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1615 East Elm Street	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 941-4100	318	28	11.3	38.1%	262 (82.4%)	18 (5.7%)	18 (5.7%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$15,012			$842			$14,170	56.1	58.8	369	31