Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
420219000029	361	Springdale Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	501 Butler Rd	Springdale	15144	Allegheny County	Allegheny Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 274-8100	419	49	8.6	100.0%	376 (89.7%)	21 (5.0%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$20,642	$836	$19,807	60.3	67.1	276	85
421689006078	362	Newport Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Caroline Street	Newport	17074	Perry County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 567-3806	237	21	11.5	52.7%	220 (92.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$20,509	$3,056	$17,453	60.3	53.5	429	67
420086707435	363	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	320	29	11	42.8%	254 (79.4%)	18 (5.6%)	19 (5.9%)	14 (4.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$15,012	$842	$14,170	60.2	56.1	400	37
422613007578	364	Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 Fair Oaks Dr	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Westmont Hilltop School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 255-8726	708	48	14.7	43.2%	576 (81.4%)	32 (4.5%)	40 (5.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.3%)	$13,761	$574	$13,187	60.1	67.5	273	91
420501007011	365	Lamberton Middle School	Public	6-8	777 S Hanover St	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	549	41	13.3	47.4%	346 (63.0%)	59 (10.7%)	66 (12.0%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.2%)	$18,105	$365	$17,740	60	55.3	412	47
421617000790	366	Mount Pleasant Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	265 State Street	Mount Pleasant	15666	Westmoreland County	Mount Pleasant Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 547-4100	284	19	14.6	43.7%	270 (95.1%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$15,775	$838	$14,938	59.9	63	321	45
421533002062	367	Westlake Middle School	Public	6-8	4330 W Lake Rd	Erie	16505	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5750	477	40	11.9	61.2%	385 (80.7%)	15 (3.1%)	32 (6.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	$17,011	$1,105	$15,906	59.9	65.6	294	73
422607009998	368	Western Wayne Middle School	Public	6-8	1970B Easton Turnpike	Lake Ariel	18436	Wayne County	Western Wayne School District	No	No	No	No	(800) 321-9973	383	37	10.4	54.6%	320 (83.6%)	5 (1.3%)	37 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$28,066	$1,259	$26,807	59.8	62.3	326	42
421473002339	369	Marion Center Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	22800 Route 403 Hwy N	Marion Center	15759	Indiana County	Marion Center Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 397-5551	573	50	11.5	50.1%	555 (96.9%)	6 (1.0%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$24,409	$1,265	$23,144	59.8	70.3	245	124
421305006404	370	Lakeland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1355 Lakeland Dr	Scott Township	18433	Lackawanna County	Lakeland School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 254-9485	640	47	13.5	42.2%	584 (91.3%)	15 (2.3%)	29 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$15,619	$973	$14,646	59.7	68.3	264	106

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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)
420219000029	361	Springdale Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	501 Butler Rd	Springdale	15144	Allegheny County	Allegheny Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 274-8100	419	49	8.6	100.0%	376 (89.7%)	21 (5.0%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$20,642			$836			$19,807	60.3	67.1	276	85
421689006078	362	Newport Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Caroline Street	Newport	17074	Perry County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 567-3806	237	21	11.5	52.7%	220 (92.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$20,509			$3,056			$17,453	60.3	53.5	429	67
420086707435	363	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	320	29	11	42.8%	254 (79.4%)	18 (5.6%)	19 (5.9%)	14 (4.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$15,012			$842			$14,170	60.2	56.1	400	37
422613007578	364	Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 Fair Oaks Dr	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Westmont Hilltop School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 255-8726	708	48	14.7	43.2%	576 (81.4%)	32 (4.5%)	40 (5.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.3%)	$13,761			$574			$13,187	60.1	67.5	273	91
420501007011	365	Lamberton Middle School	Public	6-8	777 S Hanover St	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	549	41	13.3	47.4%	346 (63.0%)	59 (10.7%)	66 (12.0%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.2%)	$18,105			$365			$17,740	60	55.3	412	47
421617000790	366	Mount Pleasant Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	265 State Street	Mount Pleasant	15666	Westmoreland County	Mount Pleasant Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 547-4100	284	19	14.6	43.7%	270 (95.1%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$15,775			$838			$14,938	59.9	63	321	45
421533002062	367	Westlake Middle School	Public	6-8	4330 W Lake Rd	Erie	16505	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5750	477	40	11.9	61.2%	385 (80.7%)	15 (3.1%)	32 (6.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	$17,011			$1,105			$15,906	59.9	65.6	294	73
422607009998	368	Western Wayne Middle School	Public	6-8	1970B Easton Turnpike	Lake Ariel	18436	Wayne County	Western Wayne School District	No	No	No	No	(800) 321-9973	383	37	10.4	54.6%	320 (83.6%)	5 (1.3%)	37 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$28,066			$1,259			$26,807	59.8	62.3	326	42
421473002339	369	Marion Center Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	22800 Route 403 Hwy N	Marion Center	15759	Indiana County	Marion Center Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 397-5551	573	50	11.5	50.1%	555 (96.9%)	6 (1.0%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$24,409			$1,265			$23,144	59.8	70.3	245	124
421305006404	370	Lakeland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1355 Lakeland Dr	Scott Township	18433	Lackawanna County	Lakeland School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 254-9485	640	47	13.5	42.2%	584 (91.3%)	15 (2.3%)	29 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$15,619			$973			$14,646	59.7	68.3	264	106