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)
421899003654	671	Southwark School	Public	PK, KG-8	1835 S 9th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8400	920	62	14.7	100.0%	125 (13.6%)	57 (6.2%)	515 (56.0%)	193 (21.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.0%)	$17,389			$8,465			$8,924	22.3	23.9	658	13
422630000296	672	Solomon/Plains Middle School	Public	6-8	43 Abbott St	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7224	736	41	17.8	100.0%	287 (39.0%)	86 (11.7%)	303 (41.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.7%)	$13,945			$1,785			$12,161	22.2	27.6	633	39
420006300510	673	Sugar Valley Rural Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	236 E Main Street	Loganton	17747	Clinton County	Sugar Valley Rural Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 725-7822	473	46	10.2	99.8%	457 (96.6%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$18,228			$1,901			$16,327	22.2	27.2	636	37
421314002600	674	Wheatland Middle School	Public	6-8	919 Hamilton Park Dr	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6285	445	49	9.1	92.6%	63 (14.2%)	55 (12.4%)	263 (59.1%)	32 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	$23,102			$3,511			$19,591	22.1	15.4	730	56
421170007527	675	Maple Manor El/Middle School	Public	3-8	1700 W 22nd Street	Hazle Township	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3221	999	47	21.1	100.0%	98 (9.8%)	19 (1.9%)	862 (86.3%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	$9,642			$1,145			$8,497	21.9	18.8	695	20
421899003694	676	Ludlow James R School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 W Master St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7430	202	25	8.2	100.0%	2 (1.0%)	146 (72.3%)	37 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.4%)	$22,592			$10,871			$11,721	21.9	20.3	684	8
421314002599	677	Martin School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 Wabank Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6193	672	55	12.2	99.9%	74 (11.0%)	132 (19.6%)	374 (55.7%)	43 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (7.1%)	$19,612			$2,631			$16,982	21.9	21.1	677
421170006718	678	Freeland El/Middle School	Public	K-8	400 Alvin St	Freeland	18224	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	951	59	16	100.0%	444 (46.7%)	24 (2.5%)	453 (47.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	$11,409			$1,847			$9,562	21.8	22.6	670	8
420084107420	679	Gillingham Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	915 Howard Avenue	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Gillingham Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 955-3830	247	20	12.3	100.0%	174 (70.4%)	17 (6.9%)	34 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)	$18,274			$3,423			$14,850	21.3	24.4	654	25
422240001943	680	Sharon Hill School	Public	K-8	701 Coates Street	Sharon Hill	19079	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4355	573	41	13.8	100.0%	28 (4.9%)	482 (84.1%)	33 (5.8%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$9,142			$1,416			$7,726	21.2	15.6	726	46

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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.