Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania for Female Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Pennsylvania!

Every year, the Pennsylvania Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Female students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

JUST IN! Pennsylvania PSSA test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were posted to SchoolDigger this week!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Pennsylvania test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (Female vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 860)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Female)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Female)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
421899000619	1	Penn Alexander School	Public	K-8	4209 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7760	579	37	15.8	100.0%	263 (45.4%)	76 (13.1%)	27 (4.7%)	155 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.8%)	$16,543			$7,544			$8,999	99.9%	99.7%	0.22%
420011800724	2	Infinity Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5405 Locust Lane	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Infinity Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 238-1880	256	19	13.4		120 (46.9%)	30 (11.7%)	22 (8.6%)	60 (23.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	$11,171			$1,130			$10,041	99.8%	99.8%	0.01%
422457000491	3	Fort Couch Middle School	Public	7-8	515 Fort Couch Rd	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 833-1600	601	47	12.7	10.5%	490 (81.5%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (2.8%)	72 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$22,506			$549			$21,957	99.7%	99.0%	0.66%
421899003808	4	Masterman Julia R Sec School	Public, Magnet	5-12	1699 Spring Garden St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(215) 400-7580	1,186	54	22	100.0%	485 (40.9%)	213 (18.0%)	91 (7.7%)	293 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	102 (8.6%)	$15,137			$7,658			$7,480	99.5%	99.9%	0.35%
421899003649	5	Meredith William Middle School	Public	K-8	725 S 5th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 400-7990	516	30	17.4	100.0%	311 (60.3%)	44 (8.5%)	55 (10.7%)	43 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	61 (11.8%)	$16,090			$7,129			$8,961	99.4%	99.1%	0.32%
421896007695	6	Peters Township Middle School	Public	6-8	264 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-2688	914	65	14.1	10.0%	824 (90.2%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.7%)	36 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	$15,939			$112			$15,827	99.3%	99.2%	0.09%
420007000514	7	Souderton Charter School Collaborative	Public, Charter	K-8	110 E Broad Street	Souderton	18964	Montgomery County	Souderton Charter School Collaborative	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 721-4560	239	23	10.5		120 (50.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.8%)	71 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.5%)	$18,028			$583			$17,445	99.2%	99.3%	0.14%
421899000551	8	Gamp	Public, Magnet	5-12	23rd and Ritner Sts	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-8230	579	33	17.6	100.0%	226 (39.0%)	149 (25.7%)	37 (6.4%)	116 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.6%)	$15,645			$8,109			$7,536	99.1%	98.9%	0.19%
421007000147	9	Dorseyville Middle School	Public	6-8	3732 Saxonburg Blvd	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 767-5343	967	76	12.7	24.4%	753 (77.9%)	42 (4.3%)	46 (4.8%)	80 (8.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	$21,385			$417			$20,968	99.0%	98.7%	0.30%
421992006511	10	Radnor Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Louella Avenue	Wayne	19087	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 386-6300	828	73	11.3	14.6%	588 (71.0%)	33 (4.0%)	49 (5.9%)	121 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.3%)	$25,519			$524			$24,996	98.8%	99.4%	0.60%

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.