Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania for African American 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, African American 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 recently posted to SchoolDigger!

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 408)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
421899003808	1	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	99.8%	99.9%	0.13%
420855000377	2	Eyer Middle School	Public	6-8	5616 Buckeye Rd	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 965-1600	847	69	12.2	24.0%	627 (74.0%)	35 (4.1%)	111 (13.1%)	42 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	$19,497			$448			$19,049	99.5%	88.1%	11.41%
421899004726	3	Greenberg Joseph School	Public	K-8	600 Sharon Ln	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3080	831	48	17.4	100.0%	336 (40.4%)	98 (11.8%)	64 (7.7%)	321 (38.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	$16,953			$7,457			$9,496	99.3%	92.6%	6.67%
421899000619	4	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	99.0%	99.7%	0.64%
420711006714	5	Eagle View Middle School	Public	6-8	6746 Carlisle Pike	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 766-0217	1,021	60	17	29.2%	682 (66.8%)	37 (3.6%)	51 (5.0%)	190 (18.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.6%)	$14,285			$198			$14,087	98.8%	94.3%	4.50%
421167001878	6	Haverford Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 Darby Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-5900	1,626	113	14.3	20.4%	1,292 (79.5%)	96 (5.9%)	56 (3.4%)	87 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (5.8%)	$16,875			$108			$16,768	98.5%	97.0%	1.56%
421899007524	7	The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber	Public, Magnet	5-12	5925 Malvern Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7270	642	39	16.3	100.0%	65 (10.1%)	479 (74.6%)	40 (6.2%)	29 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	$16,371			$8,093			$8,277	98.3%	83.8%	14.45%
421851000476	8	Springhouse Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Springhouse Rd	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 351-5700	1,344	87	15.5	29.2%	681 (50.7%)	86 (6.4%)	238 (17.7%)	281 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	56 (4.2%)	$17,372			$634			$16,738	98.0%	94.8%	3.20%
422260001949	9	Richardson Middle School	Public	6-8	20 W Woodland Ave	Springfield	19064	Delaware County	Springfield School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 938-6300	1,072	71	15	24.3%	818 (76.3%)	80 (7.5%)	38 (3.5%)	97 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.5%)	$16,341			$362			$15,978	97.8%	95.8%	1.95%
421899007023	10	High School of Engineering & Science	Public, Magnet	7-12	1600 W Norris St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7380	897	52	17.3	100.0%	77 (8.6%)	521 (58.1%)	102 (11.4%)	138 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.5%)	$16,165			$8,238			$7,927	97.5%	89.7%	7.87%

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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