Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSSA test scores by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.

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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)
421899003742	801	Hopkinson Francis School	Public	K-8	4001 L St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3970	606	44	13.7	100.0%	23 (3.8%)	119 (19.6%)	435 (71.8%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.5%)	$20,468			$10,330			$10,138	9.6	14.4	740	61
420012200758	802	KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 758-2630	864	55	15.7	100.2%	3 (0.3%)	785 (90.9%)	34 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.5%)	$20,750			$2,034			$18,716	9.5	9.5	803	1
421917007412	803	Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Public	6-12	1101 N. Murtland Avenue	Pittsburgh	15208	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3940	594	60	9.9	100.0%	13 (2.2%)	545 (91.8%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	$25,566			$3,289			$22,277	9.5	8.7	813	10
422004007675	804	Southwest Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Chestnut St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5934	652	44	14.8	100.0%	33 (5.1%)	43 (6.6%)	575 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$00			$00			$00	9.4	8.7	816	12
420009300687	805	First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4300 Tacony St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 743-3100	1,818	104	17.4	100.0%	103 (5.7%)	828 (45.5%)	566 (31.1%)	23 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	294 (16.2%)	$16,033			$2,314			$13,718	9.3	10.7	788	17
420012500839	806	Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2605 Nicolson Road	Sewickley	15143	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(724) 933-7300	1,166	100	11.6	47.3%	452 (38.8%)	357 (30.6%)	253 (21.7%)	10 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	83 (7.1%)	$14,945			$1,887			$13,058	9.3	8.5	818	12
421899003786	807	Dick William School	Public	K-8	2498 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7340	308	25	12.1	100.0%	5 (1.6%)	278 (90.3%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$20,413			$10,477			$9,936	9.3	8	831	24
421899003693	808	Hunter William High School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 N Front St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7110	407	37	11	100.0%	9 (2.2%)	91 (22.4%)	286 (70.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	$20,240			$9,920			$10,320	9.2	6.6	863	55
420228002791	809	Harrison-Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	137 N 2nd St	Allentown	18101	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5701	667	53	12.5	100.0%	55 (8.2%)	67 (10.0%)	512 (76.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.7%)	$17,298			$2,885			$14,413	9.2	11.3	778	31
422004006958	810	Central Middle School	Public	5-8	215 North 12th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 258-7365	1,708	111	15.3	100.0%	76 (4.4%)	92 (5.4%)	1,520 (89.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.0%)	$00			$00			$00	9.1	9.8	801	9

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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