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)
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	1,199	58	20.5	100.0%	478 (39.9%)	199 (16.6%)	96 (8.0%)	330 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	94 (7.8%)	$15,137			$7,658			$7,480	98.7	98.8	1
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	20	12.9	19.1%	120 (46.9%)	27 (10.5%)	18 (7.0%)	65 (25.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	$11,171			$1,130			$10,041	98.6	98.2	3	1
421899000619	3	Penn Alexander School	Public	K-8	4209 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7760	583	37	15.6	100.2%	270 (46.3%)	74 (12.7%)	30 (5.1%)	147 (25.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.1%)	$16,543			$7,544			$8,999	98.4	97.3	12	9
420270006222	4	Austin Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	138 Costello Avenue	Austin	16720	Potter County	Austin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 647-8603	77	8	10	96.1%	75 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,304			$00			$21,304	98.2	54.3	425	421
421992006511	5	Radnor Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Louella Avenue	Wayne	19087	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 386-6300	813	74	10.9	14.0%	578 (71.1%)	31 (3.8%)	42 (5.2%)	118 (14.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.0%)	$25,519			$524			$24,996	98.2	98	8	3
420007000514	6	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	241	24	10		115 (47.7%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.5%)	76 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.0%)	$18,028			$583			$17,445	98.1	98.1	4	2
421896007695	7	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	925	63	14.7	10.9%	837 (90.5%)	4 (0.4%)	16 (1.7%)	38 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.7%)	$15,939			$112			$15,827	98	97.5	11	4
421899003649	8	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	515	33	15.4	100.0%	308 (59.8%)	44 (8.5%)	57 (11.1%)	41 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (12.2%)	$16,090			$7,129			$8,961	97.8	95.7	22	14
422457000491	9	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	619	47	13	11.8%	471 (76.1%)	12 (1.9%)	25 (4.0%)	83 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$22,506			$549			$21,957	97.8	98	6	3
421899000551	10	Gamp	Public, Magnet	5-12	23rd and Ritner Sts	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-8230	577	35	16.5	100.0%	229 (39.7%)	141 (24.4%)	36 (6.2%)	115 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.4%)	$15,645			$8,109			$7,536	97.6	98.1	5	5

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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.