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)
420255006570	431	Apollo-Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1829 State Route 56	Spring Church	15686	Armstrong County	Apollo-Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 478-6000	262	24	10.8	100.0%	242 (92.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$16,517			$299			$16,218	52.7	47.6	498	67
421641001076	432	Sandburg Middle School	Public	5-8	30 Harmony Road	Levittown	19056	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6220	721	48	14.9	37.0%	515 (71.4%)	44 (6.1%)	73 (10.1%)	42 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.2%)	$17,080			$251			$16,829	52.6	57	388	44
420234006850	433	Altoona Area Junior High School	Public	6-8	1400 7th Ave	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 381-7512	1,614	129	12.4	99.8%	1,315 (81.5%)	167 (10.3%)	50 (3.1%)	11 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (4.0%)	$12,607			$1,721			$10,886	52.5	50.9	458	25
420003000379	434	School Lane Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2400 Bristol Pike	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	School Lane Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 245-6055	1,331	109	12.2	54.2%	464 (34.9%)	168 (12.6%)	230 (17.3%)	406 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (4.7%)	$13,568			$1,474			$12,093	52.4	58.8	367	67
422646007508	435	Williamsport Area Middle School	Public	7-8	2800 West Fourth Street	Williamsport	17701	Lycoming County	Williamsport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 323-6177	696	53	13.1	64.7%	416 (59.8%)	109 (15.7%)	47 (6.8%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	115 (16.5%)	$15,830			$1,207			$14,623	52.3	52	447	12
422214003056	436	South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 Percy St	South Williamsport	17702	Lycoming County	South Williamsport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 326-2684	480	38	12.7	59.4%	439 (91.5%)	10 (2.1%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$28			$01			$27	52.3	43.1	528	92
421217004847	437	Tinicum School	Public	1-8	First & Seneca Streets	Essington	19029	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 521-4450	319	29	10.9	57.4%	228 (71.5%)	27 (8.5%)	17 (5.3%)	18 (5.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$18,596			$1,078			$17,518	52.3	61.5	337	100
420336004189	438	Bentworth Middle School	Public	5-8	563 Lincoln Avenue	Bentleyville	15314	Washington County	Bentworth School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 239-4431	315	28	11.3	100.0%	288 (91.4%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$12,028			$505			$11,523	52.1	61.7	332	106
421260002394	439	East Juniata Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	32944 Route 35	Mc Alisterville	17049	Juniata County	Juniata County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 463-2111	366	33	11	48.9%	342 (93.4%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$13,890			$1,244			$12,646	51.8	34.6	596	157
421284007277	440	Kiski Area IHS	Public	7-8	260 Hyde Park Rd	Vandergrift	15690	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 845-2219	524	29	18.3	77.9%	465 (88.7%)	41 (7.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$19,498			$757			$18,740	51.6	53.5	431	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.

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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.