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)
422237004064	171	North Penn-Liberty Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	8675 Route 414	Liberty	16930	Tioga County	Southern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 324-2071	242	22	11	52.1%	227 (93.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$21,720			$1,735			$19,985	77.5	49.1	480	309
420655006898	172	New Oxford Middle School	Public	7-8	130 Berlin Road	New Oxford	17350	Adams County	Conewago Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 624-2157	567	39	14.6	49.2%	437 (77.1%)	11 (1.9%)	103 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$13,813			$343			$13,470	77.4	76.9	176	4
422415006933	173	A J McMullen School	Public	6-8	4773 National Pike	Markleysburg	15459	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 329-8811	162	13	12	100.0%	149 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.6%)	$17,852			$4,622			$13,229	77.2	59.2	364	191
420474001199	174	Cambria Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	414 Glendale Lake Rd	Patton	16668	Cambria County	Cambria Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 674-6290	284	28	9.9	53.5%	270 (95.1%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$9,637			$313			$9,324	77.1	77.6	169	5
422151002708	175	Shenango High School	Public	7-12	2550 Ellwood Rd	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Shenango Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-5537	434	37	11.6	99.3%	404 (93.1%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$28,923			$5,234			$23,689	77.1	82.2	128	47
421731005233	176	North Pocono Middle School	Public	6-8	701 Church St	Moscow	18444	Lackawanna County	North Pocono School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 842-4588	700	51	13.6	35.1%	632 (90.3%)	8 (1.1%)	20 (2.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.7%)	$20,141			$542			$19,599	77.1	78.8	158	18
420627006289	177	Cocalico Middle School	Public	6-8	South 6th Street	Denver	17517	Lancaster County	Cocalico School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 336-1471	634	57	11.1	43.4%	520 (82.0%)	14 (2.2%)	64 (10.1%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$4,271			$680			$3,591	77	75.8	189	12
420007500531	178	New Foundations Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8001 Torresdale Ave	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	New Foundations Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 624-8100	1,508	104	14.5	69.4%	545 (36.1%)	373 (24.7%)	417 (27.7%)	87 (5.8%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	79 (5.2%)	$16,722			$2,921			$13,800	77	71.2	231	53
420708001632	179	Cochranton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	105 Second Street	Cochranton	16314	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 425-7421	343	29	11.8	100.3%	318 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.7%)	$19,141			$362			$18,779	76.9	75.4	192	13
420732003424	180	Danville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	252 Northumberland St	Danville	17821	Montour County	Danville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 271-3268	512	35	14.5	35.9%	447 (87.3%)	9 (1.8%)	18 (3.5%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.9%)	$13,721			$1,155			$12,566	76.6	77.2	174	6

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.