Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
421899003798	851	Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5500 Kingsessing Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7880	295	29	10.1	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	275 (93.2%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$21,810	$10,806	$11,004	7	10.8	786	65
421899007229	852	DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	K-8	401 W Lehigh Ave	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7080	608	51	11.8	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	85 (14.0%)	504 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$19,426	$9,700	$9,726	6.9	6.8	857	5
421917006750	853	Pittsburgh Manchester K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1612 Manhattan St	Pittsburgh	15233	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3100	163	19	8.5	100.6%	11 (6.7%)	129 (79.1%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.4%)	$25,944	$3,338	$22,606	6.9	8.5	817	36
421899005040	854	Duckrey Tanner School	Public	K-8	1501 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7350	422	34	12.3	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	388 (91.9%)	19 (4.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$18,560	$9,611	$8,949	6.9	8.3	826	28
421917007345	855	Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12	Public	6-12	3117 Centre Ave	Pittsburgh	15219	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-5900	315	32	10	100.0%	16 (5.1%)	275 (87.3%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$25,233	$3,246	$21,987	6.8	7.3	844	11
420087007454	856	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Public, Charter	5-8	2950 Memphis Street	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4709	544	34	16	100.0%	32 (5.9%)	175 (32.2%)	315 (57.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$19,795	$2,975	$16,821	6.8	9	809	47
421899005125	857	Hartranft John F School	Public	K-8	720 W Cumberland St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7090	294	30	9.7	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	191 (65.0%)	89 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	$23,133	$10,886	$12,247	6.7	5	884	27
421899003703	858	Welsh John School	Public	K-8	2331 N 4th St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7130	253	21	12	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	83 (32.8%)	162 (64.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$21,216	$11,304	$9,911	6.6	7	855	3
420089407594	859	Innovative Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	330 Howertown Road	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Innovative Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 403-2787	477	36	13.2	70.6%	36 (7.5%)	44 (9.2%)	382 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$2,265	$2,265	$00	6.6	6.5	866	7
421095001252	860	Greater Johnstown Middle School	Public	5-7	220 Messenger Street	Johnstown	15902	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 533-5670	631	50	12.7	100.0%	201 (31.9%)	268 (42.5%)	51 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	108 (17.1%)	$14,910	$2,254	$12,656	6.6	8.2	828	32

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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.
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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.

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)
421899003798	851	Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5500 Kingsessing Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7880	295	29	10.1	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	275 (93.2%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$21,810			$10,806			$11,004	7	10.8	786	65
421899007229	852	DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	K-8	401 W Lehigh Ave	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7080	608	51	11.8	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	85 (14.0%)	504 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$19,426			$9,700			$9,726	6.9	6.8	857	5
421917006750	853	Pittsburgh Manchester K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1612 Manhattan St	Pittsburgh	15233	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3100	163	19	8.5	100.6%	11 (6.7%)	129 (79.1%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.4%)	$25,944			$3,338			$22,606	6.9	8.5	817	36
421899005040	854	Duckrey Tanner School	Public	K-8	1501 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7350	422	34	12.3	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	388 (91.9%)	19 (4.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$18,560			$9,611			$8,949	6.9	8.3	826	28
421917007345	855	Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12	Public	6-12	3117 Centre Ave	Pittsburgh	15219	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-5900	315	32	10	100.0%	16 (5.1%)	275 (87.3%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$25,233			$3,246			$21,987	6.8	7.3	844	11
420087007454	856	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Public, Charter	5-8	2950 Memphis Street	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4709	544	34	16	100.0%	32 (5.9%)	175 (32.2%)	315 (57.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$19,795			$2,975			$16,821	6.8	9	809	47
421899005125	857	Hartranft John F School	Public	K-8	720 W Cumberland St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7090	294	30	9.7	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	191 (65.0%)	89 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	$23,133			$10,886			$12,247	6.7	5	884	27
421899003703	858	Welsh John School	Public	K-8	2331 N 4th St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7130	253	21	12	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	83 (32.8%)	162 (64.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$21,216			$11,304			$9,911	6.6	7	855	3
420089407594	859	Innovative Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	330 Howertown Road	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Innovative Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 403-2787	477	36	13.2	70.6%	36 (7.5%)	44 (9.2%)	382 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$2,265			$2,265			$00	6.6	6.5	866	7
421095001252	860	Greater Johnstown Middle School	Public	5-7	220 Messenger Street	Johnstown	15902	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 533-5670	631	50	12.7	100.0%	201 (31.9%)	268 (42.5%)	51 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	108 (17.1%)	$14,910			$2,254			$12,656	6.6	8.2	828	32