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)
422529001452	161	E N Peirce Middle School	Public	6-8	1314 Burke Rd	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-2500	1,005	85	11.7	19.7%	688 (68.5%)	39 (3.9%)	141 (14.0%)	96 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.0%)	$16,975			$286			$16,689	77.9	79.3	155	6
421119000220	162	Greenwood Middle School	Public	6-8	405 E Sunbury St	Millerstown	17062	Perry County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 589-3116	175	16	11.2	33.7%	169 (96.6%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,264			$00			$16,264	77.9	77.9	165	3
420753000132	163	Dingman-Delaware Middle School	Public	6-8	1365 Route 739	Dingmans Ferry	18328	Pike County	Delaware Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 296-3140	524	41	12.7	48.9%	391 (74.6%)	13 (2.5%)	89 (17.0%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$19,091			$648			$18,443	77.8	71.6	228	65
422052006210	164	Rockwood Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	437 Somerset Ave	Rockwood	15557	Somerset County	Rockwood Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 926-4631	285	30	9.5	37.5%	273 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$18,035			$660			$17,375	77.8	83.5	120	44
422496005336	165	Warwick Middle School	Public	7-9	401 Maple St	Lititz	17543	Lancaster County	Warwick School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 626-3705	591	50	11.9	35.4%	488 (82.6%)	14 (2.4%)	58 (9.8%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	$17,907			$588			$17,319	77.7	80.7	142	23
421215002324	166	Indiana Area Junior High School	Public	6-8	245 N 5th St	Indiana	15701	Indiana County	Indiana Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 463-8568	657	43	15.2	48.6%	557 (84.8%)	36 (5.5%)	14 (2.1%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	$17,015			$852			$16,163	77.7	77.4	170	4
422529005137	167	J R Fugett Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Ellis Ln	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-2900	892	74	12	23.3%	618 (69.3%)	47 (5.3%)	92 (10.3%)	88 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	$17,678			$293			$17,385	77.6	77.6	168	1
421275000197	168	Keystone Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	1002 Kelton Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Keystone Oaks School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 571-6146	378	37	10.2	47.9%	290 (76.7%)	32 (8.5%)	21 (5.6%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$20,468			$548			$19,920	77.6	74.8	201	33
422400009991	169	Twin Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	770 Clymer Hill Rd	Elverson	19520	Chester County	Twin Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 286-8660	863	71	12.1	32.3%	733 (84.9%)	15 (1.7%)	73 (8.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.6%)	$15,659			$09			$15,650	77.6	75.9	187	18
420642003978	170	Conemaugh Township Area Middle School/Senior High School	Public	6-12	300 West Campus Ave	Davidsville	15928	Somerset County	Conemaugh Township Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 479-4014	500	36	13.8	46.4%	479 (95.8%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$15,090			$480			$14,611	77.5	80	151	19

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.