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)
421899005122	351	Cook-Wissahickon School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 E Salaignac St	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3430	412	29	14.4	100.0%	165 (40.0%)	139 (33.7%)	45 (10.9%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (13.6%)	$18,490			$8,141			$10,349	61.2	49.8	472	121
421371004440	352	Ligonier Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	536 Bell Street	Ligonier	15658	Westmoreland County	Ligonier Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 238-6412	291	25	11.7	43.0%	275 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	$17,012			$1,012			$16,000	61.2	53	437	85
421899006824	353	Baldi C C A Middle School	Public	6-8	8801 Verree Rd	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3090	1,515	96	15.7	100.1%	674 (44.5%)	192 (12.7%)	132 (8.7%)	446 (29.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (4.3%)	$16,529			$8,307			$8,221	61.1	65.8	292	61
421239002280	354	Jefferson-Morgan Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	1351 Jefferson Rd	Jefferson	15344	Greene County	Jefferson-Morgan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 883-2310	373	30	12.4	53.4%	358 (96.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$17,617			$1,246			$16,371	61	65.5	297	57
421770003875	355	Northern Potter Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	763 Northern Potter Road	Ulysses	16948	Potter County	Northern Potter School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 848-7534	223	20	11.1	61.0%	216 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$24,991			$2,181			$22,811	61	50.5	465	110
420008700584	356	Independence Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1600 Lombard Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Independence Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 238-8000	794	63	12.6	99.9%	218 (27.5%)	366 (46.1%)	157 (19.8%)	27 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	$18,814			$3,535			$15,279	60.9	69.3	256	100
420708001653	357	Meadville Middle School	Public	7-8	974 North St	Meadville	16335	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 333-1188	336	31	10.7	99.1%	270 (80.4%)	21 (6.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.0%)	$16,931			$487			$16,443	60.7	42.3	535	178
421596001550	358	Moshannon Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4934 Green Acre Rd	Houtzdale	16651	Clearfield County	Moshannon Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 378-7616	366	27	13.8	102.5%	351 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$17,667			$1,455			$16,212	60.6	70.4	243	115
420798007540	359	Dunmore Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 W Warren St	Dunmore	18509	Lackawanna County	Dunmore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 346-2043	668	48	13.8	100.0%	509 (76.2%)	38 (5.7%)	61 (9.1%)	38 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.1%)	$13,346			$1,774			$11,571	60.4	55.1	416	57
421899003711	360	Hill Freedman World Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1100 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave.	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3530	572	52	10.9	100.0%	13 (2.3%)	477 (83.4%)	32 (5.6%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	$18,845			$7,548			$11,297	60.4	55	417	57

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.