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)
421272500797	621	Bucktail Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1300 Bucktail Avenue	Renovo	17764	Clinton County	Keystone Central School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 893-4900	107	9	12.1	100.0%	95 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	$16,927			$1,785			$15,142	29.4	36.9	582	39
421899003805	622	Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy	Public	K-8	2000 Catharine St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7940	309	25	12.2	100.0%	129 (41.7%)	128 (41.4%)	12 (3.9%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	$21,284			$9,894			$11,390	29.3	14.8	738	116
420010600659	623	Wissahickon Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 G Wissahickon Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Wissahickon Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 338-1020	930	59	15.7	100.0%	9 (1.0%)	853 (91.7%)	37 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.2%)	$18,975			$6,124			$12,851	29.3	28.4	628	5
421620000827	624	Muhlenberg Junior High School	Public	7-9	801 E Bellevue Ave	Reading	19605	Berks County	Muhlenberg School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 921-8034	1,006	64	15.7	100.0%	216 (21.5%)	77 (7.7%)	632 (62.8%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.4%)	$13,409			$1,573			$11,836	29.2	25.1	650	26
421529007399	625	Mifflin County Middle School	Public	6-7	2 Manor Drive	Lewistown	17044	Mifflin County	Mifflin County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 242-1401	717	51	13.9	75.3%	649 (90.5%)	20 (2.8%)	34 (4.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$19			$02			$17	29.1	42.9	531	94
420087207491	626	Universal Alcorn Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 Dickinson Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Universal Alcorn Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 952-6219	422	21	20	100.2%	8 (1.9%)	366 (86.7%)	24 (5.7%)	11 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$16,689			$3,470			$13,219	29	23.7	661	35
421899003713	627	Houston Henry E School	Public	K-8	7300 Rural Lane	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3490	419	29	14.3	100.0%	95 (22.7%)	294 (70.2%)	15 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$20,303			$9,537			$10,766	28.8	16.4	720	93
420013500869	628	Propel Cs-East	Public, Charter	K-8	1611 Monroeville Ave	Turtle Creek	15145	Allegheny County	Propel CS-East	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	333	24	13.7	99.1%	64 (19.2%)	224 (67.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.5%)	$18,285			$2,155			$16,129	28.6	27	640	12
421812002449	629	Old Forge Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Marion St	Old Forge	18518	Lackawanna County	Old Forge School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 457-6721	439	37	11.9	47.2%	331 (75.4%)	16 (3.6%)	57 (13.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	$15,954			$1,274			$14,679	28.4	49.5	475	154
420004100403	630	West Oak Lane Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7115 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	West Oak Lane Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 927-7995	969	62	15.7	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	956 (98.7%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$18,794			$2,856			$15,939	27.9	27	639	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.