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)
422482004143	381	Eisenhower Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	3700 Route 957	Russell	16345	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 757-8878	416	29	14.4	100.0%	401 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$21,155			$3,337			$17,818	58.5	56.4	396	15
420678000537	382	Conrad Weiser Middle School	Public	5-8	347 East Penn Avenue	Robesonia	19551	Berks County	Conrad Weiser Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 693-8542	731	60	12.1	44.6%	530 (72.5%)	46 (6.3%)	128 (17.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	$17,425			$117			$17,308	58.3	55.7	404	22
421767006829	383	Northern Lehigh Middle School	Public	7-8	600 Diamond St	Slatington	18080	Lehigh County	Northern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 767-9812	230	20	11.3	100.0%	165 (71.7%)	8 (3.5%)	48 (20.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$21,872			$734			$21,138	58.3	49.9	469	86
420012600848	384	Bear Creek Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	30 Charter School Way	Bear Creek Township	18702	Luzerne County	Bear Creek Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 820-4070	581	42	13.8	55.1%	397 (68.3%)	38 (6.5%)	73 (12.6%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.7%)	$16,781			$1,645			$15,136	58.2	70.2	246	138
421116003137	385	Greenville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	9 Donation Road	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Greenville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 588-2500	621	45	13.9	53.1%	579 (93.2%)	7 (1.1%)	13 (2.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$15,529			$1,153			$14,376	58.2	56.7	393	8
420357003463	386	Nitschmann Middle School	Public	6-8	1002 W. Union Blvd	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 866-5781	735	55	13.4	48.6%	359 (48.8%)	78 (10.6%)	246 (33.5%)	27 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	$16,616			$740			$15,876	58.1	51	457	71
422127000092	387	Shanksville-Stonycreek Middle School	Public	6-8	1325 Corner Stone Rd	Shanksville	15541	Somerset County	Shanksville-Stonycreek School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 267-4649	60	5	13.3		56 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)	$387			$20			$367	58	68.2	265	122
420960001154	388	Karns City High School	Public	7-12	1446 Kittanning Pike	Karns City	16041	Butler County	Karns City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 756-2030	650	47	13.8	45.5%	634 (97.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$21,677			$700			$20,977	57.9	78.9	157	231
421488006976	389	McGuffey Middle School	Public	6-8	86 McGuffey Drive	Claysville	15323	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 948-3323	345	28	12.4	51.3%	329 (95.4%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$17,950			$592			$17,358	57.8	64.8	303	86
422385005271	390	Tunkhannock High School	Public	8-12	135 Tiger Drive	Tunkhannock	18657	Wyoming County	Tunkhannock Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 836-3111	845	65	13	60.9%	801 (94.8%)	8 (0.9%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.8%)	$21,705			$1,256			$20,448	57.7	45.2	512	122

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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.