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)
421419007282	41	Murray Avenue School	Public	6-8	2551 Murray Ave	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 938-0230	608	45	13.5	20.6%	413 (67.9%)	14 (2.3%)	16 (2.6%)	160 (26.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$18,363			$184			$18,179	93.1	91.6	49	8
420711004849	42	Mountain View Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Bali Hai Rd	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 761-1865	1,387	93	14.9	28.6%	796 (57.4%)	83 (6.0%)	93 (6.7%)	333 (24.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (5.5%)	$13,061			$00			$13,061	93	92.7	41	1
422479001908	43	Strath Haven Middle School	Public	6-8	200 S Providence Rd	Wallingford	19086	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 892-3470	886	75	11.8	16.6%	664 (74.9%)	53 (6.0%)	41 (4.6%)	80 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.4%)	$21,903			$15			$21,888	92.5	91.8	47	4
421359004665	44	Donald H Eichhorn Middle School	Public	6-8	2057 Washington Ave	Lewisburg	17837	Union County	Lewisburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 523-3220	428	32	13.2	27.6%	336 (78.5%)	21 (4.9%)	30 (7.0%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	$20,772			$1,353			$19,419	92.5	90.5	59	15
422439004943	45	Sandy Run Middle School	Public	6-8	520 Twining Rd	Dresher	19025	Montgomery County	Upper Dublin School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 576-1281	947	71	13.3	18.6%	670 (70.7%)	86 (9.1%)	39 (4.1%)	83 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (7.0%)	$21,870			$366			$21,504	92.4	92.3	43	2
421851000476	46	Springhouse Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Springhouse Rd	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 351-5700	1,379	90	15.3	30.8%	710 (51.5%)	84 (6.1%)	257 (18.6%)	271 (19.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.9%)	$17,372			$634			$16,738	92.3	93.6	33	13
422025006079	47	Richland High School	Public	7-12	One Academic Avenue	Johnstown	15904	Cambria County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 266-6081	707	50	14.1	34.7%	626 (88.5%)	15 (2.1%)	20 (2.8%)	24 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	$15,938			$1,173			$14,765	92.3	87.8	80	33
421686000381	48	New Hope-Solebury Middle School	Public	6-8	184 W Bridge St	New Hope	18938	Bucks County	New Hope-Solebury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 862-0608	303	27	11.1	14.2%	231 (76.2%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (9.9%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	$18,437			$184			$18,253	92.1	95.6	25	23
421893003326	49	Perkiomen Valley Middle School-East	Public	6-8	100 Kagey Rd	Collegeville	19426	Montgomery County	Perkiomen Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 409-8580	642	51	12.5	20.2%	508 (79.1%)	37 (5.8%)	30 (4.7%)	47 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$17,156			$543			$16,613	92.1	90.5	58	9
421023000442	50	Franklin Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	4660 Old William Penn Hwy	Murrysville	15668	Westmoreland County	Franklin Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 327-5456	753	62	12.2	19.3%	604 (80.2%)	14 (1.9%)	20 (2.7%)	71 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.7%)	$18,575			$48			$18,527	91.8	89	72	22

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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.