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)
421866006189	91	Trafford Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Brinton Ave	Trafford	15085	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 372-6600	338	22	15.7	25.1%	309 (91.4%)	7 (2.1%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$15,948			$439			$15,509	86	91.2	50	41
421899007023	92	High School of Engineering & Science	Public, Magnet	7-12	1600 W Norris St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7380	843	53	15.8	100.0%	73 (8.7%)	497 (59.0%)	101 (12.0%)	121 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.8%)	$16,165			$8,238			$7,927	86	92.7	40	52
421194000927	93	Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School	Public	7-9	1000 Hewit St	Hollidaysburg	16648	Blair County	Hollidaysburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 695-4426	784	59	13.4	43.1%	737 (94.0%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$13,696			$362			$13,334	85.9	80	150	57
421479005363	94	Mars Area Middle School	Public	7-8	1775 Three Degree Rd	Mars	16046	Butler County	Mars Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-3145	513	37	13.9	11.9%	476 (92.8%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.1%)	21 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,649			$163			$12,486	85.6	87.2	86	8
420999005328	95	Fort LeBoeuf Middle School	Public	6-8	865 Cherry St	Waterford	16441	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 796-2681	478	37	12.8	50.4%	457 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$13,799			$1,124			$12,674	85.6	86.7	92	3
422166006647	96	Slippery Rock Area Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Kiester Rd	Slippery Rock	16057	Butler County	Slippery Rock Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 794-2960	422	38	11.1	37.7%	409 (96.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$9,911			$203			$9,707	85.4	90.5	60	36
422517004079	97	Rock L Butler Middle School	Public	5-8	9 Nichols St	Wellsboro	16901	Tioga County	Wellsboro Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 724-2306	477	33	14.6	49.7%	452 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$12,155			$417			$11,738	85.4	87.8	79	18
421257006218	98	Johnsonburg Area High School	Public	7-12	315 High School Rd	Johnsonburg	15845	Elk County	Johnsonburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 965-2556	251	23	10.7	100.0%	231 (92.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$19,966			$1,555			$18,411	85.3	80.6	143	45
420696007656	99	Holland Middle School	Public	7-8	400 E Holland Rd	Holland	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-2700	942	64	14.6	18.2%	811 (86.1%)	9 (1.0%)	35 (3.7%)	69 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.8%)	$19,256			$303			$18,953	85.3	87.2	84	15
421863005238	100	Marticville Middle School	Public	7-8	356 Frogtown Rd	Pequea	17565	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 291-9854	389	25	15.7	48.6%	325 (83.5%)	18 (4.6%)	33 (8.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$14,113			$948			$13,165	85.2	86.7	93	7

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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