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)
420240003245	61	Wissahickon Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Houston Rd	Ambler	19002	Montgomery County	Wissahickon School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 619-8110	1,152	86	13.4	23.8%	664 (57.6%)	102 (8.9%)	88 (7.6%)	204 (17.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (7.7%)	$23,267			$434			$22,833	90.2	92.8	38	23
420489007259	62	Canon-McMillan Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Big Mac Boulevard	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-9030	800	57	13.9	27.0%	692 (86.5%)	23 (2.9%)	22 (2.8%)	18 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.4%)	$13,187			$229			$12,958	90.1	92	46	16
421087001422	63	Great Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	255 North Phoenixville Pike	Malvern	19355	Chester County	Great Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 644-6440	1,120	84	13.2	21.6%	579 (51.7%)	31 (2.8%)	145 (12.9%)	323 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.8%)	$19,552			$14			$19,538	90	90.2	62	1
421044007566	64	Freeport Area Middle School	Public	6-8	629 South Pike Rd.	Sarver	16055	Butler County	Freeport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 295-9020	426	30	14	29.1%	411 (96.5%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$14,874			$414			$14,460	89.8	85	104	40
422277000154	65	Mount Nittany Middle School	Public	6-8	656 Brandywine Dr	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 466-5133	712	63	11.2	23.0%	551 (77.4%)	19 (2.7%)	30 (4.2%)	51 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.1%)	$21,999			$511			$21,488	89.7	88.7	74	9
421899004726	66	Greenberg Joseph School	Public	K-8	600 Sharon Ln	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3080	860	51	17	100.0%	353 (41.0%)	102 (11.9%)	77 (9.0%)	319 (37.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$16,953			$7,457			$9,496	89.7	90	63	3
420537005390	67	Central Columbia Middle School	Public	5-8	4777 Old Berwick Rd	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Central Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 784-6103	630	40	15.9	35.2%	559 (88.7%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.9%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)	$17,448			$1,593			$15,855	89.6	85.3	100	33
422559004867	68	Pleasant Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	404 Old Clairton Road	Pittsburgh	15236	Allegheny County	West Jefferson Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 655-8680	822	48	17.3	28.0%	684 (83.2%)	18 (2.2%)	20 (2.4%)	76 (9.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	$13,874			$488			$13,386	89.6	89.8	64	4
421839002765	69	Palmyra Area Middle School	Public	6-8	50 W Cherry St	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 838-1331	817	60	13.5	30.4%	650 (79.6%)	13 (1.6%)	63 (7.7%)	48 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.3%)	$13,278			$373			$12,906	89.4	90.8	54	15
421917006022	70	Pittsburgh Colfax K-8	Public	K-8	2332 Beechwood Blvd	Pittsburgh	15217	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3525	741	45	16.3	100.0%	394 (53.2%)	123 (16.6%)	52 (7.0%)	101 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (9.3%)	$26,480			$3,407			$23,073	89.3	89	71	1

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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