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)
420005000485	631	Collegium Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	535 James Hance Court	Exton	19341	Chester County	Collegium Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 903-1300	2,610	270	9.6	100.0%	828 (31.7%)	707 (27.1%)	720 (27.6%)	221 (8.5%)	11 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	118 (4.5%)	$18,457			$1,151			$17,307	27.9	28.1	629	2
420423001027	632	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	6401 Mill Creek Rd	Levittown	19057	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 788-0436	754	54	13.9	100.0%	354 (46.9%)	135 (17.9%)	135 (17.9%)	22 (2.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	101 (13.4%)	$19,867			$2,201			$17,666	27.5	15.3	733	101
422133007318	633	Sharon Middle School	Public	7-8	1129 E State St	Sharon	16146	Mercer County	Sharon City School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 983-4030	286	36	8	100.0%	154 (53.8%)	83 (29.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.7%)	$15,675			$1,881			$13,794	27.3	29.8	622	11
421170006930	634	Heights Terrace El/Middle School	Public	K-8	275 Mill St	Hazleton	18201	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	1,209	71	17	100.0%	85 (7.0%)	18 (1.5%)	1,097 (90.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	$10,096			$1,323			$8,773	27.3	16.3	721	87
422240006505	635	Delcroft School	Public	K-8	799 School Lane	Folcroft	19032	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4360	616	48	12.8	100.0%	60 (9.7%)	462 (75.0%)	37 (6.0%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	$9,898			$1,790			$8,108	27.2	18.3	700	65
421899006123	636	Juniata Park Academy	Public	K-8	801 E Hunting Park Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7010	865	57	15.1	100.0%	29 (3.4%)	89 (10.3%)	659 (76.2%)	71 (8.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	$17,671			$8,500			$9,171	27.2	27.6	634	2
421899003653	637	Sharswood George School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 S 2nd St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8270	353	33	10.7	100.0%	136 (38.5%)	37 (10.5%)	81 (22.9%)	70 (19.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	$22,305			$10,839			$11,466	27.1	32.6	607	30
420090307674	638	MaST Community Charter School III	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1 Crown Way (12345 Roosevelt B	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	MaST Community Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 574-9855	1,307	84	15.5	74.9%	288 (22.0%)	482 (36.9%)	354 (27.1%)	120 (9.2%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.3%)	$14,062			$3,282			$10,780	26.8	30.5	617	21
420540001742	639	Swatara Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 Highland St	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 939-9363	644	49	13.2	100.0%	133 (20.7%)	196 (30.4%)	147 (22.8%)	89 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (11.8%)	$14,598			$557			$14,041	26.7	25.7	649	10
421917007039	640	Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	7100 Reynolds St	Pittsburgh	15208	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-7870	185	16	11.7	100.0%	19 (10.3%)	149 (80.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.6%)	$11,483			$1,477			$10,005	26.6	18.5	697	57

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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.