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)
421524001785	501	Middletown Area Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Oberlin Rd	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 930-0739	561	44	12.7	57.8%	294 (52.4%)	53 (9.4%)	116 (20.7%)	19 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (13.7%)	$18,114			$1,352			$16,762	46.6	33.8	602	101
422568000535	502	West Mifflin Area Middle School	Public	4-8	81 Commonwealth Ave	West Mifflin	15122	Allegheny County	West Mifflin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-9131	786	59	13.3	100.0%	466 (59.3%)	170 (21.6%)	38 (4.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (12.3%)	$12,059			$266			$11,793	45.9	38.8	563	61
421899005041	503	John Hancock Demonstration School	Public	K-8	3700 Morrell Ave	Philadelphia	19114	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3120	762	59	13	100.1%	362 (47.5%)	128 (16.8%)	161 (21.1%)	81 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.8%)	$19,880			$8,539			$11,341	45.9	44.3	519	16
420210000407	504	Albert Gallatin North Middle School	Public	6-8	113 College Avenue	Mc Clellandtown	15458	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 737-5423	371	26	14.2	100.0%	328 (88.4%)	18 (4.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$16,502			$2,085			$14,417	45.8	41.3	541	37
422349000441	505	Titusville Middle School	Public	6-8	415 Water Street	Titusville	16354	Crawford County	Titusville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 827-2715	424	38	11.3	69.1%	394 (92.9%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$17,339			$3,010			$14,329	45.7	33.2	604	99
422154007584	506	Shikellamy Middle School	Public	6-8	545 Permastone Dr	Northumberland	17857	Northumberland County	Shikellamy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 286-3736	646	33	19.7	101.5%	462 (71.5%)	32 (5.0%)	90 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.4%)	$14,159			$1,320			$12,840	45.7	43.5	524	18
421035007203	507	Frazier Middle School	Public	6-8	142 Constitution St	Perryopolis	15473	Fayette County	Frazier School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 736-9507	234	19	12.1	53.0%	223 (95.3%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$19,122			$904			$18,217	45.6	55.3	410	97
422304000052	508	Susquenita Middle School	Public	5-8	Susquenita Middle School	Duncannon	17020	Perry County	Susquenita School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 957-6000	572	40	14.2	42.5%	478 (83.6%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (7.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.2%)	$15,152			$472			$14,680	45.6	47.5	500	8
421188007275	509	Highlands Middle School	Public	5-8	1350 Broadview Boulevard	Natrona Heights	15065	Allegheny County	Highlands School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 226-0600	596	52	11.4	100.0%	427 (71.6%)	53 (8.9%)	18 (3.0%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (14.3%)	$17,152			$1,204			$15,947	45.4	44	520	11
420954009987	510	Fairfield Area Middle School	Public	5-8	4840 Fairfield Rd	Fairfield	17320	Adams County	Fairfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 642-8228	284	22	12.6	30.3%	264 (93.0%)	6 (2.1%)	8 (2.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,993			$95			$15,898	45.3	57.2	384	126

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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