Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
420085307381	561	Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Main Street	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 793-6471	498	45	11	100.0%	48 (9.6%)	389 (78.1%)	22 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	$16,755	$1,925	$14,830	39.9	39.3	560	1
421920006385	562	Pittston Area Middle School	Public	5-8	120 New Street	Pittston	18640	Luzerne County	Pittston Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 654-2415	959	56	17.2	57.9%	707 (73.7%)	46 (4.8%)	161 (16.8%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.2%)	$11,797	$1,107	$10,690	39.8	49.1	481	81
421698003265	563	East Norriton Middle School	Public	5-8	330 Roland Dr	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-6520	850	60	14.2	100.0%	157 (18.5%)	250 (29.4%)	368 (43.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.1%)	$18,619	$829	$17,790	39.8	30.5	618	55
420008400578	564	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	35 S. 4th Street	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 922-1902	634	40	15.9	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	480 (75.7%)	121 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.8%)	$21,565	$4,523	$17,042	39.6	23.2	664	100
420009800635	565	Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2040 Avenue C	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-9660	1,847	166	11.1	52.6%	479 (25.9%)	211 (11.4%)	867 (46.9%)	75 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	214 (11.6%)	$16,468	$1,679	$14,789	39.3	48.7	487	78
421011003883	566	North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	15 Academy Lane Route 61	Ashland	17921	Schuylkill County	North Schuylkill School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 874-0495	993	61	16.3	57.5%	855 (86.1%)	14 (1.4%)	99 (10.0%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.7%)	$13,750	$605	$13,145	39.2	36.3	587	21
420001400319	567	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 N 66th St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 472-8770	569	27	21	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	566 (99.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,919	$1,654	$13,265	39.1	23.8	660	93
420420000686	568	Bristol Middle School	Public	7-8	1801 Wilson Ave	Bristol	19007	Bucks County	Bristol Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 781-1000	181	16	11.2	74.0%	88 (48.6%)	28 (15.5%)	44 (24.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.4%)	$8,564	$1,241	$7,323	39	45	513	55
422253005130	569	Spring Cove Middle School	Public	6-8	185 Spring Cove Drive	Roaring Spring	16673	Blair County	Spring Cove School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 224-2106	373	25	15.1	53.6%	349 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$13,214	$682	$12,532	38.4	40.8	544	25
420867000051	570	J T Lambert Intermediate School	Public	6-8	2000 Milford Rd	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 424-8430	920	69	13.3	55.3%	392 (42.6%)	211 (22.9%)	132 (14.3%)	13 (1.4%)	50 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	119 (12.9%)	$20,362	$478	$19,884	38.3	37	581	11

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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.
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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)
420085307381	561	Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Main Street	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 793-6471	498	45	11	100.0%	48 (9.6%)	389 (78.1%)	22 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	$16,755			$1,925			$14,830	39.9	39.3	560	1
421920006385	562	Pittston Area Middle School	Public	5-8	120 New Street	Pittston	18640	Luzerne County	Pittston Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 654-2415	959	56	17.2	57.9%	707 (73.7%)	46 (4.8%)	161 (16.8%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.2%)	$11,797			$1,107			$10,690	39.8	49.1	481	81
421698003265	563	East Norriton Middle School	Public	5-8	330 Roland Dr	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-6520	850	60	14.2	100.0%	157 (18.5%)	250 (29.4%)	368 (43.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.1%)	$18,619			$829			$17,790	39.8	30.5	618	55
420008400578	564	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	35 S. 4th Street	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 922-1902	634	40	15.9	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	480 (75.7%)	121 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.8%)	$21,565			$4,523			$17,042	39.6	23.2	664	100
420009800635	565	Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2040 Avenue C	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-9660	1,847	166	11.1	52.6%	479 (25.9%)	211 (11.4%)	867 (46.9%)	75 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	214 (11.6%)	$16,468			$1,679			$14,789	39.3	48.7	487	78
421011003883	566	North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	15 Academy Lane Route 61	Ashland	17921	Schuylkill County	North Schuylkill School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 874-0495	993	61	16.3	57.5%	855 (86.1%)	14 (1.4%)	99 (10.0%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.7%)	$13,750			$605			$13,145	39.2	36.3	587	21
420001400319	567	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 N 66th St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 472-8770	569	27	21	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	566 (99.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,919			$1,654			$13,265	39.1	23.8	660	93
420420000686	568	Bristol Middle School	Public	7-8	1801 Wilson Ave	Bristol	19007	Bucks County	Bristol Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 781-1000	181	16	11.2	74.0%	88 (48.6%)	28 (15.5%)	44 (24.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.4%)	$8,564			$1,241			$7,323	39	45	513	55
422253005130	569	Spring Cove Middle School	Public	6-8	185 Spring Cove Drive	Roaring Spring	16673	Blair County	Spring Cove School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 224-2106	373	25	15.1	53.6%	349 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$13,214			$682			$12,532	38.4	40.8	544	25
420867000051	570	J T Lambert Intermediate School	Public	6-8	2000 Milford Rd	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 424-8430	920	69	13.3	55.3%	392 (42.6%)	211 (22.9%)	132 (14.3%)	13 (1.4%)	50 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	119 (12.9%)	$20,362			$478			$19,884	38.3	37	581	11