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)
420453004339	541	Charles A Huston Middle School	Public	6-8	1020 Puckety Church Rd	Lower Burrell	15068	Westmoreland County	Burrell School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 334-1443	403	29	14	42.2%	365 (90.6%)	13 (3.2%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$15,790			$506			$15,283	41.6	42.3	534	7
421899003779	542	Farrell Louis High School	Public	K-8	8300 Castor Ave	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3230	1,150	69	16.6	100.0%	386 (33.6%)	186 (16.2%)	297 (25.8%)	248 (21.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	25 (2.2%)	$17,209			$8,243			$8,966	41.6	39.6	555	13
422514006838	543	Weatherly Area Middle School	Public	6-8	602 6th St	Weatherly	18255	Carbon County	Weatherly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 427-8689	139	8	17.1	61.2%	122 (87.8%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$16,380			$1,310			$15,070	41.6	45.5	510	33
420516002797	544	Catasauqua Middle School	Public	5-8	850 Pine street	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 264-4341	468	33	14.1	100.0%	210 (44.9%)	32 (6.8%)	189 (40.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	$18,430			$2,570			$15,859	41.5	52.4	444	100
422091005264	545	Schuylkill Haven Senior High School	Public	8-12	501 East Main Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 385-6717	441	36	12.4	44.2%	390 (88.4%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (7.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$16,094			$1,074			$15,020	41.4	61.1	344	201
421134000216	546	Hamburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	Windsor Street	Hamburg	19526	Berks County	Hamburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 562-3990	499	38	13	52.5%	415 (83.2%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$17,544			$750			$16,794	41.2	44.8	514	32
422397007611	547	Tussey Mountain Middle School	Public	5-8	199 Front St	Saxton	16678	Bedford County	Tussey Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 635-2975	257	21	12.1	100.4%	248 (96.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$13,447			$1,804			$11,643	41	40.5	548	1
422415006101	548	Lafayette Middle School	Public	6-8	303 Connellsville St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-3581	144	11	12.7	100.0%	78 (54.2%)	43 (29.9%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.8%)	$17,005			$3,908			$13,097	40.8	22	673	125
420507007550	549	Carmichaels Area Middle School	Public	6-8	215 North Vine Street	Carmichaels	15320	Greene County	Carmichaels Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 966-5045	236	15	15.2	98.7%	223 (94.5%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (3.0%)	$33,826			$2,465			$31,362	40.7	46.4	505	44
420276004165	550	Avella Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1000 Avella Rd	Avella	15312	Washington County	Avella Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 356-2218	229	26	8.9	50.7%	223 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$25,243			$758			$24,484	40.5	65.2	298	252

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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.