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)
422497006425	241	Preston School	Public	K-8	1493 Crosstown Highway	Lakewood	18439	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 798-2516	144	16	9.1	62.5%	131 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$23,815			$1,436			$22,380	70.8	72.1	222	19
421899003642	242	Fanny Jackson Coppin School	Public	PK, KG-8	1213 S 12th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7970	537	37	14.4	100.0%	224 (41.7%)	69 (12.8%)	145 (27.0%)	36 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.7%)	$18,211			$8,698			$9,513	70.8	63.2	318	76
421833010005	243	Palisades Middle School	Public	6-8	4710 Durham Rd	Kintnersville	18930	Bucks County	Palisades School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 847-5131	296	34	8.8	32.8%	265 (89.5%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.7%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$33,061			$803			$32,257	70.7	75.4	193	50
420366006326	244	Big Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	43 Mount Rock Rd	Newville	17241	Cumberland County	Big Spring School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 776-2471	543	47	11.6	42.5%	502 (92.4%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$17,362			$480			$16,882	70.5	70.1	248	4
421821010037	245	Oswayo Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	318 S Oswayo St	Shinglehouse	16748	Potter County	Oswayo Valley School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(814) 260-1701	190	18	10.3	54.7%	185 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								70.4			(n/a)
420074900960	246	Evergreen Community Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	905 East Grace Ave.	Cresco	18326	Monroe County	Evergreen Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(570) 595-6355	103	12	8.2		73 (70.9%)	7 (6.8%)	19 (18.4%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,040			$155			$15,885	70.3	64.8	304	58
420994007586	247	Forest Hills Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	535 Locust Street	Sidman	15955	Cambria County	Forest Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 487-7613	789	56	14	100.4%	759 (96.2%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$14,806			$774			$14,032	70.3	75.9	186	61
421293006315	248	Kutztown Area Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Deisher Ln	Kutztown	19530	Berks County	Kutztown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 683-3575	294	26	11.1	41.2%	234 (79.6%)	8 (2.7%)	36 (12.2%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$22,907			$664			$22,243	70.3	66	291	43
420231004664	249	Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School	Public	7-12	762 Route 58	Foxburg	16036	Clarion County	Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 659-4661	275	20	13.4	54.2%	263 (95.6%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$27,026			$726			$26,299	70.2	58.9	365	116
420396006305	250	Boyertown Area Middle School-West	Public	6-8	380 S Madison St	Boyertown	19512	Berks County	Boyertown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 369-7471	699	56	12.5	38.1%	583 (83.4%)	25 (3.6%)	51 (7.3%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	$17,048			$553			$16,495	70.2	69.4	253	3

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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.