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)
421416003294	21	Welsh Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	325 Tower Lane	Narberth	19072	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 658-3920	818	82	9.9	17.0%	526 (64.3%)	61 (7.5%)	60 (7.3%)	88 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (10.0%)	$32,036			$308			$31,728	96.2	95.5	26	5
421794004482	22	Norwin Middle School	Public	7-8	10870 Mockingbird Dr	North Huntingdon	15642	Westmoreland County	Norwin School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 861-3010	803	52	15.4	28.3%	725 (90.3%)	11 (1.4%)	22 (2.7%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	$13,294			$325			$12,968	96.2	96.5	20	2
420696006453	23	Newtown Middle School	Public	7-8	116 Richboro Rd	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-2600	877	55	16	13.1%	682 (77.8%)	9 (1.0%)	29 (3.3%)	126 (14.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	$19,926			$313			$19,613	96	92	44	21
422058000258	24	South Fayette Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 Old Oakdale Rd	Mc Donald	15057	Washington County	South Fayette Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 221-4542	844	57	14.9	14.3%	559 (66.2%)	12 (1.4%)	13 (1.5%)	218 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.0%)	$15,405			$411			$14,994	95.9	96.8	16	8
422055006625	25	Springton Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 N Providence Rd	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 627-6501	978	73	13.4	17.3%	751 (76.8%)	48 (4.9%)	29 (3.0%)	75 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (7.5%)	$21,628			$621			$21,006	95.9	95.4	27	2
422520006895	26	West Allegheny Middle School	Public	6-8	207 W Allegheny Rd	Imperial	15126	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 695-8979	790	53	14.9	28.0%	667 (84.4%)	26 (3.3%)	25 (3.2%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	$16,854			$929			$15,925	95.6	92.5	42	16
421167001878	27	Haverford Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 Darby Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-5900	1,596	115	13.8	17.7%	1,262 (79.1%)	92 (5.8%)	48 (3.0%)	95 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (6.0%)	$16,875			$108			$16,768	95.3	94.4	30	3
422421006719	28	Charles F Patton Middle School	Public	6-8	760 Unionville Road	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 347-2000	875	78	11.2	9.3%	638 (72.9%)	22 (2.5%)	33 (3.8%)	148 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	$14,353			$111			$14,241	95.3	95.6	24	4
421701000270	29	Ingomar Middle School	Public	6-8	1521 Ingomar Heights Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 348-1470	530	46	11.6	6.6%	382 (72.1%)	8 (1.5%)	11 (2.1%)	110 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	$19,213			$305			$18,908	95.2	96.5	19	10
420531005307	30	Holicong Middle School	Public	7-9	2900 Holicong Rd	Doylestown	18902	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-2700	909	68	13.2	9.0%	725 (79.8%)	15 (1.7%)	45 (5.0%)	84 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.3%)	$18,943			$240			$18,703	95.1	91.6	48	18

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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