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)
420321007513	321	Belle Vernon Area Middle School	Public	7-8	500 Perry Ave	Belle Vernon	15012	Fayette County	Belle Vernon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 808-2500	347	26	13.2	99.1%	305 (87.9%)	11 (3.2%)	7 (2.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$13,539			$752			$12,787	64.2	71.7	227	94
422676000887	322	Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	630 Evans Ave	Wyomissing	19610	Berks County	Wyomissing Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 374-0739	938	81	11.5	42.2%	547 (58.3%)	54 (5.8%)	270 (28.8%)	26 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.1%)	$20,241			$304			$19,938	64.2	60.4	353	31
422355005208	323	Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 High School Drive	Towanda	18848	Bradford County	Towanda Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 265-2101	698	45	15.6	100.0%	660 (94.6%)	12 (1.7%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$20,993			$1,844			$19,148	64.1	61.3	341	18
422670001005	324	Wyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	11364 Wyalusing New Albany Roa	Wyalusing	18853	Bradford County	Wyalusing Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 746-1600	579	41	14.2	99.5%	549 (94.8%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$12,436			$78			$12,358	64	57.7	377	53
421217001883	325	Norwood School	Public	1-8	558 Seneca Ave	Norwood	19074	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 237-6425	561	45	12.3	50.8%	363 (64.7%)	81 (14.4%)	47 (8.4%)	26 (4.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	$18,600			$1,078			$17,521	63.9	55.6	406	81
421302002924	326	Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1128 Old Route 115	Lehman	18627	Luzerne County	Lake-Lehman School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 675-7458	743	52	14.3	37.6%	701 (94.3%)	5 (0.7%)	22 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$15,578			$1,044			$14,535	63.8	51.2	452	126
420639006122	327	Commodore Perry Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3002 Perry Hwy	Hadley	16130	Mercer County	Commodore Perry School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 253-2232	202	18	11	93.6%	191 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$28,070			$9,664			$18,406	63.8	58.8	366	39
422022003165	328	Reynolds Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	531 Reynolds Rd	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Reynolds School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 646-5701	404	37	10.9	100.0%	372 (92.1%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$18,499			$404			$18,095	63.6	70.4	242	86
421377006990	329	Penn Cambria Middle School	Public	5-8	401 Division St	Gallitzin	16641	Cambria County	Penn Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 886-4181	474	34	13.9	50.2%	455 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$14,499			$1,103			$13,397	63.1	68.2	266	63
420768007686	330	Dover Area Middle School	Public	6-8	46 W Canal St	Dover	17315	York County	Dover Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 292-8067	773	58	13.3	98.1%	595 (77.0%)	39 (5.0%)	103 (13.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.8%)	$14,889			$538			$14,351	63	62	330

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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.