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)
421899003749	821	Morrison Andrew J School	Public	K-8	5100 N 3rd St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3780	522	36	14.5	100.0%	4 (0.8%)	261 (50.0%)	224 (42.9%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$20,964			$10,034			$10,930	8.2	8.4	819	2
420228004929	822	Trexler Middle School	Public	6-8	851 N 15th St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4601	814	58	14	100.0%	42 (5.2%)	100 (12.3%)	635 (78.0%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	$17,097			$2,852			$14,245	8.1	11.4	777	45
421917007468	823	Pittsburgh Langley K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	2940 Sheraden Boulevard	Pittsburgh	15204	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-2100	463	42	11	100.0%	55 (11.9%)	333 (71.9%)	12 (2.6%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.7%)	$26,477			$3,406			$23,071	8.1	6.1	871	48
421899003614	824	Rhoads James School	Public	K-8	4901 Parrish St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7680	410	46	8.8	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	388 (94.6%)	11 (2.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$22,454			$10,095			$12,359	8.1	8.3	825	1
421899003815	825	Cooke Jay Middle School	Public	K-8	1300 W Louden St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8330	397	47	8.4	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	323 (81.4%)	49 (12.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$23,764			$10,515			$13,249	8	8.2	827	2
420011500738	826	Perseus House Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-12	1511 Peach Street	Erie	16501	Erie County	Perseus House Charter School of Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 480-5914	601	37	16.1	81.5%	145 (24.1%)	241 (40.1%)	130 (21.6%)	44 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	$17,530			$3,772			$13,758	8	8.4	820	6
421917006769	827	Pittsburgh Arlington K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	800 Rectenwald Street	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4700	372	35	10.7	99.5%	56 (15.1%)	255 (68.5%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.3%)	$25,687			$3,305			$22,383	8	10.9	782	45
422682007460	828	Davis School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 S Ogontz St	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1246	524	40	13.2	100.0%	24 (4.6%)	210 (40.1%)	268 (51.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$18,418			$2,779			$15,639	8	7.7	835	7
420005800500	829	Young Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	900 N Marshall St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Young Scholars Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 232-9727	251	19	13.2	100.0%	3 (1.2%)	224 (89.2%)	14 (5.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$21,977			$5,322			$16,656	7.9	13.6	747	82
420090607697	830	Life Male STEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-9	Penn Center East	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Life Male STEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(412) 867-6209	73	14	5.2	60.3%	1 (1.4%)	58 (79.5%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.3%)	$22,301			$489			$21,812	7.9	7.2	845	15

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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