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)
421158007498	861	Marshall Academy	Public	5-8	301 Hale Ave	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1400	73	23	3.1	100.0%	1 (1.4%)	34 (46.6%)	33 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	$30,952			$804			$30,148	6.5	5.7	875	14
422283000477	862	Sto-Rox Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1105 Valley St	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Sto-Rox School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 771-3213	474	34	13.8	100.2%	112 (23.6%)	272 (57.4%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.6%)	$23,824			$3,044			$20,780	6.5	5.1	882	20
420001800337	863	Urban Pathways 6-12 Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	914 Penn Avenue	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	Urban Pathways 6-12 Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 392-4601	308	35	8.7	100.0%	5 (1.6%)	285 (92.5%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$29,749			$4,405			$25,344	6.4	8.3	824	39
420930007610	864	East Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Atkins St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6400	709	54	13.1	100.0%	210 (29.6%)	282 (39.8%)	101 (14.2%)	46 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.7%)	$10,744			$3,962			$6,782	6.4	6.1	873	9
420008500586	865	People for People Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	800 North Broad Street	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	People for People Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 763-7060	576	31	18.2	101.9%	2 (0.3%)	550 (95.5%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$23,176			$5,267			$17,909	6.2	7.1	852	13
421899003611	866	McMichael Morton School	Public	PK, KG-8	3543 Fairmount Ave	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7750	280	27	10.2	100.0%	4 (1.4%)	263 (93.9%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$24,144			$10,922			$13,223	6	6.2	870	4
421899007477	867	Roosevelt Theodore Middle School	Public	K-8	430 E Washington Ln	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3640	436	40	10.8	99.3%	8 (1.8%)	396 (90.8%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	$19,850			$9,076			$10,774	6	6.4	868	1
422682007492	868	Hannah Penn	Public	PK, KG-8	415 E Boundary Ave	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1256	662	53	12.3	100.0%	33 (5.0%)	263 (39.7%)	337 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$18,607			$2,808			$15,799	6	6.5	865	3
420586007510	869	Toby Farms Intermediate School	Public	4-8	201 Bridgewater Road	Brookhaven	19015	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3815	315	35	9	99.7%	4 (1.3%)	276 (87.6%)	27 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$24,712			$2,680			$22,031	5.9	6.6	861	8
421899005293	870	McKinley William School	Public	PK, KG-8	2101 N Orkney St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7440	323	30	10.6	100.0%	4 (1.2%)	141 (43.7%)	173 (53.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,295			$10,020			$9,274	5.6	8.7	815	55

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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.