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)
420546007651	141	Crestwood Secondary Campus	Public	7-12	281 S Mountain Blvd	Mountain Top	18707	Luzerne County	Crestwood School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 474-6782	1,381	69	19.9	26.8%	1,219 (88.3%)	21 (1.5%)	70 (5.1%)	58 (4.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.8%)	$14,491			$179			$14,312	79.6	81	138	3
420396006804	142	Boyertown Area Middle School-East	Public	6-8	2020 Big Rd	Gilbertsville	19525	Montgomery County	Boyertown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 754-9550	840	61	13.8	27.3%	720 (85.7%)	35 (4.2%)	47 (5.6%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.0%)	$12,777			$290			$12,486	79.6	80.1	149	7
421875004681	143	Pennridge Central Middle School	Public	6-8	144 Walnut Street	Perkasie	18944	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 258-0939	483	43	11.1	24.2%	384 (79.5%)	16 (3.3%)	42 (8.7%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	$19,222			$203			$19,020	79.6	74.2	208	65
421899007524	144	The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber	Public, Magnet	5-12	5925 Malvern Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7270	557	39	14.4	100.4%	56 (10.1%)	424 (76.1%)	24 (4.3%)	24 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	$16,371			$8,093			$8,277	79.5	82.4	127	17
420588000732	145	Chestnut Ridge Senior High School	Public	8-12	2588 Quaker Valley Road	New Paris	15554	Bedford County	Chestnut Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 839-4195	503	38	13.2	54.5%	478 (95.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$15,754			$805			$14,949	79.4	80.2	148	3
422529001451	146	Stetson Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 Wilmington Pike	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-2700	798	65	12.3	16.9%	619 (77.6%)	42 (5.3%)	49 (6.1%)	42 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.6%)	$17,529			$279			$17,250	79.1	79.4	154	8
421176009952	147	Wendover Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Wendover Jr High Dr	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 838-4070	599	54	11.1	33.1%	549 (91.7%)	8 (1.3%)	10 (1.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	$17,532			$581			$16,951	79.1	87.6	82	65
421884001116	148	Pennwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1523 Makefield Rd	Yardley	19067	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 428-4237	739	68	10.9	31.0%	539 (72.9%)	50 (6.8%)	57 (7.7%)	38 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.3%)	$20,488			$431			$20,057	78.9	82.4	124	24
422685004657	149	York Suburban Middle School	Public	6-8	455 Sundale Dr	York	17402	York County	York Suburban School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 885-1260	743	55	13.4	44.5%	480 (64.6%)	61 (8.2%)	107 (14.4%)	29 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.6%)	$16,905			$345			$16,560	78.9	83.1	122	27
422604000719	150	Western Beaver County Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	216 Engle Rd	Industry	15052	Beaver County	Western Beaver County School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 643-8500	347	32	10.8	40.9%	319 (91.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$18,334			$389			$17,945	78.8	74	209	59

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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

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.