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Best Middle Schools in Washington County, PA

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Schools

5,404

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedPeters Township Middle School12^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Biggest riser

California Area Middle School up 148 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Washington Junior High School 10.9 students per teacher

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bentworth Middle School	Public	5-8	563 Lincoln Avenue	Bentleyville	15314	Washington County	Bentworth School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 239-4431	288	26	11.1	109.4%	266 (92.4%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	48.5	452^nd of 873 public middle schools	48.2%		52.1	438^th of 891 public middle schools	50.8%	14	44.1	14.1	26.5	21.7	25.9	56.0	42.2	60.3	50.6	52.2	$13,160	$88	$13,073
California Area Middle School	Public	7-8	11 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-5800	158	10	16.5	93.0%	131 (82.9%)	4 (2.5%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.1%)	56.4	371^st of 873 public middle schools	57.5%		44.5	519^th of 891 public middle schools	41.8%	148			25.4	19.7	22.6			54.7	57.8	56.2	$14,853	$928	$13,924
North Strabane Intrmd School	Public	5-6	20 Giffin Drive	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 873-5252	415	27	15.5	32.3%	347 (83.6%)	12 (2.9%)	11 (2.7%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)								(n/a)	77.7	65.3			71.3	61.8	76.0			69.2	$14,208	$135	$14,073
Cecil Intrmd School	Public	5-6	3676 Millers Run Rd	Mc Donald	15057	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-2623	412	27	15.0	29.4%	348 (84.5%)	11 (2.7%)	9 (2.2%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)								(n/a)	75.4	52.1			62.8	62.6	72.8			68.1	$15,293	$132	$15,162
Canon-McMillan Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Big Mac Boulevard	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-9030	836	58	14.4	25.8%	722 (86.4%)	25 (3.0%)	23 (2.8%)	28 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.5%)	92	59^th of 873 public middle schools	93.2%		90.1	62^nd of 891 public middle schools	93.0%	3			56.3	54.7	55.6			74.3	67.4	70.8	$16,285	$78	$16,207
Charleroi Area Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Fecsen Dr	Charleroi	15022	Washington County	Charleroi School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 483-3600	299	22	13.8	60.9%	198 (66.2%)	56 (18.7%)	11 (3.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	39.6	527^th of 873 public middle schools	39.6%		49.2	469^th of 891 public middle schools	47.4%	58		21.3	13.9	24.7	19.9		58.2	37.2	36.5	43.6	$45,439	$2,326	$43,113
McGuffey Middle School	Public	6-8	86 McGuffey Drive	Claysville	15323	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 948-3323	342	29	11.9	51.8%	328 (95.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	67.1	247^th of 873 public middle schools	71.7%		57.8	389^th of 891 public middle schools	56.3%	142		41.4	38.6	46.2	42.0		45.5	52.3	55.2	50.9	$20,328	$428	$19,900
Peters Township Middle School	Public	6-8	264 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-2688	952	63	15.0	10.6%	854 (89.7%)	13 (1.4%)	20 (2.1%)	33 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.9%)	98.1	12^th of 873 public middle schools	98.6%		98	7^th of 891 public middle schools	99.2%	5		75.9	76.1	68.6	73.8		85.2	83.2	85.4	84.6	$16,858	$13	$16,845
Ringgold Middle School	Public	5-8	2 Ram Dr	Monongahela	15063	Washington County	Ringgold School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 348-7154	738	58	12.6	49.7%	573 (77.6%)	56 (7.6%)	34 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.8%)	38	540^th of 873 public middle schools	38.1%		32.1	605^th of 891 public middle schools	32.1%	65	28.9	24.9	20.4	15.2	22.7	41.8	39.9	42.1	44.4	42.0	$16,719	$440	$16,279
Trinity Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Scenic Dr	Washington	15301	Washington County	Trinity Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 228-2112	759	58	13.1	46.1%	657 (86.6%)	16 (2.1%)	18 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (7.8%)	71.5	208^th of 873 public middle schools	76.2%		78.5	154^th of 891 public middle schools	82.7%	54		49.4	35.0	30.5	38.9		53.8	63.8	62.3	59.6	$17,992	$716	$17,277
Washington Junior High School	Public	7-8	201 Allison Avenue	Washington	15301	Washington County	Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 223-5060	205	19	10.9	96.6%	72 (35.1%)	60 (29.3%)	19 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (26.3%)	28	614^th of 873 public middle schools	29.7%		43.2	526^th of 891 public middle schools	41.0%	88			17.7	12.5	15.3			35.6	32.5	34.1	$25,988	$2,839	$23,149

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.