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Best Middle Schools in York County, PA

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Pennsylvania Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Pennsylvania Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

16,731

Students

Districts

Top rankedYork Suburban Middle School133^rd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Biggest riser

Red Lion Area Junior High School up 120 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Eastern Middle School 10.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3★

9 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 (2025)	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 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	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
Sinking Springs Elementary School	Public	4-6	2850 Susquehanna Trail	York	17406	York County	Central York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 846-6789	641	43	15.0	41.5%	415 (64.7%)	54 (8.4%)	98 (15.3%)	28 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.0%)								(n/a)	59.1	69.4	59.1			62.3	52.7	60.8	60.5			58.2	$16,512	$251	$16,261
North Hills Elementary School	Public	4-6	1330 N Hills Rd	York	17406	York County	Central York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 846-6789	675	43	15.7	49.2%	394 (58.4%)	79 (11.7%)	125 (18.5%)	28 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.8%)								(n/a)	36.1	34.9	48.3			39.8	43.9	43.8	54.6			47.5	$14,926	$303	$14,623
Central York Middle School	Public	7-8	1950 N Hills Rd	York	17406	York County	Central York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 846-6789	844	65	13.0	46.6%	494 (58.5%)	89 (10.5%)	154 (18.2%)	36 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.4%)	73	197^th of 873 public middle schools	77.4%		69.6	254^th of 891 public middle schools	71.5%	57				38.4	42.1	40.3				53.4	56.5	54.9	$17,429	$08	$17,421
Dallastown Area Middle School	Public	7-8	700 New School Ln	Dallastown	17313	York County	Dallastown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 244-4021	1,014	68	14.8	41.0%	744 (73.4%)	118 (11.6%)	94 (9.3%)	25 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.9%)	71.8	205^th of 873 public middle schools	76.5%		67.7	271^st of 891 public middle schools	69.6%	66				36.9	47.6	42.5				49.1	55.5	52.4	$17,127	$78	$17,048
Dallastown Area Intermediate School	Public	4-6	94 Beck Rd	York	17403	York County	Dallastown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 244-4021	1,519	95	16.0	38.2%	1,099 (72.4%)	176 (11.6%)	154 (10.1%)	36 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.3%)								(n/a)	61.4	51.2	47.7			53.3	58.2	47.9	67.5			57.8	$15,927	$73	$15,855
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	735	57	12.8	99.6%	551 (75.0%)	39 (5.3%)	108 (14.7%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	63.7	296^th of 873 public middle schools	66.1%		63	330^th of 891 public middle schools	63.0%	34			44.1	38.0	30.2	37.4			52.6	49.1	52.0	51.3	$17,156	$429	$16,727
Eastern York Middle School	Public	6-8	746 Cool Creek Rd	Wrightsville	17368	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 252-3400	527	42	12.4	50.7%	448 (85.0%)	14 (2.7%)	38 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.9%)	53.3	401^st of 873 public middle schools	54.1%		67.3	283^rd of 891 public middle schools	68.2%	118			37.5	27.3	29.4	31.6			44.0	48.4	47.7	46.7	$17,786	$3,183	$14,604
Hanover Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Keagy Ave	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	636	38	16.5	66.2%	385 (60.5%)	34 (5.3%)	140 (22.0%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.2%)	57.3	366^th of 873 public middle schools	58.1%		51.5	443^rd of 891 public middle schools	50.3%	77		42.1	35.7	36.1	20.6	33.6		41.5	42.7	59.2	55.5	49.2	$13,422	$633	$12,789
Spring Forge Intrd School	Public	4-6	100 South Hartman Street	Manchester	17345	York County	Northeastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 266-9833	477	30	15.8	48.6%	321 (67.3%)	45 (9.4%)	56 (11.7%)	17 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)								(n/a)	56.1	41.9	43.7			46.9	54.6	41.3	60.3			51.5	$12,640	$535	$12,105
Northeastern Middle School	Public	7-8	4855 Board Road	Mount Wolf	17347	York County	Northeastern York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 266-3676	595	43	13.9	51.4%	403 (67.7%)	67 (11.3%)	72 (12.1%)	23 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.7%)	58	358^th of 873 public middle schools	59.0%		50.6	456^th of 891 public middle schools	48.8%	98				26.0	35.3	30.6				49.5	48.2	48.8	$15,232	$1,089	$14,143
Shallow Brook Inter School	Public	4-6	213 S Hartman St	Manchester	17345	York County	Northeastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 266-7030	507	29	17.7	45.8%	352 (69.4%)	45 (8.9%)	50 (9.9%)	23 (4.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)								(n/a)	55.7	46.2	45.8			49.4	56.1	48.3	60.3			55.2	$15,396	$773	$14,622
Northern Middle School	Public	6-8	655 S Baltimore St	Dillsburg	17019	York County	Northern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 432-8691	757	51	14.8	29.1%	681 (90.0%)	13 (1.7%)	31 (4.1%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.7%)	62.5	307^th of 873 public middle schools	64.8%		71.5	230^th of 891 public middle schools	74.2%	77			36.6	40.1	25.9	34.6			51.5	53.6	54.7	53.1	$15,272	$469	$14,803
Red Lion Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	200 Country Club Rd	Red Lion	17356	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 244-1448	747	62	12.1	45.6%	599 (80.2%)	39 (5.2%)	72 (9.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	64.6	281^st of 873 public middle schools	67.8%		56.1	401^st of 891 public middle schools	55.0%	120				36.6	35.1	35.9				53.6	46.7	50.3	$20,657	$334	$20,323
South Eastern Middle School	Public	7-8	375 Main Street	Fawn Grove	17321	York County	South Eastern School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 382-4851	399	38	10.5	34.8%	358 (89.7%)	10 (2.5%)	23 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	54.9	385^th of 873 public middle schools	55.9%		67.3	282^nd of 891 public middle schools	68.4%	103				32.6	35.8	34.1				41.8	42.6	42.2	$18,723	$81	$18,642
South Eastern Intrmd School	Public	5-6	417 Main St	Fawn Grove	17321	York County	South Eastern School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 382-4851	397	33	12.0	31.5%	359 (90.4%)	12 (3.0%)	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)								(n/a)		48.9	50.3			49.6		40.0	53.8			46.8	$20,955	$76	$20,879
Southern Middle School	Public	7-8	3280 Fissels Church Rd	Glen Rock	17327	York County	Southern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 235-4811	466	36	12.9	23.4%	414 (88.8%)	23 (4.9%)	18 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	72	203^rd of 873 public middle schools	76.7%		72.9	218^th of 891 public middle schools	75.5%	15				44.4	30.4	36.8				65.0	53.0	58.5	$18,651	$181	$18,470
Emory H Markle Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Bowman Rd	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 633-4840	1,046	74	14.2	37.5%	828 (79.2%)	73 (7.0%)	82 (7.8%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.5%)	55.8	375^th of 873 public middle schools	57.0%		53.3	425^th of 891 public middle schools	52.3%	50			36.0	34.9	27.2	32.8			49.7	47.2	46.1	47.6	$16,359	$00	$16,359
Spring Grove Area Intrmd School	Public	5-6	1480 Roth Church Rd	Spring Grove	17362	York County	Spring Grove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 225-4731	608	38	15.8	38.5%	481 (79.1%)	36 (5.9%)	56 (9.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)								(n/a)		46.2	43.2			44.7		46.5	53.5			50.0	$15,462	$542	$14,921
Spring Grove Area Middle School	Public	7-8	244 Old Hanover Rd	Spring Grove	17362	York County	Spring Grove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 225-4731	650	43	15.0	40.8%	518 (79.7%)	36 (5.5%)	52 (8.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.2%)	63.5	298^th of 873 public middle schools	65.9%		69.3	258^th of 891 public middle schools	71.0%	40				37.6	27.9	32.9				51.7	52.8	52.3	$17,799	$653	$17,146
Crossroads Middle School	Public	7-8	535 Fishing Creek Rd	Lewisberry	17339	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 932-1295	541	39	13.7	40.3%	465 (86.0%)	9 (1.7%)	41 (7.6%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	72.9	198^th of 873 public middle schools	77.3%		70	252^nd of 891 public middle schools	71.7%	54				46.0	34.9	40.7				57.7	51.9	54.9	$21,241	$1,188	$20,053
New Cumberland Middle School	Public	7-8	331 8th St	New Cumberland	17070	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 774-0162	389	35	11.0	65.6%	229 (58.9%)	38 (9.8%)	76 (19.5%)	21 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	61	324^th of 873 public middle schools	62.9%		58.5	380^th of 891 public middle schools	57.4%	56				44.2	24.5	34.4				48.1	49.5	48.7	$21,076	$1,179	$19,897
Fairview Intermediate School	Public	5-6	480 Lewisberry Rd	New Cumberland	17070	York County	West Shore School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 938-9577	654	39	16.8		407 (62.2%)	70 (10.7%)	101 (15.4%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.9%)								(n/a)
Old Trail Intermediate School	Public	5-6	600 Beinhower Rd	Etters	17319	York County	West Shore School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 938-9577	519	33	15.8		434 (83.6%)	13 (2.5%)	45 (8.7%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)								(n/a)
West York Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Bannister St	York	17404	York County	West York Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 845-1671	645	55	11.6	55.5%	347 (53.8%)	71 (11.0%)	147 (22.8%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.6%)	43.8	500^th of 873 public middle schools	42.7%		40.3	555^th of 891 public middle schools	37.7%	55			26.1	27.0	24.6	25.9			44.4	45.1	37.1	42.1	$29,287	$1,757	$27,530
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	58	12.8	44.5%	472 (63.5%)	66 (8.9%)	118 (15.9%)	25 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.2%)	80.4	133^rd of 873 public middle schools	84.8%		78.9	149^th of 891 public middle schools	83.3%	16			49.6	43.5	37.2	43.5			70.3	61.4	64.6	65.5	$14,281	$160	$14,121

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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.