Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
841	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	627	34	18.6	78.1%	158 (25.2%)	246 (39.2%)	136 (21.7%)	48 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	$20,948	$5,659	$15,289	7.2	8	826	15	420011500738
842	KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 294-8596	683	50	13.6	98.2%	1 (0.1%)	616 (90.2%)	36 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	$20,318	$4,498	$15,820	7.2			(n/a)	420090107660
843	Rhoads James School	Public	K-8	4901 Parrish St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7680	421	44	9.6	97.4%	3 (0.7%)	400 (95.0%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$27,127	$6,264	$20,863	7.1	8.1	824	19	421899003614
844	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	265	20	13.2	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.7%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (73.2%)	$25,939	$5,043	$20,896	7.1	7.9	829	15	420005800500
845	Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4261 N 5th Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(215) 967-9703	979	81	12	99.7%	19 (1.9%)	112 (11.4%)	819 (83.7%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.3%)	$17,537	$5,668	$11,869	7.1	5.1	877	32	420085807447
846	La Academia Partnership Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	30 N Ann Street	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	La Academia Partnership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 295-7763	196	18	10.8	102.0%	5 (2.6%)	17 (8.7%)	164 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$17,780	$2,875	$14,905	6.9	4	891	45	420002600359
847	Wagner Gen Louis Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 W Chelten Ave	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3560	296	21	14	102.0%	5 (1.7%)	262 (88.5%)	19 (6.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$25,284	$9,308	$15,976	6.9	5.5	872	25	421899003835
848	Lamberton Robert E School	Public	PK, KG-8	7501 Woodbine Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7530	341	34	10	95.0%	2 (0.6%)	300 (88.0%)	29 (8.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$22,937	$6,831	$16,106	6.9	10.5	788	60	421899003670
849	Steelton-Highspire High School	Public	7-12	250 Reynders Ave.	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Steelton-Highspire School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 704-3809	612	38	16.1		67 (10.9%)	323 (52.8%)	178 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)				6.8	7.7	835	14	422280001801
850	Tilden William T Middle School	Public	5-8	6601 Elmwood Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8170	266	21	12.4	98.9%	5 (1.9%)	199 (74.8%)	39 (14.7%)	18 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$34,663	$20,245	$14,418	6.6	7.1	849	1	421899007496

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSSA Math, PSSA English Language Arts test scores released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 13, 2025, 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.
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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.

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 873)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
841	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	627	34	18.6	78.1%	158 (25.2%)	246 (39.2%)	136 (21.7%)	48 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	$20,948			$5,659			$15,289	7.2	8	826	15		420011500738
842	KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 294-8596	683	50	13.6	98.2%	1 (0.1%)	616 (90.2%)	36 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	$20,318			$4,498			$15,820	7.2			(n/a)		420090107660
843	Rhoads James School	Public	K-8	4901 Parrish St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7680	421	44	9.6	97.4%	3 (0.7%)	400 (95.0%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$27,127			$6,264			$20,863	7.1	8.1	824	19		421899003614
844	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	265	20	13.2	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.7%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (73.2%)	$25,939			$5,043			$20,896	7.1	7.9	829	15		420005800500
845	Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4261 N 5th Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(215) 967-9703	979	81	12	99.7%	19 (1.9%)	112 (11.4%)	819 (83.7%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.3%)	$17,537			$5,668			$11,869	7.1	5.1	877	32		420085807447
846	La Academia Partnership Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	30 N Ann Street	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	La Academia Partnership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 295-7763	196	18	10.8	102.0%	5 (2.6%)	17 (8.7%)	164 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$17,780			$2,875			$14,905	6.9	4	891	45		420002600359
847	Wagner Gen Louis Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 W Chelten Ave	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3560	296	21	14	102.0%	5 (1.7%)	262 (88.5%)	19 (6.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$25,284			$9,308			$15,976	6.9	5.5	872	25		421899003835
848	Lamberton Robert E School	Public	PK, KG-8	7501 Woodbine Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7530	341	34	10	95.0%	2 (0.6%)	300 (88.0%)	29 (8.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$22,937			$6,831			$16,106	6.9	10.5	788	60		421899003670
849	Steelton-Highspire High School	Public	7-12	250 Reynders Ave.	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Steelton-Highspire School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 704-3809	612	38	16.1		67 (10.9%)	323 (52.8%)	178 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)								6.8	7.7	835	14		422280001801
850	Tilden William T Middle School	Public	5-8	6601 Elmwood Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8170	266	21	12.4	98.9%	5 (1.9%)	199 (74.8%)	39 (14.7%)	18 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$34,663			$20,245			$14,418	6.6	7.1	849	1		421899007496