Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
701	Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1610 East Emmaus Avenue	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-0234	296	26	11.6	93.2%	52 (17.6%)	63 (21.3%)	156 (52.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.8%)	$1,521	$1,521	$00	17.5	23.8	661	40	420086007470
702	Freeland El/Middle School	Public	K-8	400 Alvin St	Freeland	18224	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	991	61	16.2	95.4%	421 (42.5%)	24 (2.4%)	510 (51.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	$11,007	$1,840	$9,168	17.4	21.8	678	24	421170006718
703	Maple Manor El/Middle School	Public	3-8	1700 W 22nd Street	Hazle Township	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3221	1,092	50	21.9	93.6%	89 (8.2%)	14 (1.3%)	972 (89.0%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	$10,032	$1,097	$8,935	17.4	21.9	675	28	421170007527
704	Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4801 Stanton Avenue	Pittsburgh	15201	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-2040	248	21	11.6	96.8%	86 (34.7%)	120 (48.4%)	17 (6.9%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	$33,591	$5,753	$27,838	17.3	38	575	129	421917006757
705	Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4601 Girard Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 295-5700	692	29	23.8	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	671 (97.0%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$21,497	$6,911	$14,586	17.3	13.3	752	47	420007300515
706	Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	810 Arch Street	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4115	179	16	11.2	97.8%	16 (8.9%)	140 (78.2%)	5 (2.8%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	$25,509	$4,369	$21,140	16.9	16.4	725	19	421917000414
707	Finletter Thomas K School	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 N Front St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3750	607	50	12.2	104.1%	5 (0.8%)	416 (68.5%)	122 (20.1%)	40 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.6%)	$18,850	$5,873	$12,976	16.9	14.2	746	39	421899003739
708	Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Public	6-12	1101 N. Murtland Avenue	Pittsburgh	15208	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3940	573	56	10.1	103.7%	14 (2.4%)	520 (90.8%)	22 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$35,156	$6,021	$29,135	16.8	9.5	803	95	421917007412
709	Franklin Benjamin School	Public	K-8	5735 Rising Sun Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3760	570	40	14.1	103.7%	7 (1.2%)	287 (50.4%)	227 (39.8%)	29 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$33,512	$21,694	$11,818	16.3	21.1	682	27	421899010014
710	Pottstown Middle School	Public	5-8	600 N Franklin St	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 970-6665	918	75	12.1	98.4%	256 (27.9%)	326 (35.5%)	195 (21.2%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	126 (13.7%)	$25,846	$3,370	$22,476	16.2	13	761	51	421968003346
711	Day Anna B School	Public	PK, KG-8	6324-42 Crittenden St.	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3520	314	27	11.5	112.7%	4 (1.3%)	283 (90.1%)	13 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$21,814	$8,219	$13,595	16.1	11.9	770	59	421899003706
712	Linton Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Aster St	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 795-3000	626	51	12.3	103.0%	120 (19.2%)	410 (65.5%)	35 (5.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.8%)	$14,668	$00	$14,668	15.9	17.6	711	1	421859005019
713	Conwell Russell Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	1849 E Clearfield St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7210	119	11	11.1	106.7%	8 (6.7%)	30 (25.2%)	77 (64.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$40,603	$21,382	$19,221	15.9	40.4	552	161	421899006525
714	New Castle Junior High School	Public	6-8	310 E Lincoln Ave	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	New Castle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-4700	689	42	16.3	98.8%	357 (51.8%)	126 (18.3%)	50 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	152 (22.1%)	$18,178	$3,014	$15,164	15.6	13.2	755	41	421662007480
715	Galeton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	27 Bridge St	Galeton	16922	Potter County	Galeton Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(814) 435-6751	144	13	11	97.9%	135 (93.8%)	3 (2.1%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$28,068	$1,015	$27,053	15.6	49.8	465	250	421053010036
716	Blockson Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 W Marshall St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-6870	695	52	13.4	104.7%	39 (5.6%)	183 (26.3%)	406 (58.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.8%)	$19,897	$1,280	$18,617	15.6	12.5	765	49	421698003320
717	Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	5650 Sprague Street	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 951-5689	647	43	15	99.5%	3 (0.5%)	566 (87.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.5%)	$19,334	$5,374	$13,960	15.6	11	779	62	420087407515
718	Washington Martha School	Public	K-8	766 N 44th St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7770	204	27	7.6	108.8%	7 (3.4%)	178 (87.3%)	10 (4.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$24,785	$5,610	$19,174	15.5	17.5	717	1	421899003615
719	KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5070 Parkside Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 787-5700	848	56	15.1	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	792 (93.4%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	$22,040	$5,854	$16,185	15.5	13.6	750	31	420088807693
720	Penn Wood Middle School	Public	7-8	121 Summit St	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 586-1804	667	53	12.5	95.2%	15 (2.2%)	574 (86.1%)	28 (4.2%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	$21,939	$1,685	$20,253	15.4	14.1	748	28	422639000943
721	Harrington Avery D School	Public	K-8	5300-34 Baltimore Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7920	274	27	10.2	105.5%	3 (1.1%)	243 (88.7%)	16 (5.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$27,017	$11,140	$15,876	15.3	11.9	771	50	421899006528
722	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	5501 Cedar Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 387-5149	747	47	15.8	103.5%	1 (0.1%)	691 (92.5%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	$19,994	$6,870	$13,124	15.2	11	778	56	420076006107
723	Locke Alain School	Public	K-8	4550 Haverford Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7670	264	27	9.8	98.9%	7 (2.7%)	202 (76.5%)	20 (7.6%)	25 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	$76,228	$59,635	$16,593	15.2	12.2	768	45	421899004732
724	Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1600 Sans Souci Pkwy	Hanover Township	18706	Luzerne County	Hanover Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 831-2300	977	59	16.4	97.9%	519 (53.1%)	136 (13.9%)	272 (27.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.9%)	$18,452	$2,690	$15,762	14.9	24.9	653	71	421142002891
725	Disston Hamilton School	Public	K-8	6801 Cottage St	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3350	737	44	16.7	99.9%	84 (11.4%)	224 (30.4%)	388 (52.6%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$18,655	$6,053	$12,602	14.9	12.9	763	38	421899003763
726	Allen Ethan School	Public	K-8	6329 Battersby St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3270	957	61	15.7	95.3%	130 (13.6%)	198 (20.7%)	512 (53.5%)	88 (9.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.6%)	$19,276	$6,096	$13,180	14.9	13.9	749	23	421899003758
727	Ludlow James R School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 W Master St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7430	215	23	9.2	94.4%	2 (0.9%)	158 (73.5%)	43 (20.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$25,400	$9,204	$16,196	14.8	21.9	676	51	421899003694
728	Wyoming Valley West Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Chester Street	Kingston	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 287-2131	1,139	74	15.4	99.5%	581 (51.0%)	166 (14.6%)	274 (24.1%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	102 (9.0%)	$15,912	$2,655	$13,257	14.6	24.5	655	73	422595006986
729	Dunbar Paul L School	Public	PK, KG-8	1750 N 12th St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7410	224	23	9.8	102.2%	11 (4.9%)	182 (81.3%)	25 (11.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$28,265	$9,970	$18,295	14.6	17	723	6	421899003687
730	McCloskey John F School	Public	PK, KG-8	8500 Pickering St	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3380	228	17	13.4	108.3%	0 (0.0%)	219 (96.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$21,148	$6,414	$14,733	14.6	15.5	732	2	421899003719
731	Anderson Add B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1034 S 60th St	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7890	339	35	9.7	113.3%	2 (0.6%)	313 (92.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$24,679	$8,836	$15,843	14.6	11.6	773	42	421899003804
732	McAdoo-Kelayres El/Middle School	Public	K-8	15 Kelayres Rd	McAdoo	18237	Schuylkill County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	900	57	15.8	97.4%	280 (31.1%)	8 (0.9%)	583 (64.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	$11,083	$1,057	$10,025	14.5	13	760	28	421170007456
733	Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	718 E 28th St	Erie	16504	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6600	769	60	12.8	96.1%	282 (36.7%)	268 (34.9%)	54 (7.0%)	55 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (14.3%)	$3,591	$2,658	$933	14.4	15.3	733		420930002025
734	Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2118 West Norris St.	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 443-0673	528	33	16	99.4%	5 (0.9%)	477 (90.3%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$21,443	$6,987	$14,456	14.4	10.6	786	52	420083007365
735	Beverly Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Garrett Rd	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-9317	1,475	109	13.5	101.4%	60 (4.1%)	694 (47.1%)	373 (25.3%)	300 (20.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.1%)	$16,301	$2,687	$13,615	14.4	13.1	757	22	422432001970
736	Mastery Charter School - Shoemaker Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	5301 Media Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 296-7111	722	53	13.7	99.6%	1 (0.1%)	644 (89.2%)	16 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.9%)	$21,735	$6,247	$15,488	14.4	14.5	743	7	420014500944
737	Waring Laura W School	Public	PK, KG-8	1801 Green St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7560	196	18	11.1	108.2%	29 (14.8%)	134 (68.4%)	22 (11.2%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$25,611	$6,282	$19,328	14.4	13.1	759	22	421899003636
738	Northeast Middle School	Public	5-8	1216 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5774	868	67	12.9	106.3%	50 (5.8%)	35 (4.0%)	767 (88.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.5%)	$21,360	$2,390	$18,971	14.4	13.1	758	20	422004000858
739	Maritime Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2275 Bridge Street	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Maritime Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 535-4555	829	69	12	92.4%	258 (31.1%)	129 (15.6%)	371 (44.8%)	30 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)	$91	$03	$88	14.3	17.3	719	20	420012300759
740	Shenandoah Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	805 West Centre Street	Shenandoah	17976	Schuylkill County	Shenandoah Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 462-1957	546	38	14.3	98.7%	173 (31.7%)	14 (2.6%)	351 (64.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$17,034	$936	$16,097	14	14.8	739	1	422149003940
741	Clairton Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	501 Waddell Ave	Clairton	15025	Allegheny County	Clairton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 233-9200	407	33	12.3	103.4%	61 (15.0%)	283 (69.5%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.3%)	$23,029	$3,668	$19,360	14	9.8	800	59	420603007346
742	Samuel Pennypacker School	Public	PK, KG-8	1858 East Washington Lane	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3510	328	26	12.4	99.1%	1 (0.3%)	299 (91.2%)	23 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$20,531	$6,794	$13,737	13.9	18.9	700	42	421899006539
743	Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5580 Goods Lane	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation Charter Sc	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(814) 682-5258	194	47	4.1		158 (81.4%)	9 (4.6%)	17 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	$17,134	$1,438	$15,696	13.8			(n/a)	420009500655
744	Fitler Academics Plus	Public	K-8	140 W Seymour St	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3610	159	14	11.2	111.3%	0 (0.0%)	147 (92.5%)	7 (4.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$24,643	$8,602	$16,041	13.7	16.4	726	18	421899006913
745	Penn Treaty School	Public	6-12	600 E Thompson St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3800	398	41	9.8	107.0%	85 (21.4%)	160 (40.2%)	131 (32.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$26,007	$10,894	$15,113	13.7	10.2	792	47	421899007502
746	Propel Cs-McKeesport	Public, Charter	K-8	2412 Versailles Avenue	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	Propel CS-McKeesport	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	302	26	11.7	99.0%	25 (8.3%)	237 (78.5%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.9%)	$20,437	$1,832	$18,605	13.7	31	612	134	420013400867
747	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1446 East Lake Rd	Erie	16507	Erie County	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 461-9600	550	39	14.1	94.4%	62 (11.3%)	277 (50.4%)	115 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (17.5%)	$8,622	$1,462	$7,160	13.6	25.5	648	99	420002000342
748	Russell Byers Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1911 Arch St	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Russell Byers Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 972-1700	686	41	16.7	97.4%	6 (0.9%)	639 (93.1%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	$19,160	$5,959	$13,200	13.5	12.4	766	18	420009200577
749	Feltonville School of Arts & Sciences	Public	6-8	210 E. Courtland St.	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3810	543	36	15	102.0%	14 (2.6%)	121 (22.3%)	376 (69.2%)	24 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$21,620	$7,372	$14,248	13.4	9.8	799	50	421899000054
750	Pittsburgh Manchester K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1612 Manhattan St	Pittsburgh	15233	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3100	159	16	9.8	103.1%	16 (10.1%)	118 (74.2%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.9%)	$40,041	$6,858	$33,183	13.3	6.9	853	103	421917006750
751	South Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	709 W Emaus Ave	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4301	972	71	13.6	99.4%	58 (6.0%)	124 (12.8%)	707 (72.7%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.6%)	$20,946	$3,369	$17,577	13.2	14.3	744	7	420228002793
752	Columbia Middle School Hill Campus	Public	7-8	901 Ironville Pike	Columbia	17512	Lancaster County	Columbia Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 684-7500	202	16	12.7		73 (36.1%)	20 (9.9%)	90 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.4%)	$14,573	$866	$13,707	13.2	16.1	729	23	420636010023
753	Hamilton Andrew School	Public	K-8	5640 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7650	348	29	11.8	101.7%	1 (0.3%)	319 (91.7%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$21,213	$4,959	$16,254	12.9	10.3	790	37	421899005185
754	Southwest Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Chestnut St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5934	574	48	12	113.6%	29 (5.1%)	42 (7.3%)	498 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$22,294	$2,812	$19,482	12.8	9.4	804	50	422004007675
755	Hopkinson Francis School	Public	K-8	4001 L St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3970	569	47	12.1	106.5%	23 (4.0%)	105 (18.5%)	409 (71.9%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	$20,585	$7,128	$13,457	12.6	9.6	801	46	421899003742
756	Provident Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	1400 Troy Hill Road	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Provident Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 709-5160	306	62	4.9	52.6%	197 (64.4%)	75 (24.5%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	$29,456	$2,495	$26,961	12.5	23.2	666	90	420089007574
757	Monessen Middle School	Public	6-8	1245 State Rd	Monessen	15062	Westmoreland County	Monessen City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 684-7100	128	15	8.6	93.0%	48 (37.5%)	50 (39.1%)	8 (6.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (16.4%)	$181	$29	$152	12.4	11.5	774	17	421560000087
758	Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Golden Bear Dr	Mahanoy City	17948	Schuylkill County	Mahanoy Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 773-3443	543	35	15.7	98.7%	287 (52.9%)	16 (2.9%)	227 (41.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$14,816	$124	$14,692	12.3	18.6	703	55	421443007626
759	Esperanza Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	301 W Hunting Park Avenue	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 457-3667	1,637	126	12.9	89.8%	2 (0.1%)	77 (4.7%)	1,510 (92.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (2.8%)	$24,591	$6,922	$17,669	12.2	8.8	812	53	420007600552
760	Universal Vare Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	2100 South 24th Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Universal Vare Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 952-8611	107	7	15.2	133.6%	2 (1.9%)	69 (64.5%)	11 (10.3%)	21 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$14,018	$7,052	$6,966	12.2	14.5	741	19	420085507421
761	Farrell Area High School/Ums	Public	7-12	1700 Roemer Blvd	Farrell	16121	Mercer County	Farrell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 346-6585	281	23	12.2	96.4%	33 (11.7%)	200 (71.2%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.4%)	$37,020	$7,017	$30,004	11.8	10	796	35	420969005248
762	Propel Cs-Homestead	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	129 E 10th Ave	Homestead	15120	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Homestead	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 323-7305	476	47	10	108.6%	10 (2.1%)	394 (82.8%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.1%)	$24,331	$2,062	$22,270	11.8	13.3	754	8	420011100749
763	Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	703 Stevenson Blvd	New Kensington	15068	Westmoreland County	New Kensington-Arnold School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 337-4536	905	59	15.3	97.8%	386 (42.7%)	312 (34.5%)	33 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	169 (18.7%)	$18,975	$1,542	$17,432	11.7	15.2	735	28	421674007544
764	Agora Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1018 West 8th Avenue	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Agora Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 230-0775	4,156	385	10.8	42.4%	1,716 (41.3%)	1,401 (33.7%)	853 (20.5%)	57 (1.4%)	18 (0.4%)	8 (0.2%)	103 (2.5%)	$24,008	$3,519	$20,489	11.7	16.9	724	40	420014000896
765	Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey	Public, Charter	K-8	5200 Pine Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 471-2978	586	26	22.5	102.2%	1 (0.2%)	571 (97.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$21,590	$6,625	$14,965	11.6	9.9	797	32	420089207595
766	Gideon Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	2817 W Glenwood Ave	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7360	221	21	10.4	94.6%	6 (2.7%)	202 (91.4%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$23,274	$6,429	$16,845	11.6	7.8	833	67	421899003625
767	Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	431 S Ann St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6161	524	51	10.2	84.5%	19 (3.6%)	99 (18.9%)	380 (72.5%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$28,842	$4,032	$24,810	11.6	12.6	764	3	421314002593
768	South Scranton Intrmd School	Public	5-8	355 Maple St	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3631	798	66	12	97.9%	142 (17.8%)	117 (14.7%)	444 (55.6%)	56 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.8%)	$19,899	$3,591	$16,308	11.5	17.5	716	52	422109002487
769	Marshall Thurgood	Public	PK, KG-8	5120 N 6th St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3770	639	50	12.7	98.3%	1 (0.2%)	372 (58.2%)	227 (35.5%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	$17,864	$6,096	$11,768	11.3	12.3	767	2	421899000329
770	Davis School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 S Ogontz St	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1246	530	37	14.4	98.9%	27 (5.1%)	224 (42.3%)	253 (47.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$21,961	$2,791	$19,170	11.3	8	828	58	422682007460
771	Northwest Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 N Front St	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5772	821	59	13.9	100.7%	32 (3.9%)	51 (6.2%)	727 (88.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	$20,894	$2,551	$18,343	11.3	10.5	789	18	422004000856
772	Morrison Andrew J School	Public	K-8	5100 N 3rd St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3780	508	36	14.2	102.8%	6 (1.2%)	245 (48.2%)	227 (44.7%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$19,996	$7,226	$12,770	11.2	8.2	821	49	421899003749
773	The School District of Philadelphia Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	440 North Broad St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	(215) 400-3110	913	15	59	76.3%	101 (11.1%)	552 (60.5%)	185 (20.3%)	30 (3.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.3%)	$9,841	$4,484	$5,357	11.2	10.7	783	10	421899007506
774	Overbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2032 N 62nd St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7520	201	20	9.9	107.0%	3 (1.5%)	188 (93.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$20,977	$7,930	$13,047	10.9	17.8	707	67	421899000237
775	Pittsburgh King K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Montgomery Place	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4160	368	26	14.1	88.9%	10 (2.7%)	316 (85.9%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	$31,749	$5,437	$26,311	10.9	7.3	842	67	421917006761
776	Hazleton El/Middle School	Public	3-8	700 North Wyoming St	Hazleton	18201	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	895	62	14.4	99.4%	58 (6.5%)	13 (1.5%)	814 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$10,924	$1,181	$9,743	10.8	14.2	747	29	421170006115
777	Reach Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	750 East Park Drive	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Reach Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(717) 704-8437	5,721	509	11.2	44.0%	2,849 (49.8%)	1,321 (23.1%)	905 (15.8%)	58 (1.0%)	33 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	552 (9.6%)	$19,341	$2,870	$16,471	10.7	14.7	740	37	420088707580
778	Broughal Middle School	Public	6-8	114 West Morton Street	Bethlehem	18015	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-5041	520	45	11.5	85.4%	64 (12.3%)	60 (11.5%)	384 (73.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$24,508	$2,341	$22,167	10.7	10.5	787	9	420357003464
779	Propel Cs-Northside	Public, Charter	K-8	1805 Buena Vista Street	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Northside	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	316	27	11.7	99.1%	10 (3.2%)	281 (88.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	$25,110	$3,194	$21,915	10.6	10.8	782	3	420084907380
780	Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8	Public	6-8	595 Crane Avenue	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8130	387	30	13.1	83.7%	72 (18.6%)	145 (37.5%)	82 (21.2%)	51 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.6%)	$38,849	$6,653	$32,195	10.5	14.3	745	35	421917006749
781	Northeast Intrmd School	Public	5-8	721 Adams Ave	Scranton	18510	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3651	894	82	10.8	102.9%	251 (28.1%)	156 (17.4%)	380 (42.5%)	49 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.4%)	$17,950	$3,221	$14,729	10.5	18.6	702	79	422109000612
782	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds	Public, Charter	K-8	1197 Haworth Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2520	885	71	12.4	94.8%	9 (1.0%)	414 (46.8%)	385 (43.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (7.8%)	$23,265	$5,864	$17,400	10.3	8.4	815	33	420086307473
783	California Academy of Learning Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	40B Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Academy of Learning Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(724) 330-4932	153	13	11.7	45.1%	122 (79.7%)	18 (11.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.8%)	$17,146	$03	$17,143	10.3			(n/a)	428939410020
784	Propel Cs-Braddock Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1500 Yost Blvd	Pittsburgh	15221	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Braddock Hills	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	673	61	10.9	105.6%	39 (5.8%)	544 (80.8%)	15 (2.2%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.9%)	$24,646	$2,682	$21,964	10.2	18.3	705	79	420083307363
785	Founders Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	3600 O'Neil Boulevard	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 664-3690	642	63	10.1	99.1%	207 (32.2%)	320 (49.8%)	39 (6.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (10.9%)	$18,428	$3,052	$15,376	10.2	13.2	756	29	421494000565
786	McDaniel Delaplaine School	Public	K-8	1801 S 22nd Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8220	229	21	10.7	101.3%	11 (4.8%)	176 (76.9%)	24 (10.5%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$22,988	$6,899	$16,090	10.2	10.1	795	9	421899003629
787	First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4300 Tacony St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 743-3100	1,831	105	17.5	99.3%	104 (5.7%)	826 (45.1%)	573 (31.3%)	15 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	310 (16.9%)	$21,345	$6,637	$14,708	10.1	9.3	805	18	420009300687
788	Insight PA Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	350 Eagleview Blvd	Exton	19341	Chester County	Insight PA Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(484) 713-4353	3,385	301	11.2	59.6%	1,145 (33.8%)	1,041 (30.8%)	833 (24.6%)	49 (1.4%)	8 (0.2%)	7 (0.2%)	302 (8.9%)	$21,591	$1,279	$20,311	10.1	13.6	751	37	420089807635
789	Harrison-Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	137 N 2nd St	Allentown	18101	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5701	704	52	13.5	94.7%	49 (7.0%)	76 (10.8%)	520 (73.9%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	$23,798	$3,828	$19,970	10	9.2	809	20	420228002791
790	Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-9	2601 S 58th St	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 878-1544	315	23	13.6	117.1%	3 (1.0%)	292 (92.7%)	9 (2.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$23,175	$8,069	$15,106	10	10.9	780	10	420008600585
791	Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2605 Nicolson Road	Sewickley	15143	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(724) 933-7300	1,246	102	12.2	44.3%	446 (35.8%)	383 (30.7%)	278 (22.3%)	11 (0.9%)	13 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	111 (8.9%)	$16,822	$2,469	$14,353	9.9	9.3	806	15	420012500839
792	Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus School	Public	K-8	6523 Lansdowne Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7510	303	21	14.4	71.6%	1 (0.3%)	266 (87.8%)	25 (8.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$192,375	$178,983	$13,392	9.9	7.1	848	56	421899003664
793	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	422	33	12.6	112.6%	93 (22.0%)	245 (58.1%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.7%)	$18,419	$4,949	$13,470	9.8	6.5	862	69	422283000477
794	Dick William School	Public	K-8	2498 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7340	343	25	13.8	89.8%	3 (0.9%)	307 (89.5%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,463	$5,015	$16,448	9.7	9.3	807	13	421899003786
795	Blankenburg Rudolph School	Public	PK, KG-8	4600 W Girard Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7280	278	31	9	92.4%	7 (2.5%)	252 (90.6%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$24,612	$9,064	$15,548	9.5	4.6	883	88	421899003663
796	Pan American Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2830 North American Street	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Pan American Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 425-1212	749	60	12.5	99.6%	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.5%)	696 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$22,364	$5,132	$17,232	9.4	15.2	737	59	420081006871
797	DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	K-8	401 W Lehigh Ave	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7080	550	55	10	110.5%	2 (0.4%)	79 (14.4%)	460 (83.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$22,262	$6,166	$16,095	9.3	6.9	852	55	421899007229
798	Welsh John School	Public	K-8	2331 N 4th St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7130	185	20	9.1	136.8%	0 (0.0%)	59 (31.9%)	122 (65.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$22,958	$5,754	$17,204	9.3	6.6	858	60	421899003703
799	Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Public, Charter	K-8	900 West Lindley Avenue	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 669-1450	739	48	15.3	98.2%	7 (0.9%)	627 (84.8%)	52 (7.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	46 (6.2%)	$22,107	$2,021	$20,085	9.3	10.8	781	18	420085007405
800	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Public, Charter	5-8	2950 Memphis Street	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4709	493	37	13.3	110.3%	32 (6.5%)	154 (31.2%)	285 (57.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	$21,426	$6,163	$15,263	9.2	6.8	856	56	420087007454

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