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 Thursday, November 13, 2025.

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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
581	Beaty-Warren Middle School	Public	5-8	2 East Third Ave	Warren	16365	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 723-5200	662	43	15.4	97.0%	618 (93.4%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$18,699			$2,551			$16,148	32.2	35.1	591	10		422482004148
582	West Forest Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	22318 Route 62 Box 15	Tionesta	16353	Forest County	Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 755-3611	98	18	5.6	120.4%	97 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,845			$2,160			$36,685	32.1	20.6	684	102		420828006161
583	Lea Henry C School	Public	PK, KG-8	4700 Locust St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7660	503	38	13	96.2%	58 (11.5%)	283 (56.3%)	36 (7.2%)	91 (18.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.4%)	$18,865			$6,079			$12,786	32	24.4	656	73		421899006530
584	Ambridge Area Middle School	Public	6-8	401 First Street	Freedom	15042	Beaver County	Ambridge Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 266-2833	500	31	16.1	95.0%	383 (76.6%)	69 (13.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.8%)	$15,392			$1,760			$13,632	31.4	32	606	22		420244000633
585	Mifflin County Middle School	Public	6-7	2 Manor Drive	Lewistown	17044	Mifflin County	Mifflin County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 242-1401	733	54	13.6	73.7%	663 (90.5%)	19 (2.6%)	30 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	$14,926			$1,221			$13,705	31.3	29.1	625	40		421529007399
586	Solomon/Plains Middle School	Public	6-8	43 Abbott St	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7224	758	37	20.6	97.8%	251 (33.1%)	72 (9.5%)	378 (49.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	$13,308			$1,823			$11,485	30.8	22.2	672	86		422630000296
587	Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	3701 N 19th Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-5042	739	46	16	102.2%	1 (0.1%)	638 (86.3%)	54 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.3%)	$19,544			$4,989			$14,554	30.8	17.6	712	125		420086207474
588	Maplewood Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	30383 Guys Mills Rd	Guys Mills	16327	Crawford County	Penncrest School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 337-1673	431	26	16.7	48.0%	410 (95.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$23,729			$976			$22,753	30.7	32.5	603	15		421874006942
589	Tussey Mountain Middle School	Public	5-8	199 Front St	Saxton	16678	Bedford County	Tussey Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 635-2975	272	24	11.4	94.9%	262 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$22,027			$880			$21,147	30.7	41	547	42		422397007611
590	Universal Institute Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	800 S 15th Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Universal Institute Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 732-7988	597	33	18	94.5%	2 (0.3%)	556 (93.1%)	28 (4.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$19,937			$7,816			$12,122	30.5	30	618	28		420005500495

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.