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
351	Ephrata Middle School	Public	7-8	957 Hammon Ave	Ephrata	17522	Lancaster County	Ephrata Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 721-1468	601	52	11.5	53.1%	460 (76.5%)	23 (3.8%)	68 (11.3%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.0%)	$19,156			$181			$18,974	58.6	67	286	65		420927006712
352	Evergreen Community Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	905 East Grace Ave.	Cresco	18326	Monroe County	Evergreen Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(570) 595-6355	101	13	7.9		74 (73.3%)	4 (4.0%)	15 (14.9%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	$18,648			$260			$18,388	58.5	70.3	246	106		420074900960
353	Lower Dauphin Middle School	Public	6-8	251 Quarry Rd	Hummelstown	17036	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 566-5310	781	68	11.5	32.9%	622 (79.6%)	18 (2.3%)	72 (9.2%)	26 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	$18,182			$309			$17,873	58.5	72.9	220	133		421410000122
354	Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1332 Enterprise Dr	West Chester	19380	Chester County	Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 701-3333	2,874	254	11.3	48.3%	1,655 (57.6%)	486 (16.9%)	271 (9.4%)	257 (8.9%)	9 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	190 (6.6%)	$18,202			$1,897			$16,306	58.5	65.3	311	43		420012700837
355	Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Alger St	Pittsburgh	15207	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3535	396	31	12.9	91.7%	226 (57.1%)	57 (14.4%)	48 (12.1%)	32 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	$31,728			$5,434			$26,294	58.3	61.4	348	7		421917006028
356	Pottsgrove Middle School	Public	6-8	1351 North Hanover Street	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottsgrove School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 326-8243	678	60	11.3	99.6%	365 (53.8%)	125 (18.4%)	82 (12.1%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	91 (13.4%)	$20,037			$762			$19,275	58.2	50.9	448	92		421965006746
357	Blue Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	685 Red Dale Rd	Orwigsburg	17961	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 366-0546	561	41	13.7	39.6%	499 (88.9%)	6 (1.1%)	35 (6.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$16,458			$336			$16,123	58.1	66	296	61		420387005263
358	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%)	$15,232			$1,089			$14,143	58	50.6	456	98		421752004578
359	Lakeland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1355 Lakeland Dr	Scott Township	18433	Lackawanna County	Lakeland School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 254-9485	623	48	12.9	43.3%	562 (90.2%)	17 (2.7%)	30 (4.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$16,521			$254			$16,268	58	59.7	370	11		421305006404
360	Central Mountain Middle School	Public	5-8	200 Ben Avenue	Mill Hall	17751	Clinton County	Keystone Central School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 893-4900	879	65	13.5	104.1%	768 (87.4%)	15 (1.7%)	45 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.6%)	$20,921			$2,487			$18,434	58	51.3	445	85		421272500449

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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.