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
311	Berlin Brothersvalley Middle School	Public	5-8	1025 E Main Street	Berlin	15530	Somerset County	Berlin Brothersvalley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 267-6931	231	16	14.8	37.2%	217 (93.9%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$13,920			$507			$13,413	62.2	73.3	216	95		420342000527
312	Donegal Junior High School	Public	7-8	915 Anderson Ferry Road	Mount Joy	17552	Lancaster County	Donegal School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 928-2900	419	30	13.9	53.7%	300 (71.6%)	12 (2.9%)	82 (19.6%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$16,569			$696			$15,872	62.2	72.2	226	86		420765007201
313	Fell D Newlin School	Public	K-8	900 W Oregon Ave	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8260	530	37	14.2	100.8%	96 (18.1%)	52 (9.8%)	182 (34.3%)	187 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$18,924			$6,815			$12,109	62.1	50.2	460	147		421899003639
314	North Penn-Mansfield Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	73 W Wellsboro St	Mansfield	16933	Tioga County	Southern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 662-2674	544	42	12.9	52.4%	511 (93.9%)	6 (1.1%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$17,223			$1,093			$16,130	62	37.9	576	262		422237004068
315	Maple Point Middle School	Public	5-8	2250 Langhorne-Yardley Road	Langhorne	19047	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6230	1,296	88	14.6	32.6%	949 (73.2%)	53 (4.1%)	139 (10.7%)	82 (6.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.2%)	$20,378			$159			$20,220	61.8	53.8	422	107		421641000103
316	North Star East Middle School	Public	5-8	3598 Whistler Rd	Stoystown	15563	Somerset County	North Star School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 893-5616	272	30	9.2	104.0%	268 (98.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$16,921			$1,056			$15,866	61.6	52.9	428	112		421011509950
317	West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3591 Sharon Rd	West Middlesex	16159	Mercer County	West Middlesex Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 634-3030	332	30	11	53.9%	309 (93.1%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.7%)	$20,984			$556			$20,427	61.6	67.9	269	48		422565006129
318	Marion Center Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	22800 Route 403 Hwy N	Marion Center	15759	Indiana County	Marion Center Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 397-5551	550	45	12.3	52.2%	534 (97.1%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$26,613			$2,073			$24,540	61.6	59.8	369	51		421473002339
319	Decatur Stephen School	Public	K-8	3500 Academy Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3050	1,028	63	16.1	94.0%	442 (43.0%)	136 (13.2%)	196 (19.1%)	183 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	68 (6.6%)	$17,838			$5,626			$12,212	61.5	53.6	423	104		421899004727
320	Avon Grove Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 East State Road	West Grove	19390	Chester County	Avon Grove Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 667-5000	1,897	132	14.4	40.9%	1,279 (67.4%)	141 (7.4%)	352 (18.6%)	21 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (5.3%)	$16,370			$622			$15,748	61.3	58.7	378	58		420010100656

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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.