Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 893)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
420007500531	231	New Foundations Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8001 Torresdale Ave	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	New Foundations Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 624-8100	1,496	99	15.1	64.8%	610 (40.8%)	376 (25.1%)	375 (25.1%)	70 (4.7%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	54 (3.6%)	$16,722			$2,921			$13,800	71.2	61.4	333	102
421308007682	232	Lakeview Middle-High School	Public	6-12	2482 Mercer St	Stoneboro	16153	Mercer County	Lakeview School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 376-7911	467	66	7	45.4%	455 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$19,536			$883			$18,653	71.2	65.8	293	61
421554007605	233	Mohawk Junior High School	Public	6-8	385 Mohawk School Rd	New Castle	16102	Lawrence County	Mohawk Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 667-7782	346	21	16.1	46.2%	330 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$10,287			$794			$9,494	71.1	73.4	205	28
421074006777	234	Rice Avenue Middle School	Public	5-8	1100 Rice Ave	Girard	16417	Erie County	Girard School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 774-5604	461	37	12.4	61.4%	419 (90.9%)	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	$15,652			$2,016			$13,636	71.1	78.1	157	77
421899007511	235	Vare-Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1198 S 5th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8120	339	35	9.6	100.0%	56 (16.5%)	74 (21.8%)	140 (41.3%)	44 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.1%)	$20,746			$9,115			$11,631	70.9	66.4	283	48
420723006598	236	Dallastown Area Middle School	Public	7-8	700 New School Ln	Dallastown	17313	York County	Dallastown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 244-4021	1,027	65	15.7	34.4%	756 (73.6%)	95 (9.3%)	90 (8.8%)	26 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (5.3%)	$14,703			$631			$14,072	70.8	69.3	249	13
422382004670	237	Tulpehocken Area High School	Public	9-12	430 New Schaefferstown Rd	Bernville	19506	Berks County	Tulpehocken Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 488-6286	666	62	10.7	38.4%	520 (78.1%)	10 (1.5%)	107 (16.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$25,467			$1,006			$24,461	70.7	63.1	318	81
420010100656	238	Avon Grove Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 East State St	West Grove	19390	Chester County	Avon Grove Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 667-5000	1,886	129	14.6	37.4%	1,326 (70.3%)	123 (6.5%)	314 (16.6%)	32 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (4.6%)	$15,324			$934			$14,390	70.6	74.4	195	43
421503001715	239	Mechanicsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	1750 South Market Street	Mechanicsburg	17055	Cumberland County	Mechanicsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 691-4560	1,047	82	12.8	39.3%	761 (72.7%)	99 (9.5%)	81 (7.7%)	49 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.3%)	$16,541			$668			$15,873	70.6	72.7	214	25
420753003865	240	Delaware Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	258 Route 6 and 209	Milford	18337	Pike County	Delaware Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 296-1830	479	37	12.8	37.8%	368 (76.8%)	5 (1.0%)	64 (13.4%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$19,228			$971			$18,258	70.4	77.4	164	76

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSSA Math, PSSA English Language Arts, PSSA Science test scores released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 8, 2023, 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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.