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
21	Charles F Patton Middle School	Public	6-8	760 Unionville Road	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 347-2000	842	77	10.9	9.6%	622 (73.9%)	26 (3.1%)	33 (3.9%)	118 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.8%)	$16,929			$313			$16,615	96.7	95.3	28	7		422421006719
22	Ingomar Middle School	Public	6-8	1521 Ingomar Heights Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 348-1470	514	41	12.5	6.8%	370 (72.0%)	8 (1.6%)	15 (2.9%)	100 (19.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$21,441			$227			$21,214	96.7	95.2	29	7		421701000270
23	Valley Forge Middle School	Public	5-8	105 W Walker Rd	Wayne	19087	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 240-1300	1,186	85	13.9	8.2%	630 (53.1%)	42 (3.5%)	60 (5.1%)	387 (32.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.6%)	$20,863			$338			$20,526	96.6	96.6	16	7		422364004689
24	Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	5145 Wexford Run Rd	Wexford	15090	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 934-6060	847	61	13.7	6.3%	472 (55.7%)	17 (2.0%)	32 (3.8%)	294 (34.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.2%)	$19,222			$224			$18,998	96.3	94.9	31	7		421701000080
25	Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12	Public	6-12	111 9th St	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-6100	840	52	16.2	98.3%	508 (60.5%)	210 (25.0%)	26 (3.1%)	22 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (8.5%)	$33,311			$5,705			$27,606	96.2	94.6	33	8		421917007014
26	Springton Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 N Providence Rd	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 627-6501	1,012	71	14.2	16.7%	774 (76.5%)	46 (4.5%)	32 (3.2%)	86 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.2%)	$22,904			$545			$22,359	96.1	95.9	25	1		422055006625
27	Hampton Middle School	Public	6-8	4589 School Rd	Allison Park	15101	Allegheny County	Hampton Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 492-6356	606	51	11.8	18.2%	561 (92.6%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	$33			$01			$32	95.8	96.2	20	7		421140000179
28	Unami Middle School	Public	7-9	160 South Moyer Rd	Chalfont	18914	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-3400	784	58	13.5	9.2%	546 (69.6%)	15 (1.9%)	30 (3.8%)	166 (21.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	$20,966			$405			$20,561	95.7	94.4	34	6		420531004678
29	New Hope-Solebury Middle School	Public	6-8	184 W Bridge St	New Hope	18938	Bucks County	New Hope-Solebury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 862-0608	280	29	9.7	15.4%	211 (75.4%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (10.4%)	21 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$23,601			$236			$23,365	95.7	92.1	48	19		421686000381
30	Greenberg Joseph School	Public	K-8	600 Sharon Ln	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3080	925	57	16.1	93.0%	386 (41.7%)	111 (12.0%)	67 (7.2%)	346 (37.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	$18,080			$5,556			$12,523	95.7	89.7	66	36		421899004726

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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.