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
451	Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2600 S Broad Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 551-4000	2,572	169	15.2	71.0%	717 (27.9%)	883 (34.3%)	375 (14.6%)	385 (15.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (8.1%)	$18,131			$4,879			$13,252	48.5	47.7	488	37		420007400529
452	Bentworth Middle School	Public	5-8	563 Lincoln Avenue	Bentleyville	15314	Washington County	Bentworth School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 239-4431	288	26	11.1	109.4%	266 (92.4%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$13,160			$88			$13,073	48.5	52.1	438	14		420336004189
453	Overbrook Edu Center	Public	K-8	6722 Lansdowne Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7540	259	27	9.6	100.4%	3 (1.2%)	240 (92.7%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$21,629			$6,629			$15,000	48.4	37.8	577	124		421899006960
454	Keystone Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 Beatty Avenue	Knox	16232	Clarion County	Keystone School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 797-1261	393	33	11.8	43.5%	381 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$19,531			$278			$19,254	48.4	59.5	373	81		421272001486
455	Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	1018 Peralta St	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4190	260	21	12.3	100.0%	94 (36.2%)	108 (41.5%)	32 (12.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	$29,923			$5,125			$24,798	48.3	42.7	534	79		421917007132
456	Titusville Middle School	Public	6-8	415 Water Street	Titusville	16354	Crawford County	Titusville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 827-2715	411	39	10.6	71.3%	377 (91.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$19,779			$1,037			$18,741	48.2	45.7	505	49		422349000441
457	Garden Spot Middle School	Public	7-8	669 E Main St # 609	New Holland	17557	Lancaster County	Eastern Lancaster County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 354-1561	404	36	11.3	43.1%	311 (77.0%)	16 (4.0%)	49 (12.1%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$23,468			$1,462			$22,005	48	56.1	400	57		420882007267
458	L B Morris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W 10th St	Jim Thorpe	18229	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 325-2703	615	46	13.3	61.5%	520 (84.6%)	5 (0.8%)	64 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$18,587			$700			$17,886	47.9	47.3	493	35		421254006965
459	East Norriton Middle School	Public	5-8	330 Roland Dr	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-6520	836	62	13.5	101.7%	143 (17.1%)	248 (29.7%)	371 (44.4%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.8%)	$20,129			$1,295			$18,834	47.9	39.8	563	104		421698003265
460	Taggart John High School	Public	PK, KG-8	400 W Porter St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8290	529	39	13.6	99.1%	27 (5.1%)	43 (8.1%)	224 (42.3%)	202 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	$18,105			$5,832			$12,273	47.9	32.5	602	142		421899003657

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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.