Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
471	Forest City Regional High School	Public	7-12	100 Susquehanna St	Forest City	18421	Susquehanna County	Forest City Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 785-2420	348	32	11	54.9%	311 (89.4%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$23,066	$1,065	$22,001	47.4	69.6	255	216	420993006419
472	Ferndale Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Harlan Ave	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Ferndale Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 288-5757	284	26	11		219 (77.1%)	26 (9.2%)	20 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	$25,285	$7,234	$18,050	47.3	42	540	68	420975001225
473	Penn Cambria Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Division St	Gallitzin	16641	Cambria County	Penn Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 886-4181	343	22	15.4	69.4%	328 (95.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$15,943	$993	$14,950	47.3	63.1	329	144	421377006990
474	Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	3601 Brownsville Rd	Pittsburgh	15227	Allegheny County	Brentwood Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 881-4940	269	23	11.6	56.5%	172 (63.9%)	36 (13.4%)	23 (8.6%)	18 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	$20,785	$652	$20,133	47	67	287	187	420414009979
475	Catasauqua Middle School	Public	5-8	850 Pine street	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 264-4341	477	32	14.9	98.1%	224 (47.0%)	35 (7.3%)	179 (37.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.1%)	$18,331	$1,123	$17,208	46.9	41.5	544	69	420516002797
476	Penns Manor Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	6003 Route 553 Highway	Clymer	15728	Indiana County	Penns Manor Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 254-2666	371	31	12.1	57.1%	355 (95.7%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$22,915	$1,762	$21,153	46.9	65	313	163	421878002345
477	Tri-Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	155 E Main St	Hegins	17938	Schuylkill County	Tri-Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 682-3125	427	34	12.6	34.2%	408 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$15,401	$750	$14,650	46.9	43.7	524	47	422370003957
478	Kirkbride Eliza B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1501 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7980	522	37	14.2	96.6%	68 (13.0%)	30 (5.7%)	291 (55.7%)	105 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	$24,946	$12,868	$12,078	46.7	51.6	442	36	421899003647
479	Albert Gallatin North Middle School	Public	6-8	113 College Avenue	Mc Clellandtown	15458	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 737-5423	375	25	14.9	98.9%	332 (88.5%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$17,372	$1,891	$15,481	46.5	45.8	504	25	420210000407
480	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4259 Richmond Street	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-3389	962	61	15.7	69.1%	674 (70.1%)	64 (6.7%)	177 (18.4%)	23 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.4%)	$14,639	$4,383	$10,256	46.5	44.2	523	43	420081706985

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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.
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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
471	Forest City Regional High School	Public	7-12	100 Susquehanna St	Forest City	18421	Susquehanna County	Forest City Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 785-2420	348	32	11	54.9%	311 (89.4%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$23,066			$1,065			$22,001	47.4	69.6	255	216		420993006419
472	Ferndale Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Harlan Ave	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Ferndale Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 288-5757	284	26	11		219 (77.1%)	26 (9.2%)	20 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	$25,285			$7,234			$18,050	47.3	42	540	68		420975001225
473	Penn Cambria Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Division St	Gallitzin	16641	Cambria County	Penn Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 886-4181	343	22	15.4	69.4%	328 (95.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$15,943			$993			$14,950	47.3	63.1	329	144		421377006990
474	Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	3601 Brownsville Rd	Pittsburgh	15227	Allegheny County	Brentwood Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 881-4940	269	23	11.6	56.5%	172 (63.9%)	36 (13.4%)	23 (8.6%)	18 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	$20,785			$652			$20,133	47	67	287	187		420414009979
475	Catasauqua Middle School	Public	5-8	850 Pine street	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 264-4341	477	32	14.9	98.1%	224 (47.0%)	35 (7.3%)	179 (37.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.1%)	$18,331			$1,123			$17,208	46.9	41.5	544	69		420516002797
476	Penns Manor Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	6003 Route 553 Highway	Clymer	15728	Indiana County	Penns Manor Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 254-2666	371	31	12.1	57.1%	355 (95.7%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$22,915			$1,762			$21,153	46.9	65	313	163		421878002345
477	Tri-Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	155 E Main St	Hegins	17938	Schuylkill County	Tri-Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 682-3125	427	34	12.6	34.2%	408 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$15,401			$750			$14,650	46.9	43.7	524	47		422370003957
478	Kirkbride Eliza B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1501 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7980	522	37	14.2	96.6%	68 (13.0%)	30 (5.7%)	291 (55.7%)	105 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	$24,946			$12,868			$12,078	46.7	51.6	442	36		421899003647
479	Albert Gallatin North Middle School	Public	6-8	113 College Avenue	Mc Clellandtown	15458	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 737-5423	375	25	14.9	98.9%	332 (88.5%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$17,372			$1,891			$15,481	46.5	45.8	504	25		420210000407
480	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4259 Richmond Street	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-3389	962	61	15.7	69.1%	674 (70.1%)	64 (6.7%)	177 (18.4%)	23 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.4%)	$14,639			$4,383			$10,256	46.5	44.2	523	43		420081706985