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
551	Williamson Senior High School	Public	7-12	33 Jct Cross Road	Tioga	16946	Tioga County	Northern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 827-2191	543	49	11.1	101.1%	514 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$17,938			$174			$17,764	36.7	33	597	46		421773006373
552	Kearny Gen Philip School	Public	K-8	601 Fairmount Ave	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7590	189	20	9.3	87.8%	4 (2.1%)	137 (72.5%)	36 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	$30,256			$7,378			$22,878	36.7	20.3	687	135		421899003645
553	Sharon Middle School	Public	7-8	1129 E State St	Sharon	16146	Mercer County	Sharon City School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 983-4030	254	31	8.1	112.6%	143 (56.3%)	64 (25.2%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.6%)	$16,937			$2,541			$14,397	36.6	27.3	633	80		422133007318
554	Mayfair School	Public	K-8	3001 Princeton Ave	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3280	1,763	104	17	95.7%	384 (21.8%)	124 (7.0%)	762 (43.2%)	441 (25.0%)	8 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	36 (2.0%)	$17,363			$5,771			$11,592	36.5	34	595	41		421899003769
555	Wyoming Area Sec Center	Public	7-12	252 Memorial St	Exeter	18643	Luzerne County	Wyoming Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 655-2836	929	66	14.1	102.6%	757 (81.5%)	36 (3.9%)	89 (9.6%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.9%)	$18,051			$705			$17,346	36.5	42.9	532	23		422673006390
556	Redbank Valley High School	Public	6-12	910 Broad St	New Bethlehem	16242	Clarion County	Redbank Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 275-2424	539	42	12.7	101.9%	528 (98.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$18,840			$1,161			$17,679	36.4	57.1	395	161		422013001495
557	Weatherly Area Middle School	Public	6-8	602 6th St	Weatherly	18255	Carbon County	Weatherly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 427-8689	172	10	16.7	49.4%	149 (86.6%)	3 (1.7%)	17 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$15,090			$164			$14,926	36.3	41.6	543	14		422514006838
558	Beaver Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 8th Ave	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 846-5470	360	30	11.9	95.8%	162 (45.0%)	94 (26.1%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (23.6%)	$16,678			$2,703			$13,975	36.2	47	497	61		420363000648
559	Tinicum School	Public	1-8	First & Seneca Streets	Essington	19029	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 521-4450	325	34	9.4	56.3%	216 (66.5%)	40 (12.3%)	19 (5.8%)	20 (6.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	$20,932			$731			$20,202	36.1	52.3	437	122		421217004847
560	MaST Community Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6238 Rising Sun Avenue	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	MaST Community Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 348-1215	1,875	138	13.5	69.3%	494 (26.3%)	570 (30.4%)	444 (23.7%)	254 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	111 (5.9%)	$17,603			$4,383			$13,220	35.9	40.1	556	4		420089107602

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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.

Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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