Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
681	Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	675 E Broad Street	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 419-3120	457	23	19.8	99.3%	7 (1.5%)	13 (2.8%)	436 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,453	$2,963	$11,491	19.8	15.9	730	49	420083207361
682	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7101 Paschall Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 729-1939	670	35	19.1	87.9%	1 (0.1%)	599 (89.4%)	55 (8.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$18,030	$7,840	$10,190	19.7	10.2	793	111	420075806112
683	Bregy F Amedee School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Bigler St	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8210	264	26	10	95.1%	62 (23.5%)	114 (43.2%)	26 (9.8%)	34 (12.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$22,451	$7,874	$14,576	19.1	19.3	694	11	421899003620
684	Brown Henry A School	Public	PK, KG-8	1946 E Sergeant St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7490	333	32	10.4	91.9%	56 (16.8%)	73 (21.9%)	168 (50.5%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	$23,146	$8,019	$15,127	19	17.1	721	37	421899003684
685	West Hazleton El/Middle School	Public	K-8	325 North St	West Hazleton	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	1,023	61	16.7	97.7%	78 (7.6%)	22 (2.2%)	910 (89.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	$10,261	$1,120	$9,141	18.9	21	683	2	421170000370
686	Bryant William C School	Public	PK, KG-8	6001 Cedar Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7910	338	34	9.9	108.3%	1 (0.3%)	300 (88.8%)	23 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.7%)	$20,832	$5,559	$15,273	18.9	8.6	814	128	421899003601
687	Comegys Benjamin B School	Public	K-8	5100 Greenway Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7860	252	18	13.9	106.0%	4 (1.6%)	231 (91.7%)	10 (4.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$26,190	$7,941	$18,249	18.9	8.4	817	130	421899003782
688	Drexel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 State Rd	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-4580	1,244	102	12.2	103.7%	302 (24.3%)	644 (51.8%)	120 (9.6%)	99 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.3%)	$17,325	$1,022	$16,303	18.8	20.5	685	3	422432001971
689	Propel Cs-Pitcairn	Public, Charter	K-8	435 Agatha Street	Pittsburgh	15140	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Pitcairn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	182	17	10.6	98.4%	21 (11.5%)	136 (74.7%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.3%)	$24,466	$2,856	$21,610	18.7	25.3	650	39	420085907427
690	Mount Union Area Junior High School	Public	6-8	706 North Shaver Street	Mount Union	17066	Huntingdon County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 542-9311	221	23	9.5	110.9%	184 (83.3%)	9 (4.1%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.4%)	$9,989	$2,798	$7,190	18.3	19.5	693	3	421602002297

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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
681	Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	675 E Broad Street	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 419-3120	457	23	19.8	99.3%	7 (1.5%)	13 (2.8%)	436 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,453			$2,963			$11,491	19.8	15.9	730	49		420083207361
682	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7101 Paschall Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 729-1939	670	35	19.1	87.9%	1 (0.1%)	599 (89.4%)	55 (8.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$18,030			$7,840			$10,190	19.7	10.2	793	111		420075806112
683	Bregy F Amedee School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Bigler St	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8210	264	26	10	95.1%	62 (23.5%)	114 (43.2%)	26 (9.8%)	34 (12.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$22,451			$7,874			$14,576	19.1	19.3	694	11		421899003620
684	Brown Henry A School	Public	PK, KG-8	1946 E Sergeant St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7490	333	32	10.4	91.9%	56 (16.8%)	73 (21.9%)	168 (50.5%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	$23,146			$8,019			$15,127	19	17.1	721	37		421899003684
685	West Hazleton El/Middle School	Public	K-8	325 North St	West Hazleton	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	1,023	61	16.7	97.7%	78 (7.6%)	22 (2.2%)	910 (89.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	$10,261			$1,120			$9,141	18.9	21	683	2		421170000370
686	Bryant William C School	Public	PK, KG-8	6001 Cedar Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7910	338	34	9.9	108.3%	1 (0.3%)	300 (88.8%)	23 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.7%)	$20,832			$5,559			$15,273	18.9	8.6	814	128		421899003601
687	Comegys Benjamin B School	Public	K-8	5100 Greenway Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7860	252	18	13.9	106.0%	4 (1.6%)	231 (91.7%)	10 (4.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$26,190			$7,941			$18,249	18.9	8.4	817	130		421899003782
688	Drexel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 State Rd	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-4580	1,244	102	12.2	103.7%	302 (24.3%)	644 (51.8%)	120 (9.6%)	99 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.3%)	$17,325			$1,022			$16,303	18.8	20.5	685	3		422432001971
689	Propel Cs-Pitcairn	Public, Charter	K-8	435 Agatha Street	Pittsburgh	15140	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Pitcairn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	182	17	10.6	98.4%	21 (11.5%)	136 (74.7%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.3%)	$24,466			$2,856			$21,610	18.7	25.3	650	39		420085907427
690	Mount Union Area Junior High School	Public	6-8	706 North Shaver Street	Mount Union	17066	Huntingdon County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 542-9311	221	23	9.5	110.9%	184 (83.3%)	9 (4.1%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.4%)	$9,989			$2,798			$7,190	18.3	19.5	693	3		421602002297