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
831	Guidon S Bluford Elementary School	Public	K-8	5720 Media St	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 400-9170	476	30	15.9	99.4%	2 (0.4%)	426 (89.5%)	34 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$20,432			$4,031			$16,401	7.6	4.7	880	49		421899010043
832	Chester Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	302 East 5th Street	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-0400	3,782	184	20.5	99.9%	53 (1.4%)	2,926 (77.4%)	644 (17.0%)	3 (0.1%)	11 (0.3%)	7 (0.2%)	138 (3.6%)	$21,912			$1,905			$20,007	7.6	5.6	871	39		420003500388
833	Alliance for Progress Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1821-39 Cecil B Moore Avenue	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Alliance for Progress Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 232-4892	618	36	17.1	101.3%	1 (0.2%)	585 (94.7%)	29 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,298			$3,860			$15,438	7.6	7.7	834	1		420003900398
834	Longstreth William C School	Public	PK, KG-8	5700 Willows Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7870	314	24	12.8	83.4%	3 (1.0%)	296 (94.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$19,753			$5,184			$14,569	7.5	7.8	832	2		421899006533
835	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	136 S 4th Street	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Roberto Clemente Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 439-5814	619	49	12.6	101.1%	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	596 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,872			$3,938			$11,934	7.4	13.3	753	82		420006807636
836	Ferguson School	Public	PK, KG-8	525 N Newberry St	York	17404	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1344	627	47	13.4	100.8%	43 (6.9%)	300 (47.8%)	250 (39.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.5%)	$20,792			$2,643			$18,149	7.4	7.4	839	3		422682007440
837	McMichael Morton School	Public	PK, KG-8	3543 Fairmount Ave	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7750	285	28	10.1	98.2%	2 (0.7%)	266 (93.3%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$23,710			$5,244			$18,466	7.3	6	866	29		421899003611
838	Hannah Penn	Public	PK, KG-8	415 E Boundary Ave	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1256	674	60	11.3	98.2%	35 (5.2%)	286 (42.4%)	329 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	$21,886			$2,782			$19,105	7.3	6	868	30		422682007492
839	Roosevelt Theodore Middle School	Public	K-8	430 E Washington Ln	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3640	400	46	8.6	99.3%	7 (1.8%)	356 (89.0%)	27 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	$24,561			$6,305			$18,256	7.3	6	867	28		421899007477
840	Aliquippa Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Harding Avenue	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Aliquippa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 857-7500	493	35	14.2	0.6%	57 (11.6%)	337 (68.4%)	45 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.5%)	$13,589			$3,852			$9,737	7.2	7.4	840			420213007336

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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.