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
181	Phoenixville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Purple Pride Parkway	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Phoenixville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 927-5200	963	78	12.3	33.0%	608 (63.1%)	47 (4.9%)	211 (21.9%)	37 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.1%)	$22,856			$201			$22,655	74.5	80.6	132	49		421905001425
182	Bedford Middle School	Public	6-8	440 E Watson St	Bedford	15522	Bedford County	Bedford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 623-4200	414	29	14.1	45.2%	384 (92.8%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$17,042			$1,303			$15,740	74.3	68.9	261	79		420318007021
183	Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	302 Country Club Dr	Ellwood City	16117	Beaver County	Riverside Beaver County School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 758-7512	307	19	16.5	55.4%	288 (93.8%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$15,760			$507			$15,253	74.2	80.6	131	52		421743007419
184	Henry Charles W School	Public	K-8	601 Carpenter Ln	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3480	518	33	15.6	95.8%	200 (38.6%)	232 (44.8%)	24 (4.6%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (9.3%)	$19,742			$6,881			$12,861	74.2	66	299	115		421899003712
185	J R Fugett Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Ellis Ln	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-2900	930	76	12.3	22.4%	614 (66.0%)	41 (4.4%)	103 (11.1%)	125 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.1%)	$19,772			$118			$19,654	74.1	77.6	167	18		422529005137
186	West Hempfield Middle School	Public	6-8	156 Northumberland Road	Irwin	15642	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 850-2140	546	43	12.5	47.1%	491 (89.9%)	8 (1.5%)	13 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$19,577			$624			$18,952	74.1	73.6	211	25		421176009953
187	Kutztown Area Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Deisher Ln	Kutztown	19530	Berks County	Kutztown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 683-3575	314	26	11.9	38.5%	240 (76.4%)	11 (3.5%)	48 (15.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$24,849			$786			$24,062	74	70.3	248	61		421293006315
188	Butler Area IHS	Public	6-8	551 Fairground Hill Road	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 287-8721	1,291	109	11.8	45.2%	1,186 (91.9%)	26 (2.0%)	35 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.2%)	$15,449			$347			$15,102	73.9	73.4	213	25		420459006690
189	Klinger Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 2nd Street Pike	Southampton	18966	Bucks County	Centennial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 364-5950	599	49	12.2	46.9%	435 (72.6%)	26 (4.3%)	75 (12.5%)	34 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)	$25,112			$504			$24,608	73.9	67.7	272	83		420519009937
190	Baldi C C A Middle School	Public	6-8	8801 Verree Rd	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3090	1,510	91	16.6	100.4%	672 (44.5%)	182 (12.1%)	135 (8.9%)	457 (30.3%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (3.9%)	$17,373			$6,360			$11,014	73.7	61.1	353	163		421899006824

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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.