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
601	Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	630 Park Avenue	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 275-8500	2,772	210	13.2	65.6%	1,253 (45.2%)	685 (24.7%)	534 (19.3%)	88 (3.2%)	24 (0.9%)	9 (0.3%)	179 (6.5%)	$16,526			$2,186			$14,340	29.4	40	557	44		420008800587
602	Connellsville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	Locust Street Extension	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 628-8910	866	65	13.2	107.7%	796 (91.9%)	22 (2.5%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.2%)	$17,526			$1,708			$15,818	29.4	44.6	516	86		420666002105
603	Lingelbach Anna L School	Public	K-8	6340 Wayne Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3630	363	27	13.6	91.5%	52 (14.3%)	273 (75.2%)	28 (7.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$21,290			$6,835			$14,455	29.3	20.3	688	85		421899003717
604	Pittsburgh Classical 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	1463 Chartiers Ave	Pittsburgh	15220	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-3110	245	27	9	112.2%	62 (25.3%)	133 (54.3%)	16 (6.5%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.2%)	$31,451			$5,386			$26,064	29.1	29.6	620	16		421917000598
605	Mastery Cs-Gratz Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	1798 West Hunting Park Avenue	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-4408	1,048	70	14.9	98.9%	5 (0.5%)	887 (84.6%)	122 (11.6%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.3%)	$24,587			$6,999			$17,588	29.1	24.2	658	53		420085107414
606	Muhlenberg Junior High School	Public	7-9	801 E Bellevue Ave	Reading	19605	Berks County	Muhlenberg School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 921-8034	1,016	65	15.7	99.0%	204 (20.1%)	84 (8.3%)	648 (63.8%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (6.5%)	$15,650			$703			$14,947	29	29.2	624	18		421620000827
607	York Academy Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	32 West North Street	York	17401	York County	York Academy Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 801-3900	1,058	66	16	95.4%	217 (20.5%)	292 (27.6%)	430 (40.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (10.7%)	$9,931			$982			$8,949	28.6	24.9	651	44		420084607383
608	Fitzpatrick Aloysius L School	Public	PK, KG-8	11061 Knights Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3060	906	53	17.2	93.5%	319 (35.2%)	219 (24.2%)	167 (18.4%)	136 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.8%)	$17,197			$5,313			$11,884	28.5	42.2	536	72		421899003781
609	Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	540 Reno Street	Rochester	15074	Beaver County	Rochester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-7500	181	15	11.9	96.1%	114 (63.0%)	35 (19.3%)	10 (5.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (10.5%)	$20,533			$1,093			$19,440	28.5	55.7	407	202		422046007516
610	Pittston Area Middle School	Public	6-8	120 New Street	Pittston	18640	Luzerne County	Pittston Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 654-2415	761	55	13.8	72.9%	543 (71.4%)	44 (5.8%)	132 (17.3%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.1%)	$13,191			$503			$12,688	28.4	39.8	562	48		421920006385

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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.