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
251	Bloomsburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Railroad St	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Bloomsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-9100	380	27	13.8	50.0%	307 (80.8%)	22 (5.8%)	25 (6.6%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$7,832			$1,426			$6,407	66.6	72.4	225	26		420384001611
252	Palisades Middle School	Public	6-8	4710 Durham Rd	Kintnersville	18930	Bucks County	Palisades School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 847-5131	308	33	9.3	31.5%	282 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$35,527			$1,121			$34,406	66.4	70.7	243	9		421833010005
253	Wyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	11364 Wyalusing New Albany Roa	Wyalusing	18853	Bradford County	Wyalusing Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 746-1600	586	42	14.1	98.8%	552 (94.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$22,676			$767			$21,909	66.3	64	324	71		422670001005
254	Sharpsville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	303 Blue Devil Way	Sharpsville	16150	Mercer County	Sharpsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 962-7863	217	18	11.7	54.4%	193 (88.9%)	6 (2.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	$14,615			$252			$14,363	66.3	65.5	309	55		422142000084
255	Armstrong Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Buffington Dr	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 548-7600	1,374	115	11.9	109.8%	1,320 (96.1%)	24 (1.7%)	15 (1.1%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	$19,536			$932			$18,604	66.3	61.8	345	90		420259007569
256	Shade Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	203 McGregor Ave	Cairnbrook	15924	Somerset County	Shade-Central City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 754-4648	123	18	6.8	111.4%	120 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$34,318			$1,779			$32,539	66.3	66	297	41		422118004006
257	Gateway Middle School	Public	5-8	4450 Old William Penn Hwy	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(412) 373-5780	1,017	82	12.3	99.6%	418 (41.1%)	323 (31.8%)	70 (6.9%)	75 (7.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	126 (12.4%)	$13,270			$166			$13,104	66.2			(n/a)		421062000167
258	C E McCall Middle School	Public	5-8	600 Willow St	Montoursville	17754	Lycoming County	Montoursville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 368-2441	530	37	14.2	36.6%	488 (92.1%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$15,908			$284			$15,624	66.2	68.9	260	2		421575005343
259	Ligonier Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	536 Bell Street	Ligonier	15658	Westmoreland County	Ligonier Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 238-6412	268	22	11.9	46.6%	251 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	$20,639			$798			$19,841	66.2	61.2	352	93		421371004440
260	Lackawanna Trail Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	Tunnel Hill Rd. R.D.1	Factoryville	18419	Wyoming County	Lackawanna Trail School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 945-5181	427	41	10.3	49.9%	412 (96.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$24,413			$314			$24,099	66.1	81.9	124	136		421299004528

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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.