Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
371	California Area Middle School	Public	7-8	11 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-5800	158	10	16.5	93.0%	131 (82.9%)	4 (2.5%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.1%)	$14,853	$928	$13,924	56.4	44.5	519	148	420471006939
372	Shippensburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Park Place	Shippensburg	17257	Franklin County	Shippensburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 530-2750	851	59	14.3	58.5%	602 (70.7%)	61 (7.2%)	80 (9.4%)	68 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.3%)	$14	$01	$13	56.4	59.7	371	1	422157001729
373	Bald Eagle Area Middle School/Senior High School	Public	6-12	710 S Eagle Valley Rd	Wingate	16823	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 355-4868	832	66	12.5	43.6%	795 (95.6%)	9 (1.1%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	$20,672	$1,163	$19,509	56.3	54.8	417	44	420291001335
374	Lincoln Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	501 Crescent Ave	Ellwood City	16117	Lawrence County	Ellwood City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 752-1591	682	57	11.9	50.6%	600 (88.0%)	13 (1.9%)	23 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.2%)	$21,050	$561	$20,489	55.9	54.7	419	45	420924002675
375	Emory H Markle Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Bowman Rd	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 633-4840	1,046	74	14.2	37.5%	828 (79.2%)	73 (7.0%)	82 (7.8%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.5%)	$16,359	$00	$16,359	55.8	53.3	425	50	422247006641
376	Iroquois Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4301 Main Street	Erie	16511	Erie County	Iroquois School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 899-7643	560	40	14.1	97.9%	452 (80.7%)	35 (6.3%)	27 (4.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	$24,652	$940	$23,712	55.8	50.8	450	74	421221004817
377	Burgettstown Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	104 Bavington Rd	Burgettstown	15021	Washington County	Burgettstown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 947-8100	492	48	10.2	41.7%	464 (94.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$18,589	$1,679	$16,911	55.8	56.2	398	21	420450004195
378	Midd-West Middle School	Public	6-7	10 Dock Hill Road	Middleburg	17842	Snyder County	Midd-West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 837-0046	295	23	12.7	102.4%	286 (96.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$11,684	$1,291	$10,393	55.8	62	339	39	421521000817
379	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1615 East Elm Street	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 941-4100	384	33	11.8	35.7%	304 (79.2%)	22 (5.7%)	17 (4.4%)	19 (4.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$17,648	$1,267	$16,381	55.7	60.2	363	16	420086707435
380	River Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	104 School Lane	Blairsville	15717	Indiana County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 459-8880	332	23	14.3	95.8%	293 (88.3%)	9 (2.7%)	10 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$10,065	$00	$10,065	55.5	55.9	404	24	420375007705

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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.

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
371	California Area Middle School	Public	7-8	11 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-5800	158	10	16.5	93.0%	131 (82.9%)	4 (2.5%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.1%)	$14,853			$928			$13,924	56.4	44.5	519	148		420471006939
372	Shippensburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Park Place	Shippensburg	17257	Franklin County	Shippensburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 530-2750	851	59	14.3	58.5%	602 (70.7%)	61 (7.2%)	80 (9.4%)	68 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.3%)	$14			$01			$13	56.4	59.7	371	1		422157001729
373	Bald Eagle Area Middle School/Senior High School	Public	6-12	710 S Eagle Valley Rd	Wingate	16823	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 355-4868	832	66	12.5	43.6%	795 (95.6%)	9 (1.1%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	$20,672			$1,163			$19,509	56.3	54.8	417	44		420291001335
374	Lincoln Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	501 Crescent Ave	Ellwood City	16117	Lawrence County	Ellwood City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 752-1591	682	57	11.9	50.6%	600 (88.0%)	13 (1.9%)	23 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.2%)	$21,050			$561			$20,489	55.9	54.7	419	45		420924002675
375	Emory H Markle Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Bowman Rd	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 633-4840	1,046	74	14.2	37.5%	828 (79.2%)	73 (7.0%)	82 (7.8%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.5%)	$16,359			$00			$16,359	55.8	53.3	425	50		422247006641
376	Iroquois Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4301 Main Street	Erie	16511	Erie County	Iroquois School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 899-7643	560	40	14.1	97.9%	452 (80.7%)	35 (6.3%)	27 (4.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	$24,652			$940			$23,712	55.8	50.8	450	74		421221004817
377	Burgettstown Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	104 Bavington Rd	Burgettstown	15021	Washington County	Burgettstown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 947-8100	492	48	10.2	41.7%	464 (94.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$18,589			$1,679			$16,911	55.8	56.2	398	21		420450004195
378	Midd-West Middle School	Public	6-7	10 Dock Hill Road	Middleburg	17842	Snyder County	Midd-West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 837-0046	295	23	12.7	102.4%	286 (96.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$11,684			$1,291			$10,393	55.8	62	339	39		421521000817
379	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1615 East Elm Street	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 941-4100	384	33	11.8	35.7%	304 (79.2%)	22 (5.7%)	17 (4.4%)	19 (4.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$17,648			$1,267			$16,381	55.7	60.2	363	16		420086707435
380	River Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	104 School Lane	Blairsville	15717	Indiana County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 459-8880	332	23	14.3	95.8%	293 (88.3%)	9 (2.7%)	10 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$10,065			$00			$10,065	55.5	55.9	404	24		420375007705