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
281	Red Lion Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	200 Country Club Rd	Red Lion	17356	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 244-1448	747	62	12.1	45.6%	599 (80.2%)	39 (5.2%)	72 (9.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	$20,657			$334			$20,323	64.6	56.1	401	120		422010004597
282	Windber Area Middle School	Public	6-8	2301 Graham Ave	Windber	15963	Somerset County	Windber Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 467-4567	300	17	17.2	96.3%	264 (88.0%)	5 (1.7%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$15,781			$2,619			$13,162	64.5	71.9	229	53		422661007178
283	McConnellsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	151 East Cherry Street	Mc Connellsburg	17233	Fulton County	Central Fulton School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 485-3195	213	11	19.3	49.8%	194 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	$19,686			$1,426			$18,260	64.5	69.2	259	24		421485000673
284	Cochranton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	105 Second Street	Cochranton	16314	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 425-7421	341	29	11.5	100.9%	318 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	$24,255			$1,859			$22,395	64.4	76.9	179	105		420708001632
285	Greenville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	9 Donation Road	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Greenville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 588-2500	610	44	14	54.1%	567 (93.0%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	$16,593			$577			$16,016	64.3	58.2	385	100		421116003137
286	Tulpehocken Area Middle School	Public	7-8	430 New Schaefferstown Rd	Bernville	19506	Berks County	Tulpehocken Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 933-4611	214	22	9.5	48.1%	171 (79.9%)	6 (2.8%)	31 (14.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$18,128			$787			$17,341	64.2	70.9	239	47		422382010039
287	Albert Gallatin South Middle School	Public	6-8	224 New Geneva Road	Point Marion	15474	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 725-5241	318	27	11.5	102.8%	289 (90.9%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$17,187			$2,266			$14,922	64.2	66.1	295	8		420210000408
288	Manheim Central Middle School	Public	5-8	261 White Oak Rd	Manheim	17545	Lancaster County	Manheim Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 664-1700	846	67	12.6	38.3%	659 (77.9%)	22 (2.6%)	114 (13.5%)	40 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	$19,468			$407			$19,061	64.2	61.8	344	56		421455006076
289	Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	16559 Route 286 Hwy E	Commodore	15729	Indiana County	Purchase Line School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 254-4312	363	32	11.2	103.9%	352 (97.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$73			$06			$67	64.1	32.6	601	312		421983002350
290	Yellow Breeches Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Academy Street	Boiling Springs	17007	Cumberland County	South Middleton School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 258-6484	508	40	12.8	37.0%	400 (78.7%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	$16,824			$389			$16,435	64	71	236	54		422205000455

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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.