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
561	Southwark School	Public	PK, KG-8	1835 S 9th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8400	976	64	15.3	99.0%	136 (13.9%)	64 (6.6%)	562 (57.6%)	188 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.5%)	$18,260			$5,851			$12,410	35.7	22.3	671	110		421899003654
562	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	413 Fairview Street	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 983-4080	1,199	108	11.1	39.6%	435 (36.3%)	365 (30.4%)	137 (11.4%)	121 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	141 (11.8%)	$18,937			$1,191			$17,747	35.6	43.2	527	35		420006700511
563	Tamaqua Area Middle School	Public	6-8	502 Penn Street	Tamaqua	18252	Schuylkill County	Tamaqua Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 668-1210	488	35	14	58.2%	404 (82.8%)	21 (4.3%)	62 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,715			$361			$10,354	35.1	49.2	470	93		422322000548
564	Executive Education Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	555 Union Boulevard	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Executive Education Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 841-7044	1,497	106	14.1	95.6%	80 (5.3%)	269 (18.0%)	1,112 (74.3%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (1.9%)	$7,202			$565			$6,636	34.9	31.6	609	45		420087907523
565	Schuylkill Haven Middle School	Public	5-7	120 Haven Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 385-6708	255	23	11.2	54.9%	219 (85.9%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$17,824			$949			$16,876	34.9	47.6	489	76		422091003935
566	Lengel Middle School	Public	5-8	1541 Laurel Blvd	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Pottsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 621-2923	720	54	13.3	63.2%	483 (67.1%)	56 (7.8%)	131 (18.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.1%)	$14,042			$839			$13,203	34.7	50.6	457	109		421971005265
567	Midland El/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	173 7th St	Midland	15059	Beaver County	Midland Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 643-8650	226	16	14.1	101.8%	117 (51.8%)	56 (24.8%)	13 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (17.3%)	$21,854			$4,954			$16,900	34.6	26.3	641	74		421527006566
568	Propel Cs-East	Public, Charter	K-8	1611 Monroeville Ave	Turtle Creek	15145	Allegheny County	Propel CS-East	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	339	25	13.4	98.2%	53 (15.6%)	231 (68.1%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.8%)	$22,426			$1,947			$20,479	34.6	28.6	628	60		420013500869
569	Delcroft School	Public	K-8	799 School Lane	Folcroft	19032	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4360	554	43	12.9	111.2%	53 (9.6%)	424 (76.5%)	31 (5.6%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	$10,124			$217			$9,907	34.5	27.2	635	66		422240006505
570	Houston Henry E School	Public	K-8	7300 Rural Lane	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3490	458	30	15.1	91.5%	113 (24.7%)	306 (66.8%)	19 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$19,219			$6,343			$12,877	34.1	28.8	627	57		421899003713

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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.