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
361	Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Short St Suite A	Philipsburg	16866	Clearfield County	Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 342-4906	372	31	11.9	53.2%	353 (94.9%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$28,617			$1,597			$27,020	57.9	65.9	302	59		421902007475
362	Leechburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	215 1st St.	Leechburg	15656	Armstrong County	Leechburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 845-7701	147	10	14	45.6%	135 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	$20,455			$932			$19,523	57.7	68.8	262	100		421347007618
363	Wallenpaupack Area Middle School	Public	6-8	139 Atlantic Ave	Hawley	18428	Pike County	Wallenpaupack Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 226-4557	627	57	11	99.5%	514 (82.0%)	10 (1.6%)	78 (12.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$25,975			$834			$25,141	57.6	62.6	333	30		422475006956
364	Sayre Area High School	Public	7-12	331 W Lockhart St	Sayre	18840	Bradford County	Sayre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 888-6622	396	32	12.2	101.0%	359 (90.7%)	15 (3.8%)	13 (3.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$25,261			$2,394			$22,867	57.5	42	538	174		422085000965
365	Avella Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1000 Avella Rd	Avella	15312	Washington County	Avella Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 356-2218	228	27	8.5	50.9%	220 (96.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$25,777			$00			$25,777	57.3	40.5	550	185		420276004165
366	Hanover Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Keagy Ave	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	636	38	16.5	66.2%	385 (60.5%)	34 (5.3%)	140 (22.0%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.2%)	$13,422			$633			$12,789	57.3	51.5	443	77		421145004570
367	Union City Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Concord Street	Union City	16438	Erie County	Union City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 438-7673	224	23	9.8	96.4%	210 (93.8%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$20,059			$1,236			$18,823	57.1	61.9	342	25		422409009966
368	Commodore Perry Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3002 Perry Hwy	Hadley	16130	Mercer County	Commodore Perry School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 253-2232	202	20	10.1	93.6%	193 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$24,213			$1,462			$22,750	56.9	63.8	327	41		420639006122
369	Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 Fair Oaks Dr	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Westmont Hilltop School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 255-8726	689	47	14.7	44.4%	541 (78.5%)	36 (5.2%)	41 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.4%)	$16,364			$917			$15,447	56.8	60.1	364	5		422613007578
370	Waynesburg Central Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	30 Zimmerman Dr	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	Central Greene School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 852-1050	661	58	11.4	55.1%	633 (95.8%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$25,879			$1,255			$24,624	56.5	50	464	94		420543005118

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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.