Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Pennsylvania test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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
571	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	35 S. 4th Street	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 922-1902	660	40	16.5	96.1%	4 (0.6%)	509 (77.1%)	120 (18.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	$22,443			$5,485			$16,958	33.9	39.6	564	7		420008400578
572	Sheffield Area Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	6760 Route 6	Sheffield	16347	Warren County	Warren County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 968-3720	211	12	17.3	107.1%	203 (96.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	$21,723			$2,505			$19,218	33.8	37.4	582	10		422482004146
573	Jeannette High School	Public	7-12	800 Florida Ave	Jeannette	15644	Westmoreland County	Jeannette City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 523-5591	405	32	12.8	88.4%	245 (60.5%)	57 (14.1%)	17 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (21.0%)	$14,602			$1,350			$13,253	33.4	50.8	451	122		421233007617
574	Montessori Regional Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2549 West 8th Street	Erie	16505	Erie County	Montessori Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 833-7771	626	44	14.2	97.9%	343 (54.8%)	101 (16.1%)	95 (15.2%)	17 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.5%)	$12,777			$1,249			$11,527	33.4	35.4	588	14		420012400818
575	Lehman Intermediate School	Public	6-8	257 Timberwolf Dr	Dingmans Ferry	18328	Pike County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 588-4410	540	57	9.4	58.5%	218 (40.4%)	111 (20.6%)	67 (12.4%)	10 (1.9%)	39 (7.2%)	5 (0.9%)	90 (16.7%)	$24,111			$917			$23,193	33.3	37.8	578	3		420867000522
576	MaST Community Charter School III	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1 Crown Way (12345 Roosevelt B	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	MaST Community Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 574-9855	1,290	94	13.7	75.9%	288 (22.3%)	459 (35.6%)	368 (28.5%)	113 (8.8%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.3%)	$19,020			$5,928			$13,092	33.1	26.8	638	62		420090307674
577	Newport Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Caroline Street	Newport	17074	Perry County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 567-3806	228	21	11	54.8%	209 (91.7%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$26,163			$1,753			$24,410	33	60.3	362	215		421689006078
578	Bucktail Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1300 Bucktail Avenue	Renovo	17764	Clinton County	Keystone Central School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 893-4900	117	8	13.9	91.5%	105 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	$23,591			$2,804			$20,786	33	29.4	621	43		421272500797
579	Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	701 Texas Ave	York	17404	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1240	388	37	10.5	104.1%	34 (8.8%)	168 (43.3%)	173 (44.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$22,912			$2,912			$20,000	32.9	36.1	584	5		422682007621
580	Greater Nanticoke Area Educational Center	Public	6-8	600 East Union St	Nanticoke	18634	Luzerne County	Greater Nanticoke Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 735-2770	533	26	20.1	99.6%	340 (63.8%)	58 (10.9%)	113 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	$11,178			$1,541			$9,636	32.7	34.6	594	14		421629007649

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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.