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
241	Selinsgrove Area Middle School	Public	6-8	359 Seals Avenue	Selinsgrove	17870	Snyder County	Selinsgrove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 372-2250	532	38	14.1	50.2%	469 (88.2%)	8 (1.5%)	28 (5.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$16,085			$446			$15,639	67.7	73.9	206	35		422112006817
242	Bellwood Antis Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Martin Street	Bellwood	16617	Blair County	Bellwood-Antis School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 742-2273	332	27	12.2	47.6%	323 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$14,354			$533			$13,822	67.6	70.9	240	2		420330007170
243	South Side Middle School	Public	6-8	4949 State Route 151	Hookstown	15050	Beaver County	South Side Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 573-9581	196	17	11.4	21.9%	187 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$26,035			$00			$26,035	67.6	66	300	57		422223006937
244	Rocky Grove Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	403 Rocky Grove Ave	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Valley Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 437-3759	366	29	12.5	108.5%	342 (93.4%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	$17,900			$290			$17,610	67.3	42.8	533	289		422463004126
245	Circle of Seasons Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	8380 Mohr Lane	Fogelsville	18051	Lehigh County	Circle of Seasons Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 285-6267	433	31	13.9	0.7%	340 (78.5%)	11 (2.5%)	48 (11.1%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	$320			$320			$00	67.3	73.9	207	38		420087507507
246	Wattsburg Area Middle School	Public	5-8	10774 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 814-4153	383	31	12.5	64.0%	366 (95.6%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$17,400			$1,025			$16,375	67.2	78.5	155	91		422508006654
247	McGuffey Middle School	Public	6-8	86 McGuffey Drive	Claysville	15323	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 948-3323	342	29	11.9	51.8%	328 (95.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$20,328			$428			$19,900	67.1	57.8	389	142		421488006976
248	Shaler Area Middle School	Public	7-8	1810 Mt Royal Blvd	Glenshaw	15116	Allegheny County	Shaler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 492-1200	589	53	11.1	41.1%	509 (86.4%)	21 (3.6%)	14 (2.4%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	$26,956			$537			$26,419	67	65.6	307	59		422120006774
249	Bache-Martin School	Public	PK, KG-8	2201 Brown St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7550	614	58	10.6	92.3%	243 (39.6%)	236 (38.4%)	82 (13.4%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.0%)	$20,301			$6,644			$13,658	66.8	37.5	580	331		421899003618
250	Meyersdale Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1353 Shaw Mines Rd	Meyersdale	15552	Somerset County	Meyersdale Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 634-1437	163	13	12.3	53.4%	153 (93.9%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$19,356			$2,368			$16,988	66.7	73	217	33		421515000444

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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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.