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
31	Garnet Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Smithbridge Rd	Glen Mills	19342	Delaware County	Garnet Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 579-5100	1,086	94	11.5	13.4%	721 (66.4%)	26 (2.4%)	41 (3.8%)	254 (23.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.7%)	$22,924			$226			$22,699	95.6	91.5	54	23		421059010013
32	Newtown Middle School	Public	7-8	116 Richboro Rd	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-2600	833	55	15.1	13.8%	638 (76.6%)	9 (1.1%)	36 (4.3%)	117 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.6%)	$20,299			$331			$19,968	95.6	96	23	9		420696006453
33	Strath Haven Middle School	Public	6-8	200 S Providence Rd	Wallingford	19086	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 892-3470	868	72	12.1	16.9%	633 (72.9%)	47 (5.4%)	43 (5.0%)	95 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.8%)	$23,740			$480			$23,260	95.6	92.5	43	10		422479001908
34	West Allegheny Middle School	Public	6-8	207 W Allegheny Rd	Imperial	15126	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 695-8979	796	50	16	27.8%	675 (84.8%)	25 (3.1%)	22 (2.8%)	27 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.5%)	$18,262			$266			$17,996	95.3	95.6	26	8		422520006895
35	Donald H Eichhorn Middle School	Public	6-8	2057 Washington Ave	Lewisburg	17837	Union County	Lewisburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 523-3220	438	34	12.8	26.9%	338 (77.2%)	15 (3.4%)	38 (8.7%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	$22,701			$254			$22,447	95.2	92.5	44	9		421359004665
36	McCall Gen George A School	Public	K-8	325 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7840	629	38	16.7	98.1%	184 (29.3%)	79 (12.6%)	36 (5.7%)	269 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.5%)	$17,877			$6,099			$11,778	95.2	96.8	14	22		421899003648
37	Park Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	2180 School Dr	State College	16803	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 272-8217	822	63	13.1	15.1%	643 (78.2%)	13 (1.6%)	21 (2.6%)	85 (10.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.8%)	$23,661			$89			$23,571	94.8	93.7	39	2		422277006234
38	Pine-Richland Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Logan Rd	Gibsonia	15044	Allegheny County	Pine-Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-3111	703	58	12.1	6.4%	595 (84.6%)	9 (1.3%)	29 (4.1%)	47 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.8%)	$20,267			$462			$19,804	94.8	94.1	36	2		420285000314
39	Infinity Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5405 Locust Lane	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Infinity Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 238-1880	256	20	13.1	19.1%	104 (40.6%)	32 (12.5%)	18 (7.0%)	79 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	$10,876			$592			$10,284	94.8	98.6	2	37		420011800724
40	Norwin Middle School	Public	7-8	10870 Mockingbird Dr	North Huntingdon	15642	Westmoreland County	Norwin School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 861-3010	819	51	16.1	27.7%	739 (90.2%)	10 (1.2%)	24 (2.9%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	$15,318			$237			$15,081	94.7	96.2	22	18		421794004482

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.