Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

School	Students/Teachers	Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
421899003808	1	Masterman Julia R Sec School	Public, Magnet	5-12	1699 Spring Garden St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7580	1,197	55	21.8	99.9%	469 (39.2%)	187 (15.6%)	64 (5.3%)	347 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	130 (10.9%)	98.9	98.9	1		R5
421611000340	2	Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Moffett St	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2120	701	51	13.7	9.4%	613 (87.4%)	8 (1.1%)	14 (2.0%)	44 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	97	97	3	1	R5
421899000551	3	Gamp	Public, Magnet	5-12	23rd and Ritner Sts	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-8230	614	26	23.3	99.8%	260 (42.3%)	162 (26.4%)	33 (5.4%)	107 (17.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	96.9	96.4	5	2	R5
422058000258	4	South Fayette Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 Old Oakdale Rd	Mc Donald	15057	Allegheny	South Fayette Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 221-4542	801	50	15.9	12.2%	606 (75.7%)	19 (2.4%)	12 (1.5%)	134 (16.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	96.8	96.7	4		R5
422457000491	5	Fort Couch Middle School	Public	7-8	515 Fort Couch Rd	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny	Upper Saint Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	637	44	14.3	6.0%	528 (82.9%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	80 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.0%)	96.3	95.1	11	6	R5
421896004256	6	Peters Township Middle School	Public	7-8	625 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-2688	632	44	14.3	7.9%	567 (89.7%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.7%)	21 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	96.2	97.1	2	4	R5
420007000514	7	Souderton Charter School Collaborative	Public, Charter	K-8	110 E Broad Street	Souderton	18964	Montgomery	Souderton Charter School Collaborative	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 721-4560	231	24	9.8		152 (65.8%)	7 (3.0%)	16 (6.9%)	39 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.4%)	95.9	94.3	16	9	R5
421899007023	8	Carver High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	1600 W Norris St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7380	889	27	33.2	99.7%	47 (5.3%)	611 (68.7%)	77 (8.7%)	91 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.0%)	95.7	91.4	37	29	R5
421416003293	9	Bala-Cynwyd Middle School	Public	6-8	510 Bryn Mawr Ave	Bala Cynwyd	19004	Montgomery	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1480	1,011	86	11.7	10.7%	707 (69.9%)	67 (6.6%)	48 (4.7%)	128 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (5.7%)	95.7	95	12	3	R5
421899000619	10	Penn Alexander School	Public	K-8	4209 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7760	576	32	17.8	100.0%	230 (39.9%)	120 (20.8%)	32 (5.6%)	125 (21.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (11.5%)	95.5	95.1	9	1	R5

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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 884)	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	Average Standard Score (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Rank (2018)	Rank Change from 2018	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)
421899003808	1	Masterman Julia R Sec School	Public, Magnet	5-12	1699 Spring Garden St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7580	1,197	55	21.8	99.9%	469 (39.2%)	187 (15.6%)	64 (5.3%)	347 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	130 (10.9%)	98.9	98.9	1		R5
421611000340	2	Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Moffett St	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2120	701	51	13.7	9.4%	613 (87.4%)	8 (1.1%)	14 (2.0%)	44 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	97	97	3	1	R5
421899000551	3	Gamp	Public, Magnet	5-12	23rd and Ritner Sts	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-8230	614	26	23.3	99.8%	260 (42.3%)	162 (26.4%)	33 (5.4%)	107 (17.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	96.9	96.4	5	2	R5
422058000258	4	South Fayette Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 Old Oakdale Rd	Mc Donald	15057	Allegheny	South Fayette Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 221-4542	801	50	15.9	12.2%	606 (75.7%)	19 (2.4%)	12 (1.5%)	134 (16.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	96.8	96.7	4		R5
422457000491	5	Fort Couch Middle School	Public	7-8	515 Fort Couch Rd	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny	Upper Saint Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	637	44	14.3	6.0%	528 (82.9%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	80 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.0%)	96.3	95.1	11	6	R5
421896004256	6	Peters Township Middle School	Public	7-8	625 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-2688	632	44	14.3	7.9%	567 (89.7%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.7%)	21 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	96.2	97.1	2	4	R5
420007000514	7	Souderton Charter School Collaborative	Public, Charter	K-8	110 E Broad Street	Souderton	18964	Montgomery	Souderton Charter School Collaborative	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 721-4560	231	24	9.8		152 (65.8%)	7 (3.0%)	16 (6.9%)	39 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.4%)	95.9	94.3	16	9	R5
421899007023	8	Carver High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	1600 W Norris St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7380	889	27	33.2	99.7%	47 (5.3%)	611 (68.7%)	77 (8.7%)	91 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.0%)	95.7	91.4	37	29	R5
421416003293	9	Bala-Cynwyd Middle School	Public	6-8	510 Bryn Mawr Ave	Bala Cynwyd	19004	Montgomery	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1480	1,011	86	11.7	10.7%	707 (69.9%)	67 (6.6%)	48 (4.7%)	128 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (5.7%)	95.7	95	12	3	R5
421899000619	10	Penn Alexander School	Public	K-8	4209 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7760	576	32	17.8	100.0%	230 (39.9%)	120 (20.8%)	32 (5.6%)	125 (21.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (11.5%)	95.5	95.1	9	1	R5