Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 879)	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 (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 County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7580	1,214	55	22	99.9%	492 (40.5%)	188 (15.5%)	64 (5.3%)	352 (29.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (9.6%)	$12,556			$904			$11,653	98.9	98.9	1		R5
421611000340	2	Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Moffett St	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2120	691	53	12.9	9.3%	597 (86.4%)	7 (1.0%)	14 (2.0%)	42 (6.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	$14,920			$487			$14,433	97	97	3	1	R5
421899000551	3	Gamp	Public, Magnet	5-12	23rd and Ritner Sts	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-8230	623	28	21.9	99.7%	256 (41.1%)	153 (24.6%)	35 (5.6%)	120 (19.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.1%)	$12,552			$978			$11,574	96.9	96.4	5	2	R5
422058000258	4	South Fayette Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 Old Oakdale Rd	Mc Donald	15057	Allegheny County	South Fayette Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 221-4542	846	52	16.2	11.6%	628 (74.2%)	15 (1.8%)	15 (1.8%)	149 (17.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.4%)	$8,975			$286			$8,689	96.8	96.7	4		R5
422457000491	5	Fort Couch Middle School	Public	7-8	515 Fort Couch Rd	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper Saint Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	641	44	14.5	8.6%	524 (81.7%)	10 (1.6%)	10 (1.6%)	74 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	$17,206			$247			$16,959	96.3	95.1	11	6	R5
421896004256	6	Peters Township Middle School	Public	7-8	625 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-2688	588	44	13.3	6.5%	545 (92.7%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$15,615			$00			$15,615	96.2	97.1	2	4	R5
420007000514	7	Souderton Charter School Collaborative	Public, Charter	K-8	110 E Broad Street	Souderton	18964	Montgomery County	Souderton Charter School Collaborative	Yes	No	No	No	(215) 721-4560	235	24	9.9		137 (58.3%)	6 (2.6%)	22 (9.4%)	46 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.2%)	$16,555			$221			$16,335	95.9	94.3	16	9	R5
421899007023	8	Carver High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	1600 W Norris St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7380	932	30	30.6	99.8%	57 (6.1%)	636 (68.2%)	87 (9.3%)	99 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.6%)	$12,281			$1,060			$11,221	95.7	91.4	37	29	R5
421416003293	9	Bala-Cynwyd Middle School	Public	6-8	510 Bryn Mawr Ave	Bala Cynwyd	19004	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1480	1,059	93	11.4	9.9%	716 (67.6%)	83 (7.8%)	50 (4.7%)	137 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (6.6%)	$25,297			$183			$25,115	95.7	95	12	3	R5
421899000619	10	Penn Alexander School	Public	K-8	4209 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7760	576	38	15	100.0%	248 (43.1%)	115 (20.0%)	26 (4.5%)	119 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (11.5%)	$13,141			$1,765			$11,377	95.5	95.1	9	1	R5

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