Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 883)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
420540001742	631	Swatara Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 Highland St	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 939-9363	611	48	12.6	99.5%	136 (22.3%)	177 (29.0%)	143 (23.4%)	83 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (11.3%)	$14,530			$128			$14,401	26.4	25.5	594	37
422109006791	632	West Scranton Intrmd School	Public	6-8	1401 Fellows St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 348-3475	724	48	15	99.6%	321 (44.3%)	87 (12.0%)	258 (35.6%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.6%)	$13,068			$733			$12,335	26	18	647	15
420001700336	633	Manchester Academic Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1214 Liverpool Street	Pittsburgh	15233	Allegheny County	Manchester Academic Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 322-0585	376	16	23.5	53.7%	3 (0.8%)	352 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$20,531			$1,123			$19,408	25.9	18.9	634	1
422149003940	634	Shenandoah Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	805 West Centre Street	Shenandoah	17976	Schuylkill County	Shenandoah Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 462-1957	469	36	13.1	99.4%	177 (37.7%)	16 (3.4%)	268 (57.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$15,247			$848			$14,399	25.9	18	648	14
420357003462	635	Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1170 Fernwood St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-8581	749	57	13.1	66.2%	186 (24.8%)	90 (12.0%)	441 (58.9%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$17,671			$1,427			$16,244	25.7	36	532	103
420006000502	636	Freire Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	2027 Chestnut Street	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Freire Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 557-8555	989	83	11.9	99.5%	2 (0.2%)	926 (93.6%)	23 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	$17,382			$2,215			$15,167	25.6	18.6	641	5
420004100403	637	West Oak Lane Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7115 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	West Oak Lane Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 927-7995	995	49	20.5	98.7%	1 (0.1%)	988 (99.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$13,805			$1,793			$12,012	25.6	23.3	604	33
420423007633	638	Neil A Armstrong Middle School	Public	6-8	475 Wistar Rd	Fairless Hills	19030	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 945-4940	757	50	15.1	57.2%	467 (61.7%)	91 (12.0%)	98 (12.9%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	83 (11.0%)	$16,837			$540			$16,297	25.2	19	633	5
422240006501	639	Harris School	Public	K-8	501 Sharon Avenue	Collingdale	19023	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4370	671	49	13.6	99.6%	70 (10.4%)	532 (79.3%)	31 (4.6%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	$9,242			$1,062			$8,180	25	18.2	644	5
421620000827	640	Muhlenberg Middle School	Public	7-9	801 E Bellevue Ave	Reading	19605	Berks County	Muhlenberg School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 921-8034	1,061	65	16.4	67.7%	306 (28.8%)	63 (5.9%)	649 (61.2%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.8%)	$13,254			$1,297			$11,957	25	19.3	628	12

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