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420267007466
451
Harlan Rowe Middle School
Public
6-8
200 Wildcat Way
Athens
18810
Bradford County
Athens Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(570) 888-7766
456
39
11.7
100.0%
406 (89.0%)
10 (2.2%)
21 (4.6%)
6 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
12 (2.6%)
$16,454
$381
$16,073
51.5
65.7
295
156
421302002924
452
Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
1128 Old Route 115
Lehman
18627
Luzerne County
Lake-Lehman School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(570) 675-7458
739
50
14.7
28.1%
700 (94.7%)
7 (0.9%)
18 (2.4%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (1.5%)
$15,578
$1,044
$14,535
51.2
55.3
405
47
421874006136
453
Saegertown Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
18079 Mook Road
Saegertown
16433
Crawford County
Penncrest School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(814) 337-1635
445
31
14.3
38.9%
413 (92.8%)
1 (0.2%)
7 (1.6%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (4.9%)
$20,279
$1,946
$18,333
51.2
58.7
372
81
421914005262
454
Pine Grove Area Middle School
Public
5-8
105 School Street
Pine Grove
17963
Schuylkill County
Pine Grove Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(570) 345-2731
473
40
11.9
39.7%
453 (95.8%)
1 (0.2%)
5 (1.1%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
11 (2.3%)
$11,928
$31
$11,897
51.2
49.5
470
16
421737005258
455
Northampton Area Middle School
Public
6-8
1617 Laubach Ave
Northampton
18067
Northampton County
Northampton Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(610) 262-7817
1,256
79
15.8
42.4%
988 (78.7%)
45 (3.6%)
180 (14.3%)
5 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
38 (3.0%)
$16,013
$945
$15,068
51.1
56.3
393
62
421398000013
456
Maple Avenue Middle School
Public
6-8
75 Maple Avenue
Littlestown
17340
Adams County
Littlestown Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(717) 359-4146
415
34
12
39.8%
379 (91.3%)
7 (1.7%)
15 (3.6%)
3 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (2.7%)
$24,320
$925
$23,395
51
45.9
499
43
420357003463
457
Nitschmann Middle School
Public
6-8
1002 W. Union Blvd
Bethlehem
18018
Lehigh County
Bethlehem Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(610) 866-5781
781
56
13.9
48.5%
388 (49.7%)
81 (10.4%)
253 (32.4%)
34 (4.4%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (3.1%)
$16,616
$740
$15,876
51
52.6
435
22
420234006850
458
Altoona Area Junior High School
Public
6-8
1400 7th Ave
Altoona
16602
Blair County
Altoona Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(814) 381-7512
1,727
132
13.1
70.6%
1,437 (83.2%)
188 (10.9%)
49 (2.8%)
11 (0.6%)
6 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
35 (2.0%)
$12,607
$1,721
$10,886
50.9
50.3
462
4
421777000053
459
Northgate Middle/High School
Public
7-12
589 Union Ave
Pittsburgh
15202
Allegheny County
Northgate School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(412) 732-3300
456
36
12.7
84.9%
296 (64.9%)
91 (20.0%)
21 (4.6%)
6 (1.3%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
40 (8.8%)
$22,942
$444
$22,497
50.8
52
442
17
420936000989
460
Everett Area Middle School
Public
6-8
1 Renaissance Circle
Everett
15537
Bedford County
Everett Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(814) 652-9114
293
20
14.5
56.0%
277 (94.5%)
4 (1.4%)
9 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.0%)
$9,574
$1,349
$8,225
50.8
52
441
19
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSSA Math, PSSA English Language Arts, PSSA Science test scores released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 8, 2023, 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.
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