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420909004804
161
Elizabeth Forward Middle School
Public
6-8
401 Rock Run Road
Elizabeth
15037
Allegheny County
Elizabeth Forward School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(412) 896-2335
550
43
12.9
43.8%
508 (92.4%)
14 (2.5%)
4 (0.7%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (4.0%)
$16,804
$614
$16,191
78.6
73.6
201
40
421131006331
162
Halifax Area Middle School
Public
5-8
3940 Peters Mountain Rd
Halifax
17032
Dauphin County
Halifax Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(717) 896-3416
273
21
13
31.1%
244 (89.4%)
4 (1.5%)
13 (4.8%)
4 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.9%)
$12,519
$00
$12,519
78.5
56.2
394
232
421956001270
163
Portage Area Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
85 Mountain Ave
Portage
15946
Cambria County
Portage Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(814) 736-9636
359
26
13.9
34.0%
349 (97.2%)
3 (0.8%)
1 (0.3%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.1%)
$16,206
$5,218
$10,988
78.4
65.7
294
131
421122007389
164
Grove City Area Middle School
Public
6-8
100 Middle School Drive
Grove City
16127
Mercer County
Grove City Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(724) 458-8040
400
30
13.4
37.0%
373 (93.3%)
4 (1.0%)
10 (2.5%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (2.8%)
$16,755
$2,034
$14,721
78.2
76.9
171
7
421119000220
165
Greenwood Middle School
Public
6-8
405 E Sunbury St
Millerstown
17062
Perry County
Greenwood School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(717) 589-3116
190
16
11.8
37.4%
179 (94.2%)
4 (2.1%)
4 (2.1%)
2 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
$16,264
$00
$16,264
77.9
72.6
215
50
422206006906
166
South Park Middle School
Public
5-8
2500 Stewart Rd
South Park
15129
Allegheny County
South Park School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(412) 655-3111
541
40
13.6
31.6%
458 (84.7%)
39 (7.2%)
11 (2.0%)
25 (4.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (1.3%)
$19,858
$714
$19,144
77.8
72.4
216
50
422043006928
167
Riverview Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
100 Hulton Rd
Oakmont
15139
Allegheny County
Riverview School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(412) 828-1800
396
39
10.2
26.5%
327 (82.6%)
29 (7.3%)
5 (1.3%)
4 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
30 (7.6%)
$32,797
$1,713
$31,084
77.8
71.1
231
64
422529005137
168
J R Fugett Middle School
Public
6-8
500 Ellis Ln
West Chester
19380
Chester County
West Chester Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(484) 266-2900
908
78
11.6
23.0%
626 (68.9%)
48 (5.3%)
102 (11.2%)
81 (8.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
51 (5.6%)
$17,678
$293
$17,385
77.6
78.6
153
15
420474001199
169
Cambria Heights Middle School
Public
6-8
414 Glendale Lake Rd
Patton
16668
Cambria County
Cambria Heights School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(814) 674-6290
306
26
11.6
49.0%
293 (95.8%)
1 (0.3%)
4 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
6 (2.0%)
$9,637
$313
$9,324
77.6
72.1
220
51
421215002324
170
Indiana Area Junior High School
Public
6-8
245 N 5th St
Indiana
15701
Indiana County
Indiana Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(724) 463-8568
667
43
15.5
48.1%
573 (85.9%)
43 (6.4%)
11 (1.6%)
15 (2.2%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (3.6%)
$17,015
$852
$16,163
77.4
81.6
124
46
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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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