Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)							Ranking (2021 vs 2019)
ID	Rank (of 797)	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 (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Rank (2019)	Rank Change from 2019	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)
420987002246	431	Forbes Road Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	159 Red Bird Drive	Waterfall	16689	Fulton County	Forbes Road School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 685-3866	149	13	11.3	26.2%	145 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$21,381			$142			$21,240	48.4	74	212	219	R2
422565006129	432	West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3591 Sharon Rd	West Middlesex	16159	Mercer County	West Middlesex Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 634-3030	388	35	11.1	41.0%	374 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$17,541			$143			$17,398	48.4	54.6	445	13	R2
420954009987	433	Fairfield Area Middle School	Public	5-8	4840 Fairfield Rd	Fairfield	17320	Adams County	Fairfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 642-8228	268	23	11.8	23.9%	253 (94.4%)	4 (1.5%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,019			$00			$12,019	48.4	62.9	351	82	R2
421170000547	434	Drums El/Middle School	Public	K-8	85 South Old Turnpike Road	Drums	18222	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 459-3111	703	47	14.9	99.6%	516 (73.4%)	18 (2.6%)	143 (20.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.0%)	$10,271			$238			$10,033	48.3	68.2	280	154	R2
421217001881	435	Glenolden School	Public	1-8	MacDade & Knowles	Glenolden	19036	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 237-6430	589	46	12.9	62.0%	368 (62.5%)	139 (23.6%)	17 (2.9%)	32 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$18,971			$286			$18,685	48	65	314	121	R2
421116003137	436	Greenville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	9 Donation Road	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Greenville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 588-2500	617	43	14.5	48.3%	582 (94.3%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	$13,957			$149			$13,808	47.9	69.1	270	166	R2
420234006850	437	Altoona Area Junior High School	Public	6-8	1400 7th Ave	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 381-7512	1,759	127	13.8	65.3%	1,523 (86.6%)	179 (10.2%)	32 (1.8%)	10 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.6%)	$13,540			$420			$13,119	47.7	58.4	412	25	R2
421145004570	438	Hanover Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Keagy Ave	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	624	37	16.9	60.1%	393 (63.0%)	35 (5.6%)	138 (22.1%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.5%)	$12,617			$494			$12,124	47.6	59.2	399	39	R2
421953003111	439	Port Allegany Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	20 Oak St	Port Allegany	16743	McKean County	Port Allegany School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 642-2544	390	30	12.9	41.5%	381 (97.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,344			$711			$15,633	47.5	53.2	454	15	R2
421788006146	440	Northwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Harthan Way	Albion	16401	Erie County	Northwestern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 756-9400	330	25	13	59.1%	315 (95.5%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$12,958			$30			$12,929	47.4	76	190	250	R2

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