Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 884)	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	Average Standard Score (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Rank (2018)	Rank Change from 2018	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)
422661007178	181	Windber Area Middle School	Public	6-8	2301 Graham Ave	Windber	15963	Somerset	Windber Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 467-4567	262	18	14.2	45.0%	252 (96.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	77.2	78.6	153	28	R4
421863005238	182	Marticville Middle School	Public	7-8	356 Frogtown Rd	Pequea	17565	Lancaster	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 291-9854	381	25	15.2	37.8%	320 (84.0%)	9 (2.4%)	39 (10.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	76.9	79.9	139	43	R4
422400009991	183	Twin Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	770 Clymer Hill Rd	Elverson	19520	Berks	Twin Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 286-8660	1,027	64	16	33.6%	894 (87.0%)	14 (1.4%)	62 (6.0%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.0%)	76.8	76.4	184	1	R4
421728003324	184	Penndale Middle School	Public	7-9	400 Penn St	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 368-2700	1,303	95	13.6	36.4%	746 (57.3%)	136 (10.4%)	103 (7.9%)	251 (19.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.1%)	76.8	77.6	169	15	R4
422448003394	185	Upper Merion Middle School	Public	5-8	450 Crossfield Road	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 205-8802	1,363	101	13.5	38.4%	721 (52.9%)	162 (11.9%)	175 (12.8%)	230 (16.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.3%)	76.8	80	138	47	R4
420720005150	186	Dallas Middle School	Public	6-8	2020 Conyngham Avenue	Dallas	18612	Luzerne	Dallas School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 674-7245	606	40	15	24.8%	560 (92.4%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.5%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	76.6	72.2	232	46	R4
421917006989	187	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy	Public	6-12	107 Thackeray St	Pittsburgh	15213	Allegheny	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7620	575	39	14.5	99.8%	266 (46.3%)	210 (36.5%)	13 (2.3%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.8%)	76.4	76.7	179	8	R4
422247006641	188	Markle Intrmd School	Public	6-8	225 Bowman Rd	Hanover	17331	York	South Western School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 633-4840	1,006	67	14.9	35.0%	879 (87.4%)	24 (2.4%)	52 (5.2%)	19 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.1%)	76.1	77.8	167	21	R4
421788006146	189	Northwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Harthan Way	Albion	16401	Erie	Northwestern School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 756-9400	337	28	12.2	60.2%	315 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	76	78.4	159	30	R4
421284007277	190	Kiski Area IHS	Public	7-8	260 Hyde Park Rd	Vandergrift	15690	Westmoreland	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 845-2219	562	25	22.9	45.2%	520 (92.5%)	31 (5.5%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76	71.8	235	45	R4

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