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)
421158000981	581	Marshall Math Science Academy	Public, Magnet	5-8	301 Hale Avenue	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(717) 703-1200	377	11	35.9	99.2%	23 (6.1%)	194 (51.5%)	131 (34.7%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$14,819			$775			$14,043	34.9	50.5	406	175	R2
420089107602	582	MaST Community Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	6238 Rising Sun Avenue	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	MaST Community Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 348-1215	1,576	107	14.7	64.8%	495 (31.4%)	470 (29.8%)	329 (20.9%)	196 (12.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (5.3%)	$12,130			$1,974			$10,156	34.9	34.4	536	46	R2
422499006912	583	Washington Junior High School	Public	7-8	201 Allison Avenue	Washington	15301	Washington County	Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 223-5060	219	18	12	98.6%	98 (44.7%)	55 (25.1%)	12 (5.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (23.3%)	$15,358			$900			$14,458	34.8	18.7	632	49	R2
420333007030	584	Robert K Shafer Middle School	Public	7-8	3333 Hulmeville Rd	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 750-2800	602	45	13.5	56.0%	319 (53.0%)	78 (13.0%)	112 (18.6%)	81 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$21,477			$1,175			$20,302	34.8	32.9	546	38	R2
421767006829	585	Northern Lehigh Middle School	Public	7-8	600 Diamond St	Slatington	18080	Lehigh County	Northern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 767-9812	241	19	12.7	40.7%	182 (75.5%)	2 (0.8%)	49 (20.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$19,578			$455			$19,123	34.7	40.9	483	102	R2
421899006960	586	Overbrook Edu Center	Public	K-8	6722 Lansdowne Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7540	276	25	11.1	98.9%	6 (2.2%)	244 (88.4%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.2%)	$17,505			$3,617			$13,889	34.7			(n/a)	R2
421698003265	587	East Norriton Middle School	Public	5-8	330 Roland Dr	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-6520	910	60	15.1	98.2%	187 (20.5%)	284 (31.2%)	352 (38.7%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (8.5%)	$15,674			$1,173			$14,500	34.1	35.3	530	57	R2
421809007292	588	Oil City Area Middle School	Public	5-8	8 Lynch Blvd	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 676-5702	582	43	13.4	99.5%	538 (92.4%)	19 (3.3%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$13,261			$619			$12,642	33.9	33.7	541	47	R2
421230006126	589	Jamestown Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	204 Shenango Street	Jamestown	16134	Mercer County	Jamestown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 932-3186	218	19	11.3	86.7%	212 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,041			$1,013			$18,027	33.7	56.5	335	254	R2
420867000522	590	Lehman Intermediate School	Public	6-8	257 Timberwolf Dr	Dingmans Ferry	18328	Pike County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 588-4410	626	58	10.8	54.3%	199 (31.8%)	146 (23.3%)	191 (30.5%)	12 (1.9%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (9.9%)	$21,673			$640			$21,033	33.7	31.5	561	29	R2

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