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191
North East Middle School
Public
6-8
1903 Freeport Rd
North East
16428
Erie County
North East School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(814) 725-8671
360
29
12.2
53.6%
328 (91.1%)
2 (0.6%)
10 (2.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
19 (5.3%)
$14,142
$538
$13,604
75.8
81.1
129
62
420708001632
192
Cochranton Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
105 Second Street
Cochranton
16314
Crawford County
Crawford Central School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(814) 425-7421
356
30
11.9
87.6%
333 (93.5%)
1 (0.3%)
6 (1.7%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
2 (0.6%)
12 (3.4%)
$19,141
$362
$18,779
75.4
80.3
137
55
421833010005
193
Palisades Middle School
Public
6-8
4710 Durham Rd
Kintnersville
18930
Bucks County
Palisades School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(610) 847-5131
309
34
8.9
30.4%
277 (89.6%)
4 (1.3%)
15 (4.9%)
2 (0.6%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.9%)
$33,061
$803
$32,257
75.4
80
141
52
420855000376
194
Lower Macungie Middle School
Public
6-8
6299 Lower Macungie Road
Macungie
18062
Lehigh County
East Penn School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(610) 395-8593
1,043
84
12.4
35.9%
650 (62.3%)
59 (5.7%)
226 (21.7%)
38 (3.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
69 (6.6%)
$18,862
$220
$18,642
75.3
62.5
323
129
422376006638
195
Trinity Middle School
Public
6-8
50 Scenic Dr
Washington
15301
Washington County
Trinity Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(724) 228-2112
738
55
13.4
44.4%
660 (89.4%)
7 (0.9%)
12 (1.6%)
6 (0.8%)
3 (0.4%)
2 (0.3%)
48 (6.5%)
$16,584
$675
$15,910
75.3
72
222
27
420756004351
196
Derry Area Middle School
Public
6-8
994 North Chestnut St Ext
Derry
15627
Westmoreland County
Derry Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(724) 694-8231
443
37
11.9
100.0%
412 (93.0%)
5 (1.1%)
2 (0.5%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (5.2%)
$15,160
$947
$14,213
75.2
75.6
182
14
420540000838
197
Central Dauphin Middle School
Public
6-8
4600 Locust Lane
Harrisburg
17109
Dauphin County
Central Dauphin School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(717) 540-4606
848
54
15.7
33.3%
596 (70.3%)
87 (10.3%)
56 (6.6%)
59 (7.0%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
48 (5.7%)
$14,040
$694
$13,346
75.1
74
199
2
421581004044
198
Montrose Area Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
75 Meteor Way
Montrose
18801
Susquehanna County
Montrose Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(570) 278-3731
562
76
7.3
41.6%
537 (95.6%)
4 (0.7%)
18 (3.2%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
$24,194
$1,524
$22,670
75
73.3
208
10
422448003394
199
Upper Merion Middle School
Public
5-8
450 Keebler Road
King of Prussia
19406
Montgomery County
Upper Merion Area School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(610) 205-8802
1,282
104
12.3
47.2%
587 (45.8%)
167 (13.0%)
187 (14.6%)
214 (16.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
127 (9.9%)
$20,148
$222
$19,926
75
74.5
194
5
421533004954
200
James S Wilson Middle School
Public
6-8
901 W 54 St
Erie
16509
Erie County
Millcreek Township School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(814) 835-5500
550
38
14.5
50.7%
432 (78.5%)
15 (2.7%)
23 (4.2%)
35 (6.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
44 (8.0%)
$15,401
$986
$14,415
74.9
79.7
145
55
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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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