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)
421689006078	321	Newport Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Caroline Street	Newport	17074	Perry County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 567-3806	231	20	11.6		214 (92.6%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$31,823			$625			$31,198	58.2	53.1	456	135	R3
422151002708	322	Shenango High School	Public	7-12	2550 Ellwood Rd	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Shenango Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-5537	512	39	13.2	33.0%	485 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$15,548			$311			$15,237	58.1	73.7	215	107	R3
422043006928	323	Riverview Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Hulton Rd	Oakmont	15139	Allegheny County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 828-1800	390	37	10.4	31.3%	329 (84.4%)	32 (8.2%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$29,559			$1,165			$28,395	58.1	87.5	81	242	R3
421221004817	324	Iroquois Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4301 Main Street	Erie	16511	Erie County	Iroquois School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 899-7643	569	37	15.5	87.7%	477 (83.8%)	19 (3.3%)	21 (3.7%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	$19,061			$410			$18,651	58	66.5	296	28	R3
421773006373	325	Williamson Senior High School	Public	7-12	33 Jct Cross Road	Tioga	16946	Tioga County	Northern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 827-2191	563	48	11.7	53.5%	532 (94.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$15,117			$55			$15,062	57.9	57.2	423	98	R3
422523007672	326	West Branch Middle School	Public	5-8	444 Allport Cutoff	Morrisdale	16858	Clearfield County	West Branch Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 345-5615	286	19	14.7	50.3%	274 (95.8%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$17,621			$740			$16,881	57.7			(n/a)	R3
420570000094	327	Chartiers Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Thoms Run Rd	Bridgeville	15017	Allegheny County	Chartiers Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 429-2223	690	65	10.6	31.4%	584 (84.6%)	21 (3.0%)	8 (1.2%)	40 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.4%)	$20,070			$372			$19,699	57.7	68.5	276	51	R3
420219000029	328	Springdale Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	501 Butler Rd	Springdale	15144	Allegheny County	Allegheny Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 274-8100	391	35	11	39.4%	366 (93.6%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$23,099			$159			$22,940	57.6	51.6	466	138	R3
420006700511	329	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	413 Fairview Street	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 983-4080	1,101	94	11.7	29.1%	629 (57.1%)	250 (22.7%)	63 (5.7%)	65 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (8.4%)	$17,280			$168			$17,112	57.4	82.5	118	211	R3
422511007619	330	Waynesboro Area Middle School	Public	6-8	702 E 2nd St	Waynesboro	17268	Franklin County	Waynesboro Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 762-1191	1,071	61	17.5	52.9%	904 (84.4%)	26 (2.4%)	66 (6.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.4%)	$10,438			$00			$10,438	57.4	68.3	279	51	R3

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