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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2023-24)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northwestern Middle School	0.0mi	Public	6-8	150 Harthan Way	Albion	16401	Erie County	Northwestern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 756-9400	266	22	12.0	—	243 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	63.1	303^rd of 873 public middle schools	65.3%		46.8	498^th of 891 public middle schools	44.1%	195		50.0	22.9	38.3	37.0		58.3	46.0	51.2	51.7	$16,357	$494	$15,862
Rice Avenue Middle School	8.4mi	Public	5-8	1100 Rice Ave	Girard	16417	Erie County	Girard School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 774-5604	443	41	10.8	—	402 (90.7%)	6 (1.4%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	79.2	142^nd of 873 public middle schools	83.7%		72.2	227^th of 891 public middle schools	74.5%	85	74.7	63.0	43.6	36.1	54.6	69.0	66.0	56.5	59.8	62.9	$18,325	$981	$17,344
Fairview Middle School	10.9mi	Public	5-8	4967 Avonia Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Fairview School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 474-2600	633	45	14.2	29.3%	529 (83.6%)	10 (1.6%)	26 (4.1%)	43 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	92.7	51^st of 873 public middle schools	94.2%		94.2	35^th of 891 public middle schools	96.1%	16	66.5	66.2	61.6	70.9	66.4	68.8	67.5	67.1	79.3	70.6	$13,413	$77	$13,336
James W Parker Middle School	12.1mi	Public	5-8	11781 Edinboro Rd	Edinboro	16412	Erie County	General McLane School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 273-1033	652	42	15.6	40.2%	608 (93.3%)	6 (0.9%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	90.1	73^rd of 873 public middle schools	91.6%		87.9	79^th of 891 public middle schools	91.1%	6	62.2	59.7	55.1	50.9	57.0	66.7	67.1	71.3	73.3	69.6	$15,384	$160	$15,225
Walnut Creek Middle School	14.3mi	Public	6-8	5901 Sterrettania Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5700	399	37	10.8	36.2%	307 (76.9%)	7 (1.8%)	20 (5.0%)	45 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	94	44^th of 873 public middle schools	95.0%		88.8	74^th of 891 public middle schools	91.7%	30		65.9	59.6	61.6	62.5		77.7	71.0	74.6	74.6	$19,813	$263	$19,550
Westlake Middle School	16.5mi	Public	6-8	4330 W Lake Rd	Erie	16505	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5750	477	40	11.8	61.2%	383 (80.3%)	15 (3.1%)	33 (6.9%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	64.6	280^th of 873 public middle schools	67.9%		59.9	367^th of 891 public middle schools	58.8%	87		32.1	40.5	28.3	33.9		55.2	62.1	50.0	55.9	$17,428	$420	$17,008
Fort LeBoeuf Middle School	19.4mi	Public	6-8	865 Cherry St	Waterford	16441	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 796-2681	471	37	12.7	50.4%	435 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	86.1	97^th of 873 public middle schools	88.9%		85.6	95^th of 891 public middle schools	89.3%	2		62.7	48.7	44.2	51.4		70.7	66.2	62.6	66.3	$15,269	$356	$14,912
James S Wilson Middle School	19.4mi	Public	6-8	901 W 54 St	Erie	16509	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5500	547	42	13.1	52.4%	378 (69.1%)	28 (5.1%)	26 (4.8%)	78 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	76.1	162^nd of 873 public middle schools	81.4%		73.5	212^th of 891 public middle schools	76.2%	50		48.3	45.1	39.2	44.0		67.6	57.8	52.0	58.9	$16,489	$358	$16,131
Conneaut Area Middle School	19.5mi	Public	6-8	10331 U.S. Highway 6	Conneaut Lake	16316	Crawford County	Conneaut School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 382-5315	408	33	12.2	—	384 (94.1%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	62.4	308^th of 873 public middle schools	64.7%		66.5	292^nd of 891 public middle schools	67.2%	16		62.3	41.3	33.8	44.7		47.1	42.7	44.0	44.4	$20,005	$2,160	$17,845

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