Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania for White Students

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Every year, the Pennsylvania Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, White students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Pennsylvania test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSSA test scores by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (White vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 673)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (White)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (White)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Penn Alexander School	Public	K-8	4209 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7760	583	37	15.6	100.2%	270 (46.3%)	74 (12.7%)	30 (5.1%)	147 (25.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.1%)	$16,543			$7,544			$8,999	99.9%	99.7%	0.19%			421899000619
2	Masterman Julia R Sec School	Public, Magnet	5-12	1699 Spring Garden St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(215) 400-7580	1,199	58	20.5	100.0%	478 (39.9%)	199 (16.6%)	96 (8.0%)	330 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	94 (7.8%)	$15,137			$7,658			$7,480	99.7%	99.9%	0.18%			421899003808
3	Greenfield Albert Middle School	Public	K-8	2200 Chestnut St	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 400-7819	730	44	16.5	100.0%	388 (53.2%)	86 (11.8%)	86 (11.8%)	90 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.0%)	$16,357			$6,928			$9,429	99.6%	98.3%	1.24%			421899005186
4	Infinity Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5405 Locust Lane	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Infinity Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 238-1880	256	20	12.9	19.1%	120 (46.9%)	27 (10.5%)	18 (7.0%)	65 (25.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	$11,171			$1,130			$10,041	99.4%	99.8%	0.37%			420011800724
5	Meredith William Middle School	Public	K-8	725 S 5th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 400-7990	515	33	15.4	100.0%	308 (59.8%)	44 (8.5%)	57 (11.1%)	41 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (12.2%)	$16,090			$7,129			$8,961	99.3%	99.1%	0.15%			421899003649
6	McCall Gen George A School	Public	K-8	325 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7840	617	40	15.4	100.0%	180 (29.2%)	71 (11.5%)	27 (4.4%)	276 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.0%)	$16,758			$8,019			$8,739	99.1%	98.4%	0.68%			421899003648
7	Radnor Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Louella Avenue	Wayne	19087	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 386-6300	813	74	10.9	14.0%	578 (71.1%)	31 (3.8%)	42 (5.2%)	118 (14.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.0%)	$25,519			$524			$24,996	99.0%	99.4%	0.48%			421992006511
8	Dobson James School	Public	K-8	4667 Umbria St	Philadelphia	19127	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3570	230	23	10.1	100.0%	111 (48.3%)	70 (30.4%)	22 (9.6%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.0%)	$22,389			$8,975			$13,413	98.8%	73.3%	25.52%			421899003726
9	Peters Township Middle School	Public	6-8	264 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-2688	925	63	14.7	10.9%	837 (90.5%)	4 (0.4%)	16 (1.7%)	38 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.7%)	$15,939			$112			$15,827	98.7%	99.2%	0.55%			421896007695
10	Gamp	Public, Magnet	5-12	23rd and Ritner Sts	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-8230	577	35	16.5	100.0%	229 (39.7%)	141 (24.4%)	36 (6.2%)	115 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.4%)	$15,645			$8,109			$7,536	98.5%	98.9%	0.36%			421899000551

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About our rankings:

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 13, 2024, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.