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The top-graded public middle schools in Pennsylvania

515 public middle schools in Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the top-graded public middle schools, ranked by the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against what poverty predicts, and the three-year trend, each compared with schools in the same state. Black Rock Middle School leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

515

Pennsylvania

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	Black Rock Middle School	Villanova, PA	Lower Merion SD	Middle	1,077	A+	99.9
2	Boyce Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	624	A+	99.7
3	Dorseyville Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Middle	981	A+	99.5
4	Radnor Middle School	Wayne, PA	Radnor Township SD	Middle	808	A+	99.3
5	Welsh Valley Middle School	Narberth, PA	Lower Merion SD	Middle	788	A+	99.1
6	Peters Twp Middle School	McMurray, PA	Peters Township SD	Middle	952	A+	98.9
7	Bala-Cynwyd Middle School	Bala Cynwyd, PA	Lower Merion SD	Middle	794	A+	98.7
8	Fort Couch Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	647	A+	98.5
9	Hillcrest Intermediate School	North Huntingdon, PA	Norwin SD	Middle	755	A+	98.3
10	West Allegheny Middle School	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny SD	Middle	796	A+	98.2
11	Jefferson Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	621	A+	98
12	Haverford Middle School	Havertown, PA	Haverford Township SD	Middle	1,578	A+	97.8
13	Southern Lehigh Intermediate School	Bethlehem, PA	Southern Lehigh SD	Middle	702	A+	97.6
14	South Fayette Middle School	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	Middle	859	A+	97.4
15	Norwin Middle School	North Huntingdon, PA	Norwin SD	Middle	819	A+	97.2
16	Eden Hall Upper Elementary School	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	Middle	1,076	A+	97
17	Mellon Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	661	A+	96.8
18	Landisville Intrmd Center	Landisville, PA	Hempfield SD	Middle	474	A+	96.6
19	Hershey Middle School	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Middle	742	A+	96.4
20	Hampton Middle School	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	Middle	606	A+	96.2
21	David E Williams Middle School	Coraopolis, PA	Montour SD	Middle	952	A+	96
22	Springton Lake Middle School	Media, PA	Rose Tree Media SD	Middle	1,012	A+	95.8
23	Murray Avenue School	Huntingdon Valley, PA	Lower Moreland Township SD	Middle	652	A+	95.6
24	Wayne Highlands Middle School	Honesdale, PA	Wayne Highlands SD	Middle	408	A+	95.4
25	Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School	Berwyn, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	Middle	1,056	A+	95.2
26	Richardson Middle School	Springfield, PA	Springfield SD	Middle	1,081	A+	95
27	North Strabane Intrmd School	Canonsburg, PA	Canon-McMillan SD	Middle	415	A	94.9
28	Fairview Middle School	Fairview, PA	Fairview SD	Middle	633	A	94.7
29	Quaker Valley Middle School	Sewickley, PA	Quaker Valley SD	Middle	425	A	94.5
30	Valley Forge Middle School	Wayne, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	Middle	1,186	A	94.3
31	Charles F Patton Middle School	Kennett Square, PA	Unionville-Chadds Ford SD	Middle	842	A	94.1
32	Newtown Middle School	Newtown, PA	Council Rock SD	Middle	833	A	93.9
33	Donald H Eichhorn Middle School	Lewisburg, PA	Lewisburg Area SD	Middle	438	A	93.7
34	Penn Middle School	Jeannette, PA	Penn-Trafford SD	Middle	518	A	93.5
35	Walnut Creek Middle School	Fairview, PA	Millcreek Township SD	Middle	399	A	93.3
36	New Hope-Solebury Middle School	New Hope, PA	New Hope-Solebury SD	Middle	280	A	93.1
37	Eagle View Middle School	Mechanicsburg, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	Middle	1,111	A	92.9
38	Springhouse Middle School	Allentown, PA	Parkland SD	Middle	1,329	A	92.7
39	Holicong Middle School	Doylestown, PA	Central Bucks SD	Middle	907	A	92.5
40	Mountain View Middle School	Mechanicsburg, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	Middle	1,403	A	92.3
41	Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center	Royersford, PA	Spring-Ford Area SD	Middle	666	A	92.1
42	Moon Area Lower Middle School	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	Middle	639	A	91.9
43	Great Valley Middle School	Malvern, PA	Great Valley SD	Middle	754	A	91.7
44	Park Forest Middle School	State College, PA	State College Area SD	Middle	822	A	91.6
45	Ingomar Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	514	A	91.4
46	Centerville Middle School	Lancaster, PA	Hempfield SD	Middle	559	A	91.2
47	Marshall Middle School	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	847	A	91
48	Strath Haven Middle School	Wallingford, PA	Wallingford-Swarthmore SD	Middle	868	A	90.8
49	Rice Avenue Middle School	Girard, PA	Girard SD	Middle	443	A	90.6
50	Landis Run Intermediate School	Lancaster, PA	Manheim Township SD	Middle	929	A	90.4

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