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The fastest-growing public middle schools in Pennsylvania

131 public middle schools in Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public middle schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Gateway MS leads the list at 106%, against a median of 7.4% 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
131
Pennsylvania
Top Enrollment growth
106%
Median Enrollment growth
7.4%
FASTEST GROWING · PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Gateway MSMonroeville, PAGateway SD4931,017106%
2Avonworth MSPittsburgh, PAAvonworth SD24144685.1%
3North Hills MSPittsburgh, PANorth Hills SD6411,12775.8%
4C E Cole Intermediate SchReading, PAMuhlenberg SD59398666.3%
5Solomon/Plains MSPlains, PAWilkes-Barre Area SD46075864.8%
6Mohawk JHSNew Castle, PAMohawk Area SD22332947.5%
7New Castle JHSNew Castle, PANew Castle Area SD47768944.4%
8Avon Grove MSWest Grove, PAAvon Grove SD8191,13138.1%
9Wendover MSGreensburg, PAHempfield Area SD45462637.9%
10Ambridge Area MSFreedom, PAAmbridge Area SD37150034.8%
11Elizabethtown Area MSElizabethtown, PAElizabethtown Area SD62082733.4%
12West Hempfield MSIrwin, PAHempfield Area SD41054633.2%
13Susquehanna Twp MSHarrisburg, PASusquehanna Township SD61982032.5%
14Ehrman Crest MSCranberry Township, PASeneca Valley SD49264230.5%
15South Scranton Intrmd SchScranton, PAScranton SD61379830.2%
16Gerald G Huesken MSLancaster, PAConestoga Valley SD65685129.7%
17DuBois Area MSDuBois, PADuBois Area SD8291,05827.6%
18Maple Manor El/MSHazle Township, PAHazleton Area SD8601,09227.0%
19Everett Area MSEverett, PAEverett Area SD28435826.1%
20Pleasant Valley MSBrodheadsville, PAPleasant Valley SD73390823.9%
21Northwest MSReading, PAReading SD66482123.6%
22Mechanicsburg MSMechanicsburg, PAMechanicsburg Area SD9031,11223.1%
23Mars Area Centennial SchMars, PAMars Area SD51262722.5%
24Mountain View MSMechanicsburg, PACumberland Valley SD1,1581,40321.2%
25Paxon Hollow MSBroomall, PAMarple Newtown SD71686821.2%
26Salisbury MSAllentown, PASalisbury Township SD37044821.1%
27Colonial MSPlymouth Meeting, PAColonial SD1,0511,26820.6%
28Linglestown MSHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SD70284119.8%
29Poquessing MSFeasterville Trevose, PANeshaminy SD80996619.4%
30Pleasant Hills MSPittsburgh, PAWest Jefferson Hills SD69081317.8%
31G A R MSWilkes-Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SD9371,10117.5%
32Upper Moreland MSHatboro, PAUpper Moreland Township SD70883017.2%
33Ringgold MSMonongahela, PARinggold SD63673816.0%
34Marshall Math Science AcademyHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SD35240815.9%
35Murray Avenue SchHuntingdon Valley, PALower Moreland Township SD56565215.4%
36Halifax Area MSHalifax, PAHalifax Area SD22926314.8%
37Central Dauphin MSHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SD72883414.6%
38West Reading El CtrWest Reading, PAWyomissing Area SD27131014.4%
39David E Williams MSCoraopolis, PAMontour SD83395214.3%
40Conneaut Area MSConneaut Lake, PAConneaut SD35940813.6%
41Windber Area MSWindber, PAWindber Area SD26430013.6%
42Fairview MSFairview, PAFairview SD55963313.2%
43Woodrow Wilson MSErie, PAErie City SD68276912.8%
44Hazleton El/MSHazleton, PAHazleton Area SD79589512.6%
45Swatara MSSteelton, PACentral Dauphin SD54361112.5%
46Camp Curtin AcademyHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SD64472412.4%
47Springton Lake MSMedia, PARose Tree Media SD9041,01211.9%
48Wissahickon MSAmbler, PAWissahickon SD1,0831,20811.5%
49Marticville MSPequea, PAPenn Manor SD35339311.3%
50Dorseyville MSPittsburgh, PAFox Chapel Area SD89098110.2%
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