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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Across Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 51 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Boyce Middle School leads the list at 88.8%, against a median of 56.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

88.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

56.6%

BEST IN READING · ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Boyce Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	624	88.8%
2	Fort Couch Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	647	86.3%
3	Jefferson Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	621	84.7%
4	South Fayette Middle School	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	Middle	859	83.5%
5	Dorseyville Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Middle	981	82.7%
6	Hampton Middle School	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	Middle	606	81.3%
7	Mellon Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	661	81.0%
8	Ingomar Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	514	80.8%
9	Marshall Middle School	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	847	77.6%
10	Pine-Richland Middle School	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	Middle	703	76.9%
11	West Allegheny Middle School	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny SD	Middle	796	76.7%
12	Eden Hall Upper Elementary School	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	Middle	1,076	76.5%
13	Quaker Valley Middle School	Sewickley, PA	Quaker Valley SD	Middle	425	74.9%
14	Pleasant Hills Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	Middle	813	74.5%
15	David E Williams Middle School	Coraopolis, PA	Montour SD	Middle	952	74.3%
16	Carson Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	652	73.4%
17	North Hills Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Hills SD	Middle	1,127	71.3%
18	Moon Area Upper Middle School	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	Middle	621	69.8%
19	Keystone Oaks Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Keystone Oaks SD	Middle	442	68.2%
20	Avonworth Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Avonworth SD	Middle	446	68.0%
21	Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	Middle	597	66.1%
22	Independence Middle School	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	Middle	602	65.7%
23	Moon Area Lower Middle School	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	Middle	639	65.3%
24	Shaler Area Elementary School	Glenshaw, PA	Shaler Area SD	Middle	870	58.9%
25	Chartiers Valley Middle School	Bridgeville, PA	Chartiers Valley SD	Middle	751	57.5%
26	Elizabeth Forward Middle School	Elizabeth, PA	Elizabeth Forward SD	Middle	538	56.6%
27	Deer Lakes Middle School	Cheswick, PA	Deer Lakes SD	Middle	383	55.8%
28	Gateway Middle School	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	Middle	1,017	55.3%
29	Shaler Area Middle School	Glenshaw, PA	Shaler Area SD	Middle	589	55.1%
30	Plum Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Plum Borough SD	Middle	550	54.7%
31	Holiday Park Intermediate School	Pittsburgh, PA	Plum Borough SD	Middle	513	54.0%
32	South Park Middle School	South Park, PA	South Park SD	Middle	580	48.3%
33	Brentwood Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Brentwood Borough SD	Middle	269	47.1%
34	J.E. Harrison Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Baldwin-Whitehall SD	Middle	716	44.7%
35	Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	260	44.6%
36	Highlands Middle School	Natrona Heights, PA	Highlands SD	Middle	575	40.6%
37	Pittsburgh Classical 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	245	39.3%
38	Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	242	36.1%
39	Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	183	35.3%
40	South Allegheny Middle School	McKeesport, PA	South Allegheny SD	Middle	321	35.3%
41	West Mifflin Area Middle School	West Mifflin, PA	West Mifflin Area SD	Middle	776	34.8%
42	Steel Valley Middle School	Munhall, PA	Steel Valley SD	Middle	429	32.1%
43	Dickson Prep STEAM Academy	Swissvale, PA	Woodland Hills SD	Middle	579	29.0%
44	Linton Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	Middle	626	26.2%
45	Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	148	25.2%
46	Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	179	23.5%
47	Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	387	17.8%
48	Founders Hall Middle School	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SD	Middle	642	17.6%
49	Sto-Rox Upper Elementary School	McKees Rocks, PA	Sto-Rox SD	Middle	193	13.0%
50	Provident CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Provident CS	Middle	306	12.1%

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