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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Pennsylvania, drawn from 513 qualifying public middle schools. Boyce Middle School leads the list at 88.8%, against a median of 51.4% 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

513

Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

88.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

51.4%

BEST IN READING · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Boyce Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	624	88.8%
2	Radnor Middle School	Wayne, PA	Radnor Township SD	Middle	808	87.2%
3	Fort Couch Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	647	86.3%
4	Jefferson Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	621	84.7%
5	Peters Twp Middle School	McMurray, PA	Peters Township SD	Middle	952	84.6%
6	Haverford Middle School	Havertown, PA	Haverford Township SD	Middle	1,578	84.5%
7	Black Rock Middle School	Villanova, PA	Lower Merion SD	Middle	1,077	83.7%
8	Welsh Valley Middle School	Narberth, PA	Lower Merion SD	Middle	788	83.5%
9	South Fayette Middle School	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	Middle	859	83.5%
10	Dorseyville Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Middle	981	82.7%
11	Bala-Cynwyd Middle School	Bala Cynwyd, PA	Lower Merion SD	Middle	794	82.6%
12	Charles F Patton Middle School	Kennett Square, PA	Unionville-Chadds Ford SD	Middle	842	82.5%
13	Springton Lake Middle School	Media, PA	Rose Tree Media SD	Middle	1,012	81.9%
14	Hampton Middle School	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	Middle	606	81.3%
15	Mellon Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	661	81.0%
16	Hershey Middle School	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Middle	742	80.8%
17	Ingomar Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	514	80.8%
18	Park Forest Middle School	State College, PA	State College Area SD	Middle	822	79.2%
19	Strath Haven Middle School	Wallingford, PA	Wallingford-Swarthmore SD	Middle	868	79.0%
20	Penn Middle School	Jeannette, PA	Penn-Trafford SD	Middle	518	78.3%
21	Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School	Berwyn, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	Middle	1,056	78.3%
22	New Hope-Solebury Middle School	New Hope, PA	New Hope-Solebury SD	Middle	280	78.2%
23	Holicong Middle School	Doylestown, PA	Central Bucks SD	Middle	907	78.0%
24	Garnet Valley Middle School	Glen Mills, PA	Garnet Valley SD	Middle	1,086	77.9%
25	Richardson Middle School	Springfield, PA	Springfield SD	Middle	1,081	77.9%
26	Valley Forge Middle School	Wayne, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	Middle	1,186	77.8%
27	Donald H Eichhorn Middle School	Lewisburg, PA	Lewisburg Area SD	Middle	438	77.7%
28	Marshall Middle School	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	847	77.6%
29	Wissahickon Middle School	Ambler, PA	Wissahickon SD	Middle	1,208	77.5%
30	Pine-Richland Middle School	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	Middle	703	76.9%
31	West Allegheny Middle School	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny SD	Middle	796	76.7%
32	Eden Hall Upper Elementary School	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	Middle	1,076	76.5%
33	Murray Avenue School	Huntingdon Valley, PA	Lower Moreland Township SD	Middle	652	76.2%
34	Trafford Middle School	Trafford, PA	Penn-Trafford SD	Middle	354	76.2%
35	Camp Hill Middle School	Camp Hill, PA	Camp Hill SD	Middle	299	76.1%
36	Eagle View Middle School	Mechanicsburg, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	Middle	1,111	76.0%
37	Unami Middle School	Chalfont, PA	Central Bucks SD	Middle	784	75.8%
38	Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center	Royersford, PA	Spring-Ford Area SD	Middle	666	75.2%
39	Mount Nittany Middle School	State College, PA	State College Area SD	Middle	752	75.2%
40	Sandy Run Middle School	Dresher, PA	Upper Dublin SD	Middle	962	75.1%
41	Norwin Middle School	North Huntingdon, PA	Norwin SD	Middle	819	75.0%
42	Quaker Valley Middle School	Sewickley, PA	Quaker Valley SD	Middle	425	74.9%
43	Pennbrook Middle School	North Wales, PA	North Penn SD	Middle	767	74.7%
44	Hillcrest Intermediate School	North Huntingdon, PA	Norwin SD	Middle	755	74.7%
45	Walnut Creek Middle School	Fairview, PA	Millcreek Township SD	Middle	399	74.6%
46	Pleasant Hills Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	Middle	813	74.5%
47	Eyer Middle School	Macungie, PA	East Penn SD	Middle	804	74.3%
48	David E Williams Middle School	Coraopolis, PA	Montour SD	Middle	952	74.3%
49	Newtown Middle School	Newtown, PA	Council Rock SD	Middle	833	74.1%
50	Greenwood Middle School	Millerstown, PA	Greenwood SD	Middle	155	73.8%

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