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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Pennsylvania

Across Pennsylvania, 486 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Provident CS leads the list at 4.9:1, against a median of 12.9:1 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

486

Pennsylvania

Best Students/teacher

4.9:1

Median Students/teacher

12.9:1

LOWEST RATIO · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Provident CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Provident CS	Middle	306	4.9:1
2	Sharon Middle School	Sharon, PA	Sharon City SD	Middle	254	8.1:1
3	Pittsburgh Classical 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	245	9.0:1
4	Lincoln Middle School	Lancaster, PA	Lancaster SD	Middle	465	9.1:1
5	North Star East Middle School	Stoystown, PA	North Star SD	Middle	272	9.2:1
6	Pennridge South Middle School	Perkasie, PA	Pennridge SD	Middle	332	9.2:1
7	Northern Cambria Middle School	Northern Cambria, PA	Northern Cambria SD	Middle	234	9.3:1
8	Palisades Middle School	Kintnersville, PA	Palisades SD	Middle	308	9.3:1
9	Quaker Valley Middle School	Sewickley, PA	Quaker Valley SD	Middle	425	9.4:1
10	Lehman Intermediate School	Dingmans Ferry, PA	East Stroudsburg Area SD	Middle	540	9.4:1
11	Mount Union Area Junior High School	Mount Union, PA	Mount Union Area SD	Middle	221	9.5:1
12	North East Middle School	North East, PA	North East SD	Middle	322	9.6:1
13	Tulpehocken Area Middle School	Bernville, PA	Tulpehocken Area SD	Middle	214	9.6:1
14	Pocono Mountain East Junior High School	Swiftwater, PA	Pocono Mountain SD	Middle	505	9.6:1
15	Western Wayne Middle School	Lake Ariel, PA	Western Wayne SD	Middle	367	9.6:1
16	Indian Crest Middle School	Souderton, PA	Souderton Area SD	Middle	607	9.6:1
17	Charles H Boehm Middle School	Yardley, PA	Pennsbury SD	Middle	651	9.6:1
18	Wheatland Middle School	Lancaster, PA	Lancaster SD	Middle	453	9.6:1
19	Highlands Middle School	Natrona Heights, PA	Highlands SD	Middle	575	9.7:1
20	New Hope-Solebury Middle School	New Hope, PA	New Hope-Solebury SD	Middle	280	9.8:1
21	North Brandywine Middle School	Coatesville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	Middle	274	9.8:1
22	Cambria Heights Middle School	Patton, PA	Cambria Heights SD	Middle	271	9.8:1
23	Keith Valley Middle School	Horsham, PA	Hatboro-Horsham SD	Middle	966	9.9:1
24	Union City Middle School	Union City, PA	Union City Area SD	Middle	224	9.9:1
25	Welsh Valley Middle School	Narberth, PA	Lower Merion SD	Middle	788	9.9:1
26	Black Rock Middle School	Villanova, PA	Lower Merion SD	Middle	1,077	10.1:1
27	Bala-Cynwyd Middle School	Bala Cynwyd, PA	Lower Merion SD	Middle	794	10.1:1
28	Founders Hall Middle School	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SD	Middle	642	10.1:1
29	New Brighton Area Middle School	New Brighton, PA	New Brighton Area SD	Middle	290	10.1:1
30	Swift Middle School	Quarryville, PA	Solanco SD	Middle	326	10.2:1
31	Slippery Rock Area Middle School	Slippery Rock, PA	Slippery Rock Area SD	Middle	404	10.2:1
32	Toby Farms Intermediate School	Chester Twp, PA	Chester-Upland SD	Middle	359	10.3:1
33	Jackson Middle School	Lancaster, PA	Lancaster SD	Middle	524	10.3:1
34	Swiftwater Interm School	Swiftwater, PA	Pocono Mountain SD	Middle	737	10.4:1
35	Cocalico Middle School	Denver, PA	Cocalico SD	Middle	617	10.4:1
36	Pennwood Middle School	Yardley, PA	Pennsbury SD	Middle	740	10.5:1
37	Pocono Mountain West Junior High School	Pocono Summit, PA	Pocono Mountain SD	Middle	697	10.5:1
38	Blue Ridge Middle School	New Milford, PA	Blue Ridge SD	Middle	225	10.5:1
39	Radnor Middle School	Wayne, PA	Radnor Township SD	Middle	808	10.5:1
40	South Eastern Middle School	Fawn Grove, PA	South Eastern SD	Middle	399	10.6:1
41	Pennridge Central Middle School	Perkasie, PA	Pennridge SD	Middle	456	10.6:1
42	Titusville Middle School	Titusville, PA	Titusville Area SD	Middle	411	10.7:1
43	Octorara Area Middle School	Atglen, PA	Octorara Area SD	Middle	304	10.7:1
44	Perkiomen Valley MS-West	Zieglerville, PA	Perkiomen Valley SD	Middle	509	10.7:1
45	Pine Grove Area Middle School	Pine Grove, PA	Pine Grove Area SD	Middle	411	10.7:1
46	Smith Middle School	Quarryville, PA	Solanco SD	Middle	367	10.7:1
47	Walnut Creek Middle School	Fairview, PA	Millcreek Township SD	Middle	399	10.8:1
48	Oley Valley Middle School	Oley, PA	Oley Valley SD	Middle	325	10.8:1
49	Deer Lakes Middle School	Cheswick, PA	Deer Lakes SD	Middle	383	10.9:1
50	Rice Avenue Middle School	Girard, PA	Girard SD	Middle	443	10.9:1

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