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The public middle schools with the most Black students in Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the most Black students in Pennsylvania, drawn from 506 qualifying public middle schools. Beverly Hills MS leads the list at 694, against a median of 24 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

506

Pennsylvania

Top Black students

694

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Beverly Hills MS	Upper Darby, PA	Upper Darby SD	1,475	47.0%	694
2	Drexel Hill MS	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	1,244	51.8%	644
3	Penn Wood MS	Darby, PA	William Penn SD	667	86.1%	574
4	Linton MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	626	65.5%	410
5	Abington MS	Abington, PA	Abington SD	2,044	18.2%	372
6	Cedarbrook MS	Wyncote, PA	Cheltenham SD	672	55.2%	371
7	Dickson Prep STEAM Academy	Swissvale, PA	Woodland Hills SD	579	63.0%	365
8	Camp Curtin Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	724	47.8%	346
9	Pottstown MS	Pottstown, PA	Pottstown SD	918	35.5%	326
10	Gateway MS	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	1,017	31.8%	323
11	Founders Hall Middle Sch	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SD	642	49.8%	320
12	Elkins Park Sch	Elkins Park, PA	Cheltenham SD	569	55.2%	314
13	Castor Gardens MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,318	23.4%	309
14	Toby Farms Intermediate School	Chester Twp, PA	Chester-Upland SD	359	85.0%	305
15	Easton Area MS	Easton, PA	Easton Area SD	1,879	15.9%	298
16	Richard Allen Preparatory CS	Philadelphia, PA	Richard Allen Preparatory CS	315	92.7%	292
17	Harding Warren G MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	570	48.3%	275
18	Chichester MS	Boothwyn, PA	Chichester SD	873	31.2%	272
19	Washington Grover Jr Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	400	68.0%	272
20	Woodrow Wilson MS	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	769	34.9%	268
21	Wagner Gen Louis MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	296	88.5%	262
22	Susquehanna Twp MS	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	820	31.9%	262
23	East MS	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	672	38.7%	260
24	Greater Johnstown MS	Johnstown, PA	Greater Johnstown SD	615	42.1%	259
25	Ridley MS	Ridley Park, PA	Ridley SD	1,291	19.7%	254
26	East Norriton MS	Norristown, PA	Norristown Area SD	836	29.7%	248
27	Eisenhower MS	Norristown, PA	Norristown Area SD	781	30.0%	234
28	G A R MS	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	1,101	19.7%	217
29	J T Lambert Intermediate Sch	East Stroudsburg, PA	East Stroudsburg Area SD	907	23.4%	212
30	Pocono Mountain West JHS	Pocono Summit, PA	Pocono Mountain SD	697	30.1%	210
31	Central Dauphin East MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	702	29.8%	209
32	Science Leadership Academy MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	353	57.8%	204
33	Marshall Math Science Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	408	49.8%	203
34	Tilden William T MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	266	74.8%	199
35	Swatara MS	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	611	31.9%	195
36	Stroudsburg MS	Stroudsburg, PA	Stroudsburg Area SD	1,015	18.6%	189
37	Upper Merion Area MS	King of Prussia, PA	Upper Merion Area SD	1,348	13.8%	186
38	Blockson MS	Norristown, PA	Norristown Area SD	695	26.3%	183
39	Baldi C C A MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,510	12.1%	182
40	Strong Vincent MS	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	711	25.3%	180
41	Dallastown Area Intermediate Sch	York, PA	Dallastown Area SD	1,519	11.6%	176
42	Steel Valley MS	Munhall, PA	Steel Valley SD	429	40.1%	172
43	West Mifflin Area MS	West Mifflin, PA	West Mifflin Area SD	776	21.8%	169
44	Wyoming Valley West MS	Kingston, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	1,139	14.6%	166
45	Northeast Intrmd Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	894	17.4%	156
46	Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones	Philadelphia, PA	Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones	493	31.2%	154
47	Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	387	37.5%	145
48	Curtin Intrmd Sch	Williamsport, PA	Williamsport Area SD	525	27.4%	144
49	Penndale MS	Lansdale, PA	North Penn SD	1,171	12.0%	140
50	Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	179	78.2%	140

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