

Wissahickon Middle School teaches 1,111 students across sixth, seventh and eighth grade, Niche reports. Grades: A overall, A academics, A teachers and A- diversity Roughly 54% of students are proficient in math, while 84% are proficient or better in reading, state test scores concluded. The top-rated public middle school in Washington County, Peters Township Middle School offers a 14-1 student-to-teacher ratio spread across 613 students in seventh and eighth grade, Niche reports. Grades: A overall, A+ academics, A+ teachers and C diversity Here’s a brief look at how the institutions compared. Pennsylvania’s top 25 schools received overall grades of “A” or better, though their strengths and achievements vary.

Parent/student surveys on overall experience: 5% Niche breaks down its overall grades into the following segments:

Teachers grade, which is based on the academics grade, parent or student surveys on educators, teacher absenteeism, salary index, the portion of teachers in their first or second year of teaching, average salary and student-to-teacher ratio The Pittsburgh-headquartered school search platform ranks public middle schools through the following categories:Īcademics grade, which is based on state assessment proficiency, district academics grade, student-to-teacher ratios and parent or student surveys on academicsĭiversity grade, which is based on a student racial diversity index, parent or student surveys on culture and diversity, economically disadvantaged percentages and gender diversity Department of Education, Common Core Data, Civil Rights Data Collection and more fuel Niche’s rankings. Reviews and data from sources like the U.S. Pennsylvania’s top 25 public middle schools are mostly located near Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, according to Niche, a site offering data on schools and colleges across the country.
