The 25 Best Middle Schools In Suburban Philly: U.S. News Ranking

PENNSYLVANIA — Numerous Pennsylvania middle schools are among the top institutions in the nation, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2025 ranking of the nation’s best public middle schools on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. The researchers analyzed 59,128 middle schools for the report.

The top 25 public middle schools in the five-county Philadelphia metro area, including Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, and Delaware counties, are included below. Each school's overall state ranking is listed in parenthesis.

1. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School, Philadelphia (1st)
2. Gamp, Philadelphia (3rd)
3. Albert M. Greenfield School, Philadelphia (4th)
4. Penn Alexander School, Philadelphia (5th)
5. Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School, Berwyn (8th)
6. Radnor Middle School, Wayne (9th)
7. Bala Cynwyd Middle School, Lower Merion (11th)
8. Welsh Valley Middle School, Narberth (12th)
9. Valley Forge Middle School, Wayne (15th)
10. Carve Middle School, Philadelphia (22nd)
11. Sandy Run Middle School, Dresher (24th)
12. Greenberg Joseph School, Philadelphia (26th)
13. Charles F. Patton Middle School, Kennet Square (28th)
14. Spring-Ford Middle School, Royersford (30th)
15. Springton Lake Middle School, Media (33rd)
16. Haverford Middle School, Havertown (37th)
17. Wissahickon Middle School, Ambler (39th)
18. Gen. George A. McCall School, Philadelphia (40th)
19. Richardson Middle School, Springfield (41st)
20. New Hope-Solebury Middle School, New Hope (43rd)
21. Colonial Middle School, Plymouth Meeting (54th)
22. Perkiomen Valley Middle School-West, Zieglerville (57th)
23. William M. Meredith School, Philadelphia (59th)
24. Newtown Middle School, Newtown (61)
25. Perkiomen Valley Middle School-East, Collegeville (74th)

The methodology for the rankings focused on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in math and reading/language arts, while also accounting for students’ background and their achievements in core subjects. Student-teacher ratios were applied to break ties.

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to give parents a snapshot of how well schools provide a high-quality education and prepare students for a successful future, LaMont Jones, managing editor for Education at U.S. News, said in a news release.