Middletown’s public schools score below 61% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools Middletown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
What Middletown’s schools are like
Below what its incomes would suggest
Statewide, Middletown’s schools beat 39% of districts. Among the 1,460 towns with similar household incomes, they beat just 15%. Most towns with comparable incomes get noticeably better results. How it compares ↓
Which school depends on your street
With 16 elementary, four middle and two high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from C− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Middletown spends 13% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Middletown compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Middletown.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Middletown vs. its neighbors
Middletown’s schools rank 1st of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.
Every school in Middletown
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Middletown families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Middletown
There’s no college in Middletown, but 18 are within 30 miles. The closest is Northampton County Area Community College in Bethlehem, 2 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Middletown. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 8 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.