Wissahickon Middle School Among PA's Best, New Ranking Says

AMBLER, PA — Wissahickon Middle School is among the best in Pennsylvania, according to a new ranking from U.S. News and World Report.

Wissahickon placed 56th in the state and 7th in Montgomery County, according to the best public middle schools list.

Lower Merion's Black Rock Middle School and Souderton CS Collaborative led the way for Montco, placing 3rd and 8th overall in the state, respectively.

U.S. News researchers based the 2027 ranking on the latest publicly available data from state education agencies by RTI International, alongside data from the U.S. Department of Education.

A total of 17 schools from the county were ranked in the state's top 200, with eight landing in the top 100.

The full ranking for Montgomery County middle schools in the top 200 is included below, with their state ranking and town.

3. Black Rock Middle School, Villanova

8. Souderton CS Collaborative, Souderton

12. Bala-Cynwyd Middle School, Bala Cynwyd

15. Welsh Valley Middle School, Lower Merion

42. Spring-Ford Middle School 7th Grade Center, Royersford

55. Colonial Middle School, Plymouth

56. Wissahickon Middle School, Ambler

88. Perkiomen Valley Middle School-East, Collegeville

103. Springfield Twp Middle School, Oreland

105. Pennbrook Middle School, North Wales

135. Perkiomen Valley Middle School-West, Zieglerville

138. Upper Moreland Middle School, Hatboro

158. Jenkintown Middle/High School, Jenkintown

169. Upper Merion Area Middle School, Upper Merion

175. Keith Valley Middle School, Horsham

185. Abington Middle School, Abington

189. Pennfield Middle School, Hatfield