Enrollment
331
Middle
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUAKERTOWN COMMUNITY SD·NCES 421989007631
6th Grade Center
349 S 9th St, Quakertown, PA 18951 · (215) 529-2000 · Bucks County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
124 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 331 | 100% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Quakertown Community SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.2pp since 2023
Math
18.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -21.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 18.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 39.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like 6th Grade Center
6th Grade Center's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Grade Center this school | 331 | 37.5% | 37.0% |
| Kutztown Area Middle School Kutztown | 314 | 38.5% | 51.3% |
| Garden Spot Middle School New Holland | 404 | 43.1% | 39.8% |
| Delaware Valley Middle School Milford | 466 | 43.6% | 53.2% |
| Landisville Middle School Landisville | 501 | 38.9% | 60.7% |
| Landisville Intrmd Center Landisville | 474 | 31.2% | 71.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where 6th Grade Center ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #368 of 479 | #23 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #419 of 513 ▼ 210 | #23 of 27 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #389 of 513 ▼ 54 | #23 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #409 of 522 | #24 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #135 of 486 | #9 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #173 of 486 | #7 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #359 of 510 | #10 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #50 of 332 | #3 of 22 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
331
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 331 | 27.9 | 11.8:1 | 37% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 25.2 | 14.1:1 | 35% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 24.1 | 15.4:1 | 43% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 37% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 28.6 | 14.9:1 | 30% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for 6th Grade Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (425 to 331); teachers down 2% (28.6 to 27.9).
About 6th Grade Center
6th Grade Center, a small middle school, is located in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. There are 331 students enrolled, covering grade 6. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 594.
6th Grade Center sits within Quakertown Community SD, which has 8 schools and 4,558 students.
White students are 70% of those enrolled at 6th Grade Center. The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Bucks County's population at about 81%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, 6th Grade Center scores 48%.
There are 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at 6th Grade Center, giving a ratio of 11.8:1. Middle schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.2:1. By family income, 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
6th Grade Center holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for 6th Grade Center is 61.5%. It actually posts 37.0%, which is 24.6 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Bucks County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $114,764 a year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting 6th Grade Center, Bucks County has 123 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Quakertown Community High School is about 0.3 miles from 6th Grade Center. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, 6th Grade Center is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 6% across 4 years, from 351 in 2020-21 to 331 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.0:1 to 11.8:1 over the same years.
The 6th Grade Center discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Quakertown Community SD
- Quakertown Community High SchoolHigh · 1,570 students
- Strayer Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Pfaff Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Neidig Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Trumbauersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other schools in Quakertown
- Quakertown Community High SchoolHigh · 1,570 students
- Strayer Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Pfaff Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Neidig Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Trumbauersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other 6th Grade Center schools
One other US public school is named 6th Grade Center. 6th Grade Center is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- 6TH GRADE CENTERWaynesville, MO · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Quakertown Community High School0.3 mi · 1,570
- Quakertown Elementary School0.4 mi · 265
- Strayer Middle School1.2 mi · 737
- Richland Elementary School1.2 mi · 327
- Neidig Elementary School1.2 mi · 470
- Trumbauersville Elementary School1.9 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About 6th Grade CenterWhat is the total enrollment at 6th Grade Center?
6th Grade Center enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 06-06.
What grades does 6th Grade Center serve?
6th Grade Center serves grades 06-06.
How many teachers does 6th Grade Center have?
6th Grade Center employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at 6th Grade Center?
At 6th Grade Center, the student body is approximately 70% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is 6th Grade Center public or private?
6th Grade Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Quakertown Community SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.