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Enrollment
692
Middle
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·METHACTON SD·NCES 421425006716
Arcola Intrmd School
40001A Eagleville Road, Eagleville, PA 19403 · (610) 489-5000 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
144 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 7 | 377 | 54% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 46% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Arcola Intrmd School→Methacton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Methacton SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
47.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 46.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Arcola Intrmd School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #123 of 479 | #17 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #142 of 513 | #20 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #147 of 513 | #20 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 692 | #176 of 522 | #22 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #124 of 486 | #13 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #126 of 486 | #19 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #121 of 332 | #7 of 21 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
692
-112 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.1:1
% White
65%
was 72%
% Hispanic
9%
was 3%
% Black
6%
was 3%
% Asian
13%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 692 | 58.7 | 11.8:1 | 21% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 58.7 | 11.2:1 | 22% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 56.7 | 12.8:1 | 21% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 804 | 61.4 | 13.1:1 | 12% (97) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arcola Intrmd School.
About Arcola Intrmd School
Arcola Intrmd School is a mid-sized middle school located in Eagleville, Pennsylvania. Federal data show 692 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
Methacton SD is made up of 7 schools with 4,581 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Arcola Intrmd School is 65% White. Enrollment also includes 13% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. The school's White share is 8 points below the 73% share among Montgomery County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
For every teacher at Arcola Intrmd School, there are about 11.8 students; the school has 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, 13.2:1, is higher. There are 144 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 21% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 40%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Arcola Intrmd School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 58.1% actual against 68.7% predicted.
Montgomery County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $113,915 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Montgomery County number 160, with about 115,302 students.
The closest school to Arcola Intrmd School is Skyview Upper Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Arcola Intrmd School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Arcola Intrmd School at 7th of 9.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A 14% decline took enrollment from 804 in 2017-18 to 692 in 2024-25. Over that span, the White share moved 7 points, to 65%. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.1:1 to 11.8:1.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Methacton SD
- Methacton High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Skyview Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Worcester Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Arrowhead Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Eagleville Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
Other schools in Eagleville
- Methacton High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Skyview Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Eagleville Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Skyview Upper Elementary School0.0 mi · 695
- Woodland Elementary School1.3 mi · 427
- Eagleville Elementary School1.5 mi · 401
- Arrowhead Elementary School1.7 mi · 426
- Oaks Elementary School2.2 mi · 591
- Methacton High School2.3 mi · 1,499
Frequently asked questions
About Arcola Intrmd SchoolHow many students attend Arcola Intrmd School?
Arcola Intrmd School enrolls approximately 692 students in grades 07-08.
Is Arcola Intrmd School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arcola Intrmd School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Arcola Intrmd School have?
Arcola Intrmd School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Arcola Intrmd School?
Student demographics at Arcola Intrmd School are roughly 65% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Arcola Intrmd School?
Arcola Intrmd School is overseen by Methacton SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.