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Arcola Intrmd Sch

40001A Eagleville Road, Eagleville, PA 19403 · (610) 489-5000 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
Enrollment
692
Middle
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 594
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
Grade 7
377
Grade 8
315
Student demographics
White
44765%
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
619%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 16%
Black
436%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 14%
Asian
8813%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 5%
Two+
528%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
34950%
Female
34350%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Arcola Intrmd SchMethacton HS
Feeds from
Skyview Upper El Sch0506
Based on grade levels within Methacton SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English 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.

Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
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

About Arcola Intrmd Sch

Arcola Intrmd Sch, a moderately sized 6-8 campus in Eagleville, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Methacton SD, serves 692 students, covering grades 7 through 8.

Arcola Intrmd Sch is one of 7 schools operated by Methacton SD, a district that works with 4,581 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Arcola Intrmd Sch logs that 65% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 13% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Arcola Intrmd Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 21% of students at Arcola Intrmd Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Arcola Intrmd Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.7%, the actual is 58.1%, a residual of -10.6 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $113,915 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Arcola Intrmd Sch is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students).

Nearest neighbor: Skyview Upper El Sch, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Arcola Intrmd Sch ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.7%.

Arcola Intrmd Sch operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arcola Intrmd Sch has fell 14%, going from 804 students in 2018 to 692 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 72% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Arcola Intrmd Sch typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Montgomery County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Arcola Intrmd Sch
District
Methacton SD
Address
40001A Eagleville Road, Eagleville, PA 19403
Phone
(610) 489-5000
County
Montgomery County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
692
Teachers (FTE)
59
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
144 (21%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
421425006716
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Methacton SD
Other schools in Eagleville
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Arcola Intrmd Sch
How many students attend Arcola Intrmd Sch?
Arcola Intrmd Sch enrolls approximately 692 students in grades 07-08.
Is Arcola Intrmd Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arcola Intrmd Sch is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Arcola Intrmd Sch have?
Arcola Intrmd Sch employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Arcola Intrmd Sch?
Student demographics at Arcola Intrmd Sch are roughly 65% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Arcola Intrmd Sch?
Arcola Intrmd Sch is overseen by Methacton SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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