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Enrollment
1,131
Middle
DISTRICT 1,218 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVON GROVE SD·NCES 420279005216
Avon Grove Middle School
257 State Rd, West Grove, PA 19390 · (610) 869-3022 · Chester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,131 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
353 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 6 | 374 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 372 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 385 | 34% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Avon Grove Middle School→Avon Grove High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Avon Grove SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.9% | 48.8% |
% 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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
Schools most like Avon Grove Middle School
Avon Grove Middle School's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Grove Middle School this school | 1,131 | 31.2% | 59.2% |
| Phoenixville Area Middle School Phoenixville | 963 | 33.0% | 55.2% |
| Wilson West Middle School Sinking Spring | 780 | 33.2% | 55.2% |
| Lower Macungie Middle School Macungie | 1,041 | 40.7% | 56.2% |
| Orefield Middle School Orefield | 1,034 | 34.5% | 59.6% |
| Fleetwood Middle School Fleetwood | 659 | 38.4% | 45.9% |
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 Avon Grove Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #111 of 479 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #132 of 513 ▼ 14 | #8 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #95 of 513 ▲ 30 | #9 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,131 | #26 of 522 | #2 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #385 of 486 | #20 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #170 of 486 | #16 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.2% | #406 of 510 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.1% | #8 of 131 | #1 of 7 |
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
1,131
+305 (+37%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 986
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 1,131 | 77 | 14.7:1 | 31% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 1,143 | 74.5 | 15.3:1 | 31% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 819 | 55.5 | 14.8:1 | 30% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 826 | 59 | 14.0:1 | 23% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 819 | 56.2 | 14.6:1 | 29% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 805 | 54 | 14.9:1 | 22% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 902 | 59 | 15.3:1 | 18% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 1,158 | 65 | 17.8:1 | 10% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 986 | 56 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avon Grove Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (819 to 1,131); teachers up 37% (56.2 to 77).
About Avon Grove Middle School
Avon Grove Middle School is a large middle school in West Grove, Pennsylvania. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 1,131 students. Statewide, middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students each.
Avon Grove Middle School falls under Avon Grove SD, which has 4 schools enrolling 4,871 students.
Avon Grove Middle School is 66% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Chester County's population at about 77%. Avon Grove Middle School's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 77 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.7:1. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania have 13.2:1, compared with 14.7:1 here. Around 31% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
On BeatsExpectations, Avon Grove Middle School is 5.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
Avon Grove Middle School is located in Chester County, where the median household income is $127,208, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides Avon Grove Middle School, Chester County has 110 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Avon Grove CS, at about 0.9 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Avon Grove Middle School is 4th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is up 37% from 2020-21, when Avon Grove Middle School had 826 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,131.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avon Grove SD
- Avon Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,744 students
- Avon Grove Intrmd SchoolElementary · 1,436 students
- Penn London Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
Other schools in West Grove
- Avon Grove CSCombined · 1,897 students
- Avon Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,744 students
- Avon Grove Intrmd SchoolElementary · 1,436 students
- Penn London Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Chester County Technical College High School - PennocksHigh · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Avon Grove CS0.9 mi · 1,897
- Avon Grove High School2.6 mi · 1,744
- Chester County Technical College High School - Pennocks3.3 mi · 18
- New Garden Elementary School3.7 mi · 473
- Penn London Elementary School3.8 mi · 560
- Avon Grove Intrmd School3.9 mi · 1,436
Frequently asked questions
About Avon Grove Middle SchoolHow many students attend Avon Grove Middle School?
Avon Grove Middle School enrolls approximately 1,131 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Avon Grove Middle School serve?
Avon Grove Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Avon Grove Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Avon Grove Middle School is approximately 14.7:1 (77 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Avon Grove Middle School?
Avon Grove Middle School reports a student body of 66% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Avon Grove Middle School?
Avon Grove Middle School is overseen by Avon Grove SD in Chester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.