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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVON GROVE SD·NCES 420279005216

Avon Grove MS

257 State Rd, West Grove, PA 19390 · (610) 869-3022 · Chester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,131 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,131
Middle
DISTRICT 1,218 · STATE 594
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
Grade 6
374
Grade 7
372
Grade 8
385
Student demographics
White
74666%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
32228%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 16%
Black
222%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14%
Asian
252%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Two+
151%
DISTRICT 1% · 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
58452%
Female
54748%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Avon Grove MSAvon Grove HS
Feeds from
Avon Grove Intrmd Sch0205
Based on grade levels within Avon Grove 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
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.

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
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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,131
+312 (+38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.6:1
% White
66%
was 68%
% Hispanic
28%
was 24%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Avon Grove MS

Avon Grove MS is one of the high-enrollment middle schools in West Grove, Pennsylvania, run under Avon Grove SD, with 1,131 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 90% larger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Avon Grove SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 4,871 students; Avon Grove MS is among them.

In terms of who attends, Avon Grove MS logs that 66% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 28% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Avon Grove MS reports 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 31% of students at Avon Grove MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Avon Grove MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.2%; this one delivers 59.2%.

Around the school, census data for Chester County shows the typical household earns roughly $127,208 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Avon Grove MS is one of 111 public schools in Chester County (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students).

Avon Grove CS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Avon Grove MS comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 58.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Avon Grove MS has edged up 38%, going from 819 students in 2018 to 1,131 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 24% to 28%.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Chester County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Avon Grove MS
District
Avon Grove SD
Address
257 State Rd, West Grove, PA 19390
Phone
(610) 869-3022
County
Chester County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
1,131
Teachers (FTE)
77
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
353 (31%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
420279005216
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Avon Grove SD
Other schools in West Grove
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Frequently asked questions

About Avon Grove MS
How many students attend Avon Grove MS?
Avon Grove MS enrolls approximately 1,131 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Avon Grove MS serve?
Avon Grove MS serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Avon Grove MS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Avon Grove MS is approximately 14.7:1 (77 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Avon Grove MS?
Avon Grove MS reports a student body of 66% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Avon Grove MS?
Avon Grove MS is overseen by Avon Grove SD in Chester County.
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