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If you could change one rule at Beverly Hills MS, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,475
Middle
DISTRICT 1,360 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER DARBY SD·NCES 422432001970
Beverly Hills Middle School
1400 Garrett Rd, Upper Darby, PA 19082 · (610) 626-9317 · Delaware County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,475 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.5:1
109 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
1,495 students
DISTRICT 102% · 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 | 454 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 503 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 518 | 35% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Beverly Hills Middle School→Upper Darby SHS
Based on grade levels within Upper Darby SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
9.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.7% | 9.6% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 9.2% |
% 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
17.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Beverly Hills Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #459 of 479 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #469 of 513 ▲ 3 | #12 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #473 of 513 ▲ 10 | #13 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,475 | #8 of 522 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #294 of 486 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #35 of 486 | #2 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #61 of 510 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #122 of 131 | N/A |
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
1,475
-110 (-7%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,005
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,475 | 109.1 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,494 | 102.1 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,523 | 96.1 | 15.8:1 | 100% (1,522) |
| 2020-21 | 1,585 | 102 | 15.5:1 | 100% (1,582) |
| 2017-18 | 1,462 | 101.1 | 14.5:1 | 84% (1,225) |
| 2015-16 | 1,415 | 100 | 14.2:1 | 84% (1,193) |
| 2010-11 | 1,517 | 107 | 14.2:1 | 66% (1,005) |
| 2000-01 | 1,558 | 91 | 17.1:1 | 35% (548) |
| 1990-91 | 1,005 | 72 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beverly Hills Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,462 to 1,475); teachers up 8% (101.1 to 109.1).
About Beverly Hills Middle School
Beverly Hills Middle School is a large middle-grades school in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Upper Darby SD. It teaches 1,475 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 148% more students than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania (about 594).
Upper Darby SD oversees Beverly Hills Middle School and 12 other schools, with 12,173 students in total.
Black students account for 47% of enrollment at Beverly Hills Middle School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 25% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 22% of Delaware County residents are Black. The diversity index for Beverly Hills Middle School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Beverly Hills Middle School totals 109.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
On the allk12 Grade, Beverly Hills Middle School lands at D, ahead of 8% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Beverly Hills Middle School is 17.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 17.1%. Predicted: 34.1%.
The school is in Delaware County, where the median household earns about $89,546 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Delaware County, 113 public schools serve about 74,663 students.
Beverly Hills Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Bywood Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Beverly Hills Middle School at 6th of 6.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,475, compared with 1,585 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 15.5 in 2020-21 to 13.5 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Beverly Hills Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Upper Darby SD
- Upper Darby SHSHigh · 4,187 students
- Drexel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,244 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 737 students
- Bywood Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Aronimink Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
Other schools in Upper Darby
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 737 students
- Bywood Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Stonehurst Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Bywood Elementary School0.2 mi · 683
- Penn Wood High School0.6 mi · 1,148
- Upper Darby SHS0.7 mi · 4,187
- East Lansdowne Elementary School0.8 mi · 269
- Stonehurst Hills Elementary School0.8 mi · 436
- Vision Academy CS0.9 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Beverly Hills Middle SchoolHow large is Beverly Hills Middle School?
Beverly Hills Middle School enrolls approximately 1,475 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Beverly Hills Middle School serve?
Beverly Hills Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Beverly Hills Middle School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Beverly Hills Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Beverly Hills Middle School?
Student demographics at Beverly Hills Middle School are roughly 4% White, 25% Hispanic, 47% Black, 20% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Beverly Hills Middle School in?
Beverly Hills Middle School is part of Upper Darby SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.