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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS this year?
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Enrollment
460
Middle
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANDYWINE HEIGHTS AREA SD·NCES 420405007585
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS
200 W Weis St, Topton, PA 19562 · (610) 682-5131 · Berks County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
11.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
161 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 22% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS→Brandywine Heights High School
Based on grade levels within Brandywine Heights Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.5% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 51.7% |
% 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS this school | 460 | 35.0% | 55.4% |
| Greater Latrobe Junior High School Latrobe | 499 | 33.5% | 61.8% |
| South Eastern Middle School Fawn Grove | 399 | 34.8% | 45.2% |
| Maple Avenue Middle School Littlestown | 413 | 38.0% | 37.7% |
| C E McCall Middle School Montoursville | 530 | 36.6% | 50.2% |
| Danville Area Middle School Danville | 518 | 35.5% | 54.5% |
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 Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #149 of 479 | #2 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #141 of 513 ▼ 49 | #3 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #205 of 513 ▲ 17 | #5 of 26 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #329 of 522 | #21 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #73 of 486 | #4 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #384 of 486 | #26 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #379 of 510 | #23 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #95 of 332 | #5 of 15 |
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
460
-63 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 460 | 40.8 | 11.3:1 | 35% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 41.6 | 11.5:1 | 34% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 44 | 11.4:1 | 32% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 47 | 11.1:1 | 35% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 43.7 | 12.4:1 | 33% (177) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (544 to 460); teachers down 7% (43.7 to 40.8).
About Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS operates as a small middle school in Topton, Pennsylvania. The school's 460 students are in grades 4 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students each.
Brandywine Heights Area SD oversees Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS and 2 other schools, with 1,245 students in total.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS. Next come 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 70% White among all Berks County residents. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 11.3 students per teacher and 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Berks County average 67%.
The allk12 Grade for Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 62.6% at Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.4%.
Berks County has about 433,015 residents, and the median household income is $79,777, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Berks County has 95 public schools and roughly 62,375 students.
The closest public school, Brandywine Heights Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles from Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS's enrollment declined 12%, to 460.
Community posts for Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brandywine Heights Area SD
- Brandywine Heights High SchoolHigh · 413 students
- Brandywine Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Brandywine Heights Elementary School0.3 mi · 372
- Brandywine Heights High School1.1 mi · 413
- Kutztown Area Middle School3.6 mi · 314
- Kutztown Area SHS3.7 mi · 420
- Kutztown Elementary School3.8 mi · 384
- Alburtis Elementary School5.1 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MSHow many students attend Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS?
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS enrolls approximately 460 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS serve?
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS serves grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS is approximately 11.3:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS?
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS reports a student body of 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS public or private?
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brandywine Heights Area SD.
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