Enrollment
187
Middle
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRISTOL BOROUGH SD·NCES 420420000686
Bristol Middle School
1801 Wilson Ave, Bristol, PA 19007 · (215) 781-1000 · Bucks County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
134 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 7 | 92 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 51% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Bristol Middle School→Bristol High School
Based on grade levels within Bristol Borough SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.4pp since 2023
Math
17.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.5% | 17.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 20.9% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Bristol Middle School
Bristol Middle School's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Middle School this school | 187 | 71.7% | 30.0% |
| Hanover Area Memorial Elementary School Hanover Township | 319 | 79.6% | 33.9% |
| Allen Middle School Camp Hill | 272 | 75.4% | 52.3% |
| New Cumberland Middle School New Cumberland | 389 | 65.6% | 43.6% |
| Pequea Valley Intrmd School Kinzers | 212 | 64.2% | 40.6% |
| Upper Adams Middle School Biglerville | 242 | 57.9% | 44.3% |
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 Bristol Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #415 of 479 | #24 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #424 of 513 ▼ 10 | #24 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #442 of 513 ▼ 59 | #27 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #491 of 522 | #27 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #175 of 510 | #5 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #85 of 332 | #7 of 22 |
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
187
-35 (-16%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 187 | 17.4 | 10.8:1 | 72% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 16.2 | 11.2:1 | 74% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 15 | 13.2:1 | 78% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 13 | 17.1:1 | 77% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 11.5 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 75% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 64% (202) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bristol Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (224 to 187); teachers up 51% (11.5 to 17.4).
About Bristol Middle School
This page covers Bristol Middle School, a very small middle school in Bristol, Pennsylvania. In all, 187 students attend the school in grades 7 through 8. That puts enrollment 69% below the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Bristol Middle School is one of 3 schools in Bristol Borough SD, which enrolls 1,128 students in total.
The student body at Bristol Middle School has no majority group. White students lead at 49%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 13% Black, 11% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 81% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
On staff are 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. Middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1, 2.4 more students per teacher than here. Bristol Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 72%. That rate is above the 40% average among public schools in Bucks County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bristol Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.0%; the prediction is 46.9%.
The county, Bucks County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $114,764, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 123 public schools and about 81,956 students.
Bristol Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Bristol High School, its nearest public school. Bristol Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 32.7% on proficiency, and Bristol Middle School is below that at 30.0%.
Federal data place Bristol Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is 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 187, compared with 222 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.8:1) than in 2020-21 (17.1:1).
People who know Bristol Middle School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bristol Borough SD
- Warren Snyder-John Girotti Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Bristol High SchoolHigh · 318 students
Other schools in Bristol
- Warren Snyder-John Girotti Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Bristol High SchoolHigh · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Bristol High School0.0 mi · 318
- Warren Snyder-John Girotti Elementary School0.9 mi · 623
- Truman SHS2.0 mi · 1,626
- Captain James Lawrence Elementary School2.1 mi · 229
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School2.1 mi · 754
- Mill Creek Elementary School2.2 mi · 974
Frequently asked questions
About Bristol Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bristol Middle School?
Bristol Middle School enrolls approximately 187 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Bristol Middle School serve?
Bristol Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bristol Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bristol Middle School is approximately 10.8:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bristol Middle School?
At Bristol Middle School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 24% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Bristol Middle School in?
Bristol Middle School is part of Bristol Borough SD.
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