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Charles H Boehm MS

866 Big Oak Rd, Yardley, PA 19067 · (215) 428-4220 · Bucks County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
Enrollment
651
Middle
DISTRICT 765 · STATE 594
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
211 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
195
Grade 7
221
Grade 8
235
Student demographics
White
45870%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
599%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 16%
Black
244%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 14%
Asian
558%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5%
Two+
558%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5%
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
33251%
Female
31949%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Charles H Boehm MSPennsbury HS
Based on grade levels within Pennsbury 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
63.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 60% 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
651
-58 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.6:1
% White
70%
was 79%
% Hispanic
9%
was 4%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
8%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Charles H Boehm MS

Charles H Boehm MS operates as a mid-tier junior high in Yardley, Pennsylvania, operated by Pennsbury SD. Current enrollment sits at 651 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Pennsbury SD comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 9,435 students; Charles H Boehm MS is among them.

Looking at the student body, Charles H Boehm MS logs that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Bucks County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Charles H Boehm MS has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Bucks County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Charles H Boehm MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Bucks County shows the typical household earns roughly $114,764 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bucks County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), of which Charles H Boehm MS is one.

William Penn MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Charles H Boehm MS comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 709 students in 2018 compared to 651 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 79% to 70%. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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Bucks County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Charles H Boehm MS
District
Pennsbury SD
Address
866 Big Oak Rd, Yardley, PA 19067
Phone
(215) 428-4220
County
Bucks County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
651
Teachers (FTE)
68
Student–teacher ratio
9.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
211 (32%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
421884009959
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Pennsbury SD
Other schools in Yardley
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Frequently asked questions

About Charles H Boehm MS
What is the total enrollment at Charles H Boehm MS?
Charles H Boehm MS enrolls approximately 651 students in grades 06-08.
Is Charles H Boehm MS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charles H Boehm MS is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Charles H Boehm MS have?
Charles H Boehm MS employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
How diverse is Charles H Boehm MS?
Charles H Boehm MS reports a student body of 70% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles H Boehm MS?
Charles H Boehm MS is overseen by Pennsbury SD in Bucks County.
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