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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%

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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
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
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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