Chichester MS

Chichester MS is one of the moderately sized middle schools in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Chichester SD, with 873 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 47% larger than typical.

Within Chichester SD, which oversees 6 schools and 2,899 students, Chichester MS is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chichester MS shows that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Black, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Delaware County (around 58%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Chichester MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 33.6%.

In the area at large, Delaware County reports that median household income runs about $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chichester MS is one of 113 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students).

The closest other public school is Chichester SHS, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chichester MS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 993 students in 2018 compared to 873 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.