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Enrollment
873
Middle
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICHESTER SD·NCES 420591009943
Chichester Middle School
925 Meetinghouse Rd, Boothwyn, PA 19061 · (610) 485-6881 · Delaware County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL873 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
589 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 5 | 226 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 204 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 27% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Chichester Middle School→Chichester SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chichester SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
20.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.1% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 19.1% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where Chichester Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #398 of 479 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #406 of 513 | #10 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #328 of 513 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 873 | #81 of 522 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #80 of 486 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #20 of 486 | #1 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.5% | #179 of 510 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #140 of 332 | #2 of 9 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
873
-133 (-13%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 771
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 873 | 77 | 11.3:1 | 67% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 896 | 80.5 | 11.1:1 | 66% (589) |
| 2022-23 | 952 | 69.5 | 13.7:1 | 100% (951) |
| 2020-21 | 1,006 | 76 | 13.2:1 | 73% (730) |
| 2017-18 | 993 | 78.5 | 12.7:1 | 64% (635) |
| 2015-16 | 1,010 | 75 | 13.5:1 | 59% (593) |
| 2010-11 | 996 | 81 | 12.3:1 | 56% (558) |
| 2000-01 | 1,200 | 74 | 16.2:1 | 36% (433) |
| 1990-91 | 771 | 58 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chichester Middle School.
About Chichester Middle School
Families in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, are served by Chichester Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. It enrolls 873 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 5 through 8. It has 47% more students than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania (about 594).
A total of 6 schools make up Chichester SD, with 2,899 students enrolled.
The biggest share of students at Chichester Middle School, 42%, is White. Next come 31% Black, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 63% White among all Delaware County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
On staff are 77 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. Middle schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.2:1. About 67% of students at Chichester Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 58% average for public schools in Delaware County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Chichester Middle School is 15.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 33.6%. Predicted: 48.7%.
In the surrounding county, Delaware County, the median household earns about $89,546 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Chichester Middle School, Delaware County has 113 public schools.
Chichester Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Chichester SHS, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Chichester Middle School's average proficiency of 33.6% compares with 46.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 1,006 students in 2020-21 to 873 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.3:1) than in 2020-21 (13.2:1).
The allk12 page for Chichester Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chichester SD
- Chichester SHSHigh · 981 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Boothwyn Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Linwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
- Marcus Hook Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
Other schools in Boothwyn
- Chichester SHSHigh · 981 students
- Boothwyn Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Chichester SHS0.5 mi · 981
- Boothwyn Elementary School0.6 mi · 269
- Linwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 249
- Hilltop Elementary School1.2 mi · 290
- Marcus Hook Elementary School1.4 mi · 237
- Chester Charter Scholars Academy CS1.9 mi · 701
Frequently asked questions
About Chichester Middle SchoolHow large is Chichester Middle School?
Chichester Middle School enrolls approximately 873 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Chichester Middle School serve?
Chichester Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Chichester Middle School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Chichester Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Chichester Middle School?
Student demographics at Chichester Middle School are roughly 42% White, 13% Hispanic, 31% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Chichester Middle School?
Chichester Middle School is overseen by Chichester SD in Delaware County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.