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Enrollment
466
Middle
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELAWARE VALLEY SD·NCES 420753003865
Delaware Valley Middle School
258 Route 6 and 209, Milford, PA 18337 · (570) 296-1830 · Pike County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
203 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 6 | 145 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Delaware Valley Middle School→Delaware Valley High School
Based on grade levels within Delaware Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.7pp since 2023
Math
40.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Delaware Valley Middle School
Delaware Valley Middle School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Valley Middle School this school | 466 | 43.6% | 53.2% |
| Garden Spot Middle School New Holland | 404 | 43.1% | 39.8% |
| Landisville Middle School Landisville | 501 | 38.9% | 60.7% |
| Dingman-Delaware Middle School Dingmans Ferry | 532 | 48.1% | 52.7% |
| Bermudian Springs Middle School York Springs | 539 | 44.0% | 46.3% |
| Reiffton School Reading | 542 | 45.2% | 50.9% |
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 Delaware Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #174 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #212 of 513 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #207 of 513 ▼ 97 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #325 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #152 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #203 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #315 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #239 of 332 |
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
466
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 757
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 466 | 38.8 | 12.0:1 | 44% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 37.6 | 13.0:1 | 41% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 37.4 | 12.8:1 | 38% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 36% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 33% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 20% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 24% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 15% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 757 | 43 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delaware Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (497 to 466); teachers up 5% (37 to 38.8).
About Delaware Valley Middle School
Delaware Valley Middle School is a small middle school in Pennsylvania, located in Milford. The school serves 466 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 594 students; this school is 22% smaller than that.
Delaware Valley Middle School is run by Delaware Valley SD, whose 7 schools enroll 4,248 students.
At 73%, White students outnumber all other groups at Delaware Valley Middle School combined. It is also 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, Delaware Valley Middle School comes in at 44%.
Teachers at the school number 38.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.0:1. The 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Pike County report 63%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public middle schools, Delaware Valley Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Delaware Valley Middle School would score about 58.9%. It scores 53.2%, 5.7 points below that figure.
Delaware Valley Middle School is located in Pike County, where median household income is about $81,323, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Delaware Valley Middle School is one of 14 public schools in Pike County, which together enroll about 8,615 students.
Delaware Valley High School is the public school closest to Delaware Valley Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Delaware Valley Middle School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Delaware Valley Middle School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 500 to 466.
The Delaware Valley Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,621
Census ACS
Median income
$81,323
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,615 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delaware Valley SD
- Delaware Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Dingman-Delaware Middle SchoolMiddle · 532 students
- Dingman-Delaware Primary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Delaware Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Dingman-Delaware Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Shohola Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Delaware Valley High School0.1 mi · 1,380
- Delaware Valley Elementary School2.5 mi · 486
- EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 702
- PORT JERVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL4.1 mi · 549
- PORT JERVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.1 mi · 743
- Montague Township School5.0 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Delaware Valley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Delaware Valley Middle School?
Delaware Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades 06-08.
Is Delaware Valley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Delaware Valley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Delaware Valley Middle School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Delaware Valley Middle School.
How diverse is Delaware Valley Middle School?
Delaware Valley Middle School reports a student body of 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Delaware Valley Middle School in?
Delaware Valley Middle School is part of Delaware Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.