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Enrollment
1,040
Middle
DISTRICT 926 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CHESTER AREA SD·NCES 422529001452
E N Peirce Middle School
1314 Burke Rd, West Chester, PA 19380 · (484) 266-2500 · Chester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,040 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% 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.
- C-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
11.8:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
198 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 363 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 334 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 343 | 33% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
45.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.2% | 45.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 44.2% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 E N Peirce Middle School
E N Peirce Middle School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E N Peirce Middle School this school | 1,040 | 19.0% | 56.2% |
| Tamanend Middle School Warrington | 901 | 20.2% | 55.1% |
| Dorseyville Middle School Pittsburgh | 981 | 22.1% | 80.4% |
| Strath Haven Middle School Wallingford | 868 | 16.9% | 70.5% |
| Springton Lake Middle School Media | 1,012 | 16.7% | 74.7% |
| Tohickon Middle School Doylestown | 857 | 16.0% | 64.1% |
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 E N Peirce Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #139 of 479 | #10 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #154 of 513 ▲ 10 | #10 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #109 of 513 ▲ 51 | #11 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,040 | #45 of 522 | #7 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #121 of 486 | #8 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #180 of 486 | #17 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #466 of 510 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #92 of 131 | #5 of 7 |
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
1,040
-67 (-6%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 716
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 1,040 | 88.4 | 11.8:1 | 19% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 1,005 | 85.3 | 11.8:1 | 20% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 1,018 | 84.5 | 12.1:1 | 20% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 1,107 | 81 | 13.7:1 | 18% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 1,000 | 68.9 | 14.5:1 | 13% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 912 | 65 | 14.0:1 | 13% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 886 | 67 | 13.2:1 | 10% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 1,007 | 63 | 16.0:1 | 7% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 716 | 56 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E N Peirce Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,000 to 1,040); teachers up 28% (68.9 to 88.4).
About E N Peirce Middle School
E N Peirce Middle School, located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, is a large middle school. The school enrolls 1,040 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 594.
West Chester Area SD enrolls 11,987 students in 17 schools, including E N Peirce Middle School.
More than half of enrollment at E N Peirce Middle School is White: 71%. Next come 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, E N Peirce Middle School scores 47%.
For every teacher at E N Peirce Middle School, there are about 11.8 students; the school has 88.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, 13.2:1, is higher. There are 198 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 19% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Chester County is 38%.
E N Peirce Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, E N Peirce Middle School would be expected to post about 69.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.2%.
In the wider Chester County area, median household income comes to about $127,208, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chester County counts 111 public schools with about 83,468 students.
E N Peirce Middle School's nearest public school is Greystone Elementary School (about 0.6 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, E N Peirce Middle School is 7th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for E N Peirce Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, E N Peirce Middle School enrolled 1,107 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,040. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.7:1 to 11.8:1.
E N Peirce Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Greystone Elementary School0.6 mi · 511
- Mary C Howse Elementary School1.3 mi · 442
- Exton Elementary School1.8 mi · 533
- East Bradford Elementary School2.2 mi · 455
- West Chester Henderson High School2.3 mi · 1,444
- Fern Hill Elementary School2.4 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About E N Peirce Middle SchoolHow many students attend E N Peirce Middle School?
E N Peirce Middle School enrolls approximately 1,040 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does E N Peirce Middle School serve?
E N Peirce Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does E N Peirce Middle School have?
E N Peirce Middle School employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at E N Peirce Middle School?
Student demographics at E N Peirce Middle School are roughly 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is E N Peirce Middle School in?
E N Peirce Middle School is part of West Chester Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.