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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Fleetwood MS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
659
Middle
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLEETWOOD AREA SD·NCES 420978006311
Fleetwood Middle School
407 N Richmond St, Fleetwood, PA 19522 · (610) 944-7634 · Berks County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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
12.9:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
253 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 148 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 173 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 178 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 160 | 24% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Fleetwood Middle School→Fleetwood SHS
Based on grade levels within Fleetwood Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.1pp since 2023
Math
36.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 36.9% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Fleetwood Middle School
Fleetwood Middle School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Middle School this school | 659 | 38.4% | 45.9% |
| Exeter Twp Junior High School Reading | 618 | 43.2% | 47.3% |
| Conrad Weiser Middle School Robesonia | 761 | 42.8% | 44.0% |
| Schuylkill Valley Middle School Leesport | 691 | 38.6% | 43.5% |
| Landisville Middle School Landisville | 501 | 38.9% | 60.7% |
| 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 Fleetwood Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #274 of 479 | #12 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #260 of 513 ▼ 16 | #11 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #324 of 513 ▼ 40 | #15 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #195 of 522 | #14 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #248 of 486 | #15 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #222 of 486 | #13 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.4% | #350 of 510 | #22 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #67 of 332 | #2 of 15 |
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
659
-41 (-6%) vs 2020
+117% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 659 | 51 | 12.9:1 | 38% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 53.3 | 12.3:1 | 39% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 52.1 | 12.9:1 | 40% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 48 | 14.6:1 | 34% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 820 | 54.1 | 15.2:1 | 33% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 857 | 54 | 15.9:1 | 28% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 837 | 58 | 14.4:1 | 19% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 834 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 11% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 22 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fleetwood Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (820 to 659); teachers down 6% (54.1 to 51).
About Fleetwood Middle School
Fleetwood Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school, is located in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. School enrollment was 659 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8.
Fleetwood Area SD enrolls 2,222 students in 4 schools, including Fleetwood Middle School.
At Fleetwood Middle School, White students make up 73% of the student body. It is also 21% Hispanic and 3% Black. For comparison, Berks County is about 70% White. Fleetwood Middle School's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 51 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.9:1. That matches the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. Roughly 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Berks County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
The allk12 Grade for Fleetwood Middle School is C. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Fleetwood Middle School is 15.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 45.9%. Predicted: 61.1%.
Berks County census figures show that the median household income is $79,777, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 95 public schools in Berks County, enrolling about 62,375 students in all.
Nearest public school: Fleetwood SHS, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fleetwood Middle School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 700 in 2020-21 to 659 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.6:1 to 12.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Fleetwood Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fleetwood Area SD
- Fleetwood SHSHigh · 754 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Andrew Maier Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other schools in Fleetwood
- Fleetwood SHSHigh · 754 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Fleetwood SHS0.2 mi · 754
- Willow Creek Elementary School0.8 mi · 564
- Andrew Maier Elementary School3.4 mi · 245
- Kutztown Area Middle School4.7 mi · 314
- Kutztown Area SHS4.7 mi · 420
- Kutztown Elementary School4.8 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Fleetwood Middle SchoolHow many students attend Fleetwood Middle School?
Fleetwood Middle School enrolls approximately 659 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Fleetwood Middle School serve?
Fleetwood Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Fleetwood Middle School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Fleetwood Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fleetwood Middle School?
At Fleetwood Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Fleetwood Middle School in?
Fleetwood Middle School is part of Fleetwood Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.