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Enrollment
631
Middle
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOVERNOR MIFFLIN SD·NCES 421086000801
Governor Mifflin Middle School
130 East Lancaster Avenue, Shillington, PA 19607 · (610) 775-1465 · Berks County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- CTest 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
16.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
596 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 7 | 314 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 317 | 50% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Governor Mifflin Middle School→Governor Mifflin SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Governor Mifflin SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
25.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 25.0% |
% 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Governor Mifflin Middle School
Governor Mifflin Middle School's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor Mifflin Middle School this school | 631 | 94.5% | 36.7% |
| Intermediate School Shillington | 623 | 97.8% | 40.9% |
| Penn's Grove School Oxford | 528 | 91.9% | 46.0% |
| Catasauqua Middle School Catasauqua | 477 | 98.1% | 34.6% |
| Pocono Mountain East Junior High School Swiftwater | 505 | 99.4% | 41.3% |
| Swiftwater Interm School Swiftwater | 737 | 99.6% | 47.4% |
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 Governor Mifflin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #372 of 479 | #17 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #370 of 513 ▲ 13 | #17 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #359 of 513 ▲ 52 | #18 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #213 of 522 | #15 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #453 of 486 | #24 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #91 of 486 | #4 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #142 of 510 | #9 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #153 of 332 | #7 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
631
-42 (-6%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 824
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 631 | 38.5 | 16.4:1 | 94% (596) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 43.5 | 13.7:1 | 99% (593) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 42.5 | 14.8:1 | 54% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 50% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 47.7 | 15.0:1 | 40% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 50 | 13.3:1 | 41% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 47 | 13.5:1 | 24% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 7% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 824 | 65 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Governor Mifflin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (713 to 631); teachers down 19% (47.7 to 38.5).
About Governor Mifflin Middle School
Governor Mifflin Middle School is a middle school in Shillington, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. A total of 631 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8.
Governor Mifflin SD is the district for Governor Mifflin Middle School. It has 6 schools and 4,154 students.
Roughly 52% of students at Governor Mifflin Middle School are White. Other reported shares: 36% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Berks County's residents are about 70% White, 17 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania have 13.2:1, compared with 16.4:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Governor Mifflin Middle School is 94%. That is 27 points above the 67% average for public schools in Berks County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public middle schools, Governor Mifflin Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Governor Mifflin Middle School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 36.7% actual, 37.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
According to the American Community Survey, in Berks County, the median household income is $79,777, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Governor Mifflin Middle School is one of 95 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Governor Mifflin SHS is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Governor Mifflin Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Governor Mifflin Middle School ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Governor Mifflin Middle School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 42 students since 2020-21, to 631. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.4:1, from 15.3:1.
Discussions about Governor Mifflin Middle School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Governor Mifflin SD
- Governor Mifflin SHSHigh · 1,425 students
- Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 623 students
- Cumru Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Mifflin Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Brecknock Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Other schools in Shillington
- Governor Mifflin SHSHigh · 1,425 students
- Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 623 students
- Cumru Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Mifflin Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Governor Mifflin SHS0.2 mi · 1,425
- Mifflin Park Elementary School0.5 mi · 503
- Intermediate School0.6 mi · 623
- Cumru Elementary School0.7 mi · 513
- Wyomissing Area JSHS1.4 mi · 965
- Millmont Elementary School2.0 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About Governor Mifflin Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Governor Mifflin Middle School?
Governor Mifflin Middle School enrolls approximately 631 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Governor Mifflin Middle School serve?
Governor Mifflin Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Governor Mifflin Middle School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Governor Mifflin Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Governor Mifflin Middle School?
Student demographics at Governor Mifflin Middle School are roughly 52% White, 36% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Governor Mifflin Middle School public or private?
Governor Mifflin Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Governor Mifflin SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.