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Enrollment
623
Middle
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOVERNOR MIFFLIN SD·NCES 421086006794
Intermediate School
600 Governor Dr, Shillington, PA 19607 · (610) 775-5083 · Berks County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- ABeats 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
17.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
609 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 5 | 301 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 322 | 52% |
Student demographics
61%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
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
47.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
34.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.9pp 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 34 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.2% | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 32.2% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Intermediate School
Intermediate School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate School this school | 623 | 97.8% | 40.9% |
| Governor Mifflin Middle School Shillington | 631 | 94.5% | 36.7% |
| Catasauqua Middle School Catasauqua | 477 | 98.1% | 34.6% |
| Penn's Grove School Oxford | 528 | 91.9% | 46.0% |
| Pocono Mountain East Junior High School Swiftwater | 505 | 99.4% | 41.3% |
| Solomon/Plains Middle School Plains | 758 | 97.8% | 26.4% |
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 Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #330 of 479 | #16 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #282 of 513 ▲ 26 | #13 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #315 of 513 ▲ 22 | #13 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #220 of 522 | #16 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #469 of 486 | #26 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #72 of 486 | #2 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #114 of 510 | #6 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #247 of 332 | #12 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
623
-3 (0%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 1,120
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 623 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 98% (609) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 100% (606) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 52% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 44 | 14.2:1 | 49% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 40.8 | 16.3:1 | 44% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 40% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 28% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 965 | 54 | 17.9:1 | 9% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 1,120 | 75 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (663 to 623); teachers down 12% (40.8 to 36).
About Intermediate School
A medium-sized middle-grades school in Shillington, Pennsylvania, Intermediate School is part of Governor Mifflin SD. It enrolled 623 students in grades 5 through 6 for the 2024-25 school year.
The Governor Mifflin SD system has 6 schools and 4,154 students.
Enrollment at Intermediate School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 48%. After that, the student body is 39% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Berks County is about 70% White. Intermediate School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Intermediate School total 36 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.3:1. The 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 609 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 98%. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Berks County is 31 points.
Measured against Pennsylvania public middle schools, Intermediate 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.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.7% at Intermediate School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Berks County show that median household income is about $79,777, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Intermediate School is one of 95 public schools in Berks County, which together enroll about 62,375 students.
The shortest distance from Intermediate School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Mifflin Park Elementary School. The five-mile area around Intermediate School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 40.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 623, close to the 626 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.3 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 Governor Mifflin SD
- Governor Mifflin SHSHigh · 1,425 students
- Governor Mifflin Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 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
- Governor Mifflin Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Cumru Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Mifflin Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other Intermediate schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Intermediate. Intermediate School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Intermediate SchoolShelton, CT · 714 students
- Intermediate SchoolWORTHINGTON, MN · 705 students
Nearby schools
- Mifflin Park Elementary School0.1 mi · 503
- Cumru Elementary School0.2 mi · 513
- Governor Mifflin SHS0.4 mi · 1,425
- Governor Mifflin Middle School0.6 mi · 631
- Millmont Elementary School1.7 mi · 590
- Wyomissing Area JSHS1.9 mi · 965
Frequently asked questions
About Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Intermediate School?
Intermediate School enrolls approximately 623 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Intermediate School serve?
Intermediate School serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Intermediate School is approximately 17.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Intermediate School?
At Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 39% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Intermediate School public or private?
Intermediate 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.