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Which teacher or staff member at J R Fugett MS deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
930
Middle
DISTRICT 926 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CHESTER AREA SD·NCES 422529005137
J R Fugett Middle School
500 Ellis Ln, West Chester, PA 19380 · (484) 266-2900 · Chester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL930 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% 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
12.3:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
208 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 | 306 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 319 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 305 | 33% |
Student demographics
53%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
61.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 61 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 42.0% |
% 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 J R Fugett Middle School
J R Fugett Middle School's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J R Fugett Middle School this school | 930 | 22.4% | 53.8% |
| Tamanend Middle School Warrington | 901 | 20.2% | 55.1% |
| Skyview Upper Elementary School Eagleville | 695 | 20.4% | 62.5% |
| Arcola Intrmd School Eagleville | 692 | 20.8% | 58.1% |
| Downingtown Middle School Downingtown | 1,074 | 15.9% | 61.8% |
| Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center Royersford | 666 | 22.1% | 69.9% |
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 J R Fugett Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #169 of 479 | #13 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #218 of 513 ▼ 31 | #14 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #142 of 513 ▼ 3 | #12 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 930 | #65 of 522 | #9 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #186 of 486 | #10 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #137 of 486 | #14 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #450 of 510 | #11 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #99 of 131 | #7 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
930
+55 (+6%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 930 | 75.5 | 12.3:1 | 22% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 892 | 74.2 | 12.0:1 | 23% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 908 | 77.7 | 11.7:1 | 23% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 875 | 76 | 11.5:1 | 17% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 903 | 70.4 | 12.8:1 | 17% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 884 | 69 | 12.8:1 | 14% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 1,003 | 74 | 13.6:1 | 12% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 976 | 62 | 15.7:1 | 6% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 693 | 55 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J R Fugett Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (903 to 930); teachers up 7% (70.4 to 75.5).
About J R Fugett Middle School
At 500 Ellis Ln in West Chester, Pennsylvania, J R Fugett Middle School operates as a large middle-grades school. The student body numbers 930 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Pennsylvania) has about 594 students.
West Chester Area SD has 17 schools; together they serve 11,987 students.
Roughly 66% of students at J R Fugett Middle School are White. Other groups make up 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, 77% of Chester County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 75.5 full-time equivalents, or about 12.3 students per teacher. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 22%. The average for public schools in Chester County is 38%.
The allk12 Grade for J R Fugett Middle School is B-. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 46% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for J R Fugett Middle School is 68.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Chester County, the median household income is $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 111 public schools in Chester County, enrolling about 83,468 students in all.
The shortest distance from J R Fugett Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to West Chester East High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 69.0%, higher than J R Fugett Middle School's 53.8%.
Locale data from NCES put J R Fugett Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 55 more students in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
Related schools
Other schools in West Chester Area SD
- West Chester Henderson High SchoolHigh · 1,444 students
- West Chester East High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- West Chester Bayard Rustin High SchoolHigh · 1,159 students
- E N Peirce Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,040 students
- Stetson Middle SchoolMiddle · 808 students
- Sarah W Starkweather Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
Other schools in West Chester
- Pennsylvania Leadership CSCombined · 2,874 students
- West Chester Henderson High SchoolHigh · 1,444 students
- West Chester East High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- West Chester Bayard Rustin High SchoolHigh · 1,159 students
- E N Peirce Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,040 students
- 21st Century Cyber CSHigh · 996 students
Nearby schools
- West Chester East High School0.0 mi · 1,216
- 21st Century Cyber CS0.7 mi · 996
- Glen Acres Elementary School0.8 mi · 451
- Pennsylvania Leadership CS0.8 mi · 2,874
- Fern Hill Elementary School1.2 mi · 408
- East Goshen Elementary School1.4 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About J R Fugett Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at J R Fugett Middle School?
J R Fugett Middle School enrolls approximately 930 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does J R Fugett Middle School serve?
J R Fugett Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J R Fugett Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J R Fugett Middle School is approximately 12.3:1 (76 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at J R Fugett Middle School?
At J R Fugett Middle School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is J R Fugett Middle School public or private?
J R Fugett Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Chester Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.