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Enrollment
966
Middle
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HATBORO-HORSHAM SD·NCES 421161006639
Keith Valley Middle School
227 Meetinghouse Road, Horsham, PA 19044 · (215) 420-5050 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL966 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
382 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 6 | 324 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 318 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 324 | 34% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Keith Valley Middle School→Hatboro-Horsham SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hatboro-Horsham SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
45.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 46.7% |
% 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 →
Where Keith Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #145 of 479 | #20 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #156 of 513 | #22 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #128 of 513 | #19 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 966 | #58 of 522 | #8 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #23 of 486 | #2 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #152 of 486 | #23 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #343 of 510 | #13 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #145 of 332 | #9 of 21 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
966
-98 (-9%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 708
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 966 | 97.8 | 9.9:1 | 40% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 987 | 96.9 | 10.2:1 | 39% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 1,018 | 93.7 | 10.9:1 | 37% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 1,064 | 93 | 11.4:1 | 30% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 1,095 | 89 | 12.3:1 | 26% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 1,134 | 89 | 12.7:1 | 22% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 1,231 | 95 | 13.0:1 | 11% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 1,274 | 83 | 15.3:1 | 5% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 708 | 56 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keith Valley Middle School.
About Keith Valley Middle School
Keith Valley Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Horsham, Pennsylvania, under Hatboro-Horsham SD. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 966 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students.
The district for Keith Valley Middle School is Hatboro-Horsham SD, with 6 schools and 4,179 students.
Keith Valley Middle School's enrollment is 68% White. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. Keith Valley Middle School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Keith Valley Middle School employs 97.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.9:1. That ratio is under the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 40% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Montgomery County, the average is about the same, 40%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Keith Valley Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 55.8% actual against 60.7% predicted.
In Montgomery County (population about 867,573), median household income is about $113,915, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 160 public schools operate in Montgomery County, serving about 115,302 students.
Nearby, Blair Mill Elementary is about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Keith Valley Middle School is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Keith Valley Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 1,064 to 966 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 9.9 students per teacher, compared with 11.4 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Keith Valley Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hatboro-Horsham SD
- Hatboro-Horsham SHSHigh · 1,336 students
- Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Crooked Billet Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Hallowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Blair Mill ElementaryElementary · 361 students
Other schools in Horsham
- Hatboro-Horsham SHSHigh · 1,336 students
- Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Hallowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Blair Mill Elementary0.7 mi · 361
- Hallowell Elementary School0.8 mi · 438
- Crooked Billet Elementary School1.5 mi · 468
- Upper Moreland Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,627
- Hatboro-Horsham SHS2.1 mi · 1,336
- Simmons Elementary School2.1 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Keith Valley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Keith Valley Middle School?
Keith Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 966 students in grades 06-08.
Is Keith Valley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Keith Valley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Keith Valley Middle School have?
Keith Valley Middle School employs 98 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
How diverse is Keith Valley Middle School?
Keith Valley Middle School reports a student body of 68% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Keith Valley Middle School public or private?
Keith Valley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hatboro-Horsham SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.