Lenape MS

Lenape MS operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, operated by Central Bucks SD. Current enrollment sits at 779 students spanning grades 7 through 9. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Lenape MS sits 31% above that benchmark.

Across the 23 schools in Central Bucks SD (16,879 students total), Lenape MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lenape MS reports that White students make up the majority at 80%. Other groups include 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Bucks County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Bucks County's rate of about 40%.

After controlling for student poverty, Lenape MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.5%; this one delivers 62.6%.

In the area at large, Bucks County reports that median household income runs about $114,764, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Bucks County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), Lenape MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Doyle El Sch, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lenape MS ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 76.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lenape MS has contracted 11%, going from 876 students in 2018 to 779 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 85% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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