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Enrollment
779
Middle
DISTRICT 846 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL BUCKS SD·NCES 420531001041
Lenape Middle School
313 W State St, Doylestown, PA 18901 · (267) 893-2800 · Bucks County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL779 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.8:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
92 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 258 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 271 | 35% |
| Grade 9 | 250 | 32% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
72.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
54.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.8% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 68.4% | 47.6% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Lenape Middle School
Lenape Middle School's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenape Middle School this school | 779 | 11.8% | 62.6% |
| Mellon Middle School Pittsburgh | 661 | 13.8% | 76.3% |
| Tohickon Middle School Doylestown | 857 | 16.0% | 64.1% |
| Pine-Richland Middle School Gibsonia | 703 | 6.4% | 70.2% |
| Southern Lehigh Intermediate School Bethlehem | 702 | 17.9% | 75.6% |
| Franklin Regional Middle School Murrysville | 771 | 18.8% | 65.8% |
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 Lenape Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #86 of 479 | #6 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #85 of 513 ▲ 49 | #6 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #55 of 513 ▲ 49 | #5 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 779 | #126 of 522 | #10 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #233 of 486 | #15 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #286 of 486 | #24 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.8% | #496 of 510 | #25 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #161 of 332 | #13 of 22 |
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
779
-110 (-12%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 779 | 60.9 | 12.8:1 | 12% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 781 | 60.5 | 12.9:1 | 12% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 839 | 63.4 | 13.2:1 | 13% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 889 | 63 | 14.1:1 | 11% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 876 | 57.3 | 15.3:1 | 11% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 864 | 57 | 15.2:1 | 9% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 883 | 55 | 16.1:1 | 7% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 913 | 57 | 16.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 802 | 50 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lenape Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (876 to 779); teachers up 6% (57.3 to 60.9).
About Lenape Middle School
Lenape Middle School is the name of a mid-sized middle-grades school in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The school teaches grades 7 through 9 and enrolls 779 students. That puts enrollment 31% bigger than the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
The Central Bucks SD system has 23 schools and 16,879 students.
At Lenape Middle School, 80% of students are White. Other students are 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Bucks County at about 81% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Lenape Middle School is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lenape Middle School is 12.8:1, based on 60.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch program data show 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Bucks County average 40%.
Among Pennsylvania public middle schools, Lenape Middle School outscored 65%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Lenape Middle School are 10.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (62.6% actual, 72.5% predicted).
In Bucks County, median household income comes to about $114,764, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 123, with about 81,956 students.
Doyle Elementary School sits about 0.3 miles from Lenape Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Lenape Middle School ranks 9th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Lenape Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
From 889 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 779 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Lenape Middle School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Bucks SD
- Central Bucks HS-SouthHigh · 1,719 students
- Central Bucks HS-WestHigh · 1,391 students
- Central Bucks HS-EastHigh · 1,374 students
- Holicong Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Tamanend Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Tohickon Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
Other schools in Doylestown
- Central Bucks HS-WestHigh · 1,391 students
- Central Bucks HS-EastHigh · 1,374 students
- Holicong Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Tohickon Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Groveland Elementary SchoolElementary · 763 students
- Cold Spring Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
Nearby schools
- Doyle Elementary School0.3 mi · 409
- Central Bucks HS-West0.3 mi · 1,391
- Linden Elementary School1.5 mi · 353
- Kutz Elementary School1.6 mi · 436
- Pine Run Elementary School2.9 mi · 480
- Mill Creek Elementary School3.2 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About Lenape Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lenape Middle School?
Lenape Middle School enrolls approximately 779 students in grades 07-09.
Is Lenape Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lenape Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
How many students per teacher at Lenape Middle School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Lenape Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lenape Middle School?
At Lenape Middle School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lenape Middle School public or private?
Lenape Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Bucks SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.