The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRISTOL TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 420423007633

Neil A Armstrong MS

475 Wistar Rd, Fairless Hills, PA 19030 · (215) 945-4940 · Bucks County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
Enrollment
668
Middle
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 594
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
663 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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
Grade 6
227
Grade 7
223
Grade 8
218
Student demographics
White
35453%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
10215%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 16%
Black
8913%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 14%
Asian
254%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Two+
9314%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
34151%
Female
32749%

Discussions

+ POST

Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
33.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
15.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
668
-151 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.2:1
% White
53%
was 72%
% Hispanic
15%
was 12%
% Black
13%
was 11%
% Asian
4%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Neil A Armstrong MS

Located at 475 Wistar Rd, in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, Neil An Armstrong MS is a mid-sized junior high that caters to 668 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Bristol Township SD.

Across the 6 schools in Bristol Township SD (5,985 students total), Neil An Armstrong MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Neil An Armstrong MS reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 13% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Neil An Armstrong MS has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at Neil An Armstrong MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bucks County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Neil An Armstrong MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.0%; this one delivers 25.5%.

In the broader community, Bucks County reports that median household earnings sit near $114,764, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Bucks County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), of which Neil An Armstrong MS is one.

The closest other public school is Bucks County Technical High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Neil An Armstrong MS comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 54.0%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Neil An Armstrong MS has decreased 18%, going from 819 students in 2018 to 668 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 53% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Neil An Armstrong MS typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Bucks County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Neil A Armstrong MS
District
Bristol Township SD
Address
475 Wistar Rd, Fairless Hills, PA 19030
Phone
(215) 945-4940
County
Bucks County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
668
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
663 (99%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
420423007633
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Bristol Township SD
Other schools in Fairless Hills
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Neil A Armstrong MS
How large is Neil A Armstrong MS?
Neil A Armstrong MS enrolls approximately 668 students in grades 06-08.
Is Neil A Armstrong MS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Neil A Armstrong MS is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Neil A Armstrong MS have?
Neil A Armstrong MS employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Neil A Armstrong MS?
Student demographics at Neil A Armstrong MS are roughly 53% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Neil A Armstrong MS public or private?
Neil A Armstrong MS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bristol Township SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
+ Post