Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS

Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS is a middle-of-the-pack middle school in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, operated by Bethel Park SD. The school teaches 597 students in grades 5 through 6.

Within Bethel Park SD, which oversees 8 schools and 3,996 students, Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS shows that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder looks like 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 22% of students at Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.2%; this one delivers 67.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put median household income runs about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

The closest other public school is South Park MS, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 70.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 629 students in 2018 compared to 597 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 83% across the same window.

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