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Enrollment
597
Middle
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHEL PARK SD·NCES 420351009978
Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School
5800 Murray Ave, Bethel Park, PA 15102 · (412) 854-8751 · Allegheny County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
131 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 5 | 290 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 307 | 51% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bethel Park SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.2pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.1% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.3% | 65.4% |
% 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School
Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School this school | 597 | 21.9% | 67.5% |
| Independence Middle School Bethel Park | 602 | 19.1% | 63.9% |
| Jefferson Middle School Pittsburgh | 621 | 17.6% | 76.6% |
| Fairview Middle School Fairview | 633 | 27.6% | 70.6% |
| Haine Middle School Cranberry Twp | 522 | 24.7% | 66.5% |
| Indian Valley Middle School Harleysville | 731 | 20.4% | 59.5% |
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 Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #52 of 479 | #16 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #39 of 513 ▼ 15 | #13 of 51 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #100 of 513 ▼ 43 | #21 of 51 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #238 of 522 | #26 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #169 of 486 | #18 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #320 of 486 | #35 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.9% | #455 of 510 | #38 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #256 of 332 | #21 of 27 |
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
597
+94 (+19%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 839
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 597 | 49.2 | 12.1:1 | 22% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 48.3 | 12.5:1 | 22% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 50.1 | 11.6:1 | 19% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 49 | 10.3:1 | 19% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 56 | 11.2:1 | 17% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 59 | 10.8:1 | 15% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 62 | 11.8:1 | 13% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 839 | 60 | 14.0:1 | 6% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (629 to 597); teachers down 12% (56 to 49.2).
About Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School
Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The school counts 597 students across grades 5 through 6.
A total of 8 schools make up Bethel Park SD, with 3,996 students enrolled.
At Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School, White students make up 83% of the student body. Smaller groups are 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. By the diversity index, Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School comes in at 30%.
Teachers at the school number 49.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.1:1. Among middle schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. The school's lunch program data list 22% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 54% for public schools in Allegheny County.
allk12 grades Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.5% and a predicted 68.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Allegheny County, median household income is about $78,548, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School is among the 277 public schools in Allegheny County.
The shortest distance from Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to South Park Middle School. The five-mile area around Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers 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 climbed from 503 to 597 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 10.3 in 2020-21 to 12.1 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bethel Park SD
- Bethel Park High SchoolHigh · 1,244 students
- Independence Middle SchoolMiddle · 602 students
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Bethel Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Other schools in Bethel Park
- Bethel Park High SchoolHigh · 1,244 students
- Independence Middle SchoolMiddle · 602 students
- Bethel Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- William Penn Elementary SchoolElementary · 212 students
Nearby schools
- South Park Middle School0.9 mi · 580
- William Penn Elementary School1.3 mi · 212
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School1.4 mi · 338
- South Park SHS1.6 mi · 553
- South Park Elementary Center1.8 mi · 731
- Bethel Memorial Elementary School2.1 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School?
Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 05-06.
Is Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School is approximately 12.1:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School?
At Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School in?
Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School is part of Bethel Park SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.