New Hope-Solebury MS

As a compact junior high in New Hope, Pennsylvania, New Hope-Solebury MS serves 280 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by New Hope-Solebury SD. That puts it 53% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Across the 4 schools in New Hope-Solebury SD (1,237 students total), New Hope-Solebury MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, New Hope-Solebury MS records that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest is composed of 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, New Hope-Solebury MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.0%; this one delivers 73.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bucks County) records that median household income runs about $114,764, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. New Hope-Solebury MS is one of 123 public schools in Bucks County (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students).

Nearest neighbor: New Hope-Solebury Upper El Sch, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts New Hope-Solebury MS at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 55.3%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. New Hope-Solebury MS's enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 358 (now 280). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 83% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for New Hope-Solebury MS typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.