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What tradition at Newtown MS should never be changed?
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Enrollment
833
Middle
DISTRICT 897 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COUNCIL ROCK SD·NCES 420696006453
Newtown Middle School
116 Richboro Rd, Newtown, PA 18940 · (215) 944-2600 · Bucks County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL833 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% 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.
- A-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
15.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
115 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 396 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 437 | 52% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
74.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.6pp since 2023
Math
67.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.1% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 80.7% | 67.1% |
% 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
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Newtown Middle School
Newtown Middle School's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Middle School this school | 833 | 13.8% | 73.7% |
| Charles F Patton Middle School Kennett Square | 842 | 9.6% | 74.9% |
| Downingtown Middle School Downingtown | 1,074 | 15.9% | 61.8% |
| Fort Couch Middle School Pittsburgh | 647 | 11.3% | 79.9% |
| Carson Middle School Pittsburgh | 652 | 14.0% | 64.3% |
| Radnor Middle School Wayne | 808 | 14.1% | 83.0% |
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 Newtown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #26 of 479 | #2 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #24 of 513 ▼ 6 | #3 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #49 of 513 ▼ 26 | #4 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 833 | #105 of 522 | #8 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #418 of 486 | #25 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #245 of 486 | #19 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.8% | #490 of 510 | #24 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #98 of 131 | N/A |
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
833
-20 (-2%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 822
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 833 | 54.9 | 15.2:1 | 14% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 877 | 54.5 | 16.1:1 | 13% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 851 | 56 | 15.2:1 | 9% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 853 | 53 | 16.1:1 | 10% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 809 | 52.7 | 15.3:1 | 7% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 785 | 54 | 14.5:1 | 8% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 849 | 60 | 14.2:1 | 4% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 1,153 | 68 | 17.0:1 | 1% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 822 | 63 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newtown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (809 to 833); teachers up 4% (52.7 to 54.9).
About Newtown Middle School
Newtown Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Newtown, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 18940). Enrolled students number 833 students, in grades 7 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students each.
Council Rock SD runs 14 schools with a combined 10,391 students. Newtown Middle School is one of them.
Newtown Middle School is 77% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 14% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Newtown Middle School, 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.2:1. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania have 13.2:1, compared with 15.2:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 14% of enrollment. That is lower than the 40% average for public schools in Bucks County.
The allk12 Grade for Newtown Middle School is A. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 93% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Newtown Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 73.7% and a predicted 71.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bucks County show that the median household income is $114,764, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Newtown Middle School, Bucks County has 122 other public schools.
Council Rock HS North is the public school closest to Newtown Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 72.9% on proficiency, and Newtown Middle School is above that at 73.7%.
Newtown Middle School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (853) to 2024-25 (833).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Council Rock SD
- Council Rock HS SouthHigh · 1,921 students
- Council Rock HS NorthHigh · 1,674 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 960 students
- Goodnoe Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Sol Feinstone Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- Churchville Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
Other schools in Newtown
- Council Rock HS NorthHigh · 1,674 students
- Goodnoe Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Sol Feinstone Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- Newtown Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Other Newtown Middle schools
One other US public school is named Newtown Middle. Newtown Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Newtown Middle SchoolNewtown, CT · 593 students
Nearby schools
- Council Rock HS North0.4 mi · 1,674
- Goodnoe Elementary School1.4 mi · 668
- Council Rock HS South1.7 mi · 1,921
- Rolling Hills Elementary School1.7 mi · 376
- Newtown Elementary School1.7 mi · 557
- Hillcrest Elementary School2.5 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Newtown Middle SchoolHow many students attend Newtown Middle School?
Newtown Middle School enrolls approximately 833 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Newtown Middle School serve?
Newtown Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Newtown Middle School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Newtown Middle School.
How diverse is Newtown Middle School?
Newtown Middle School reports a student body of 77% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Newtown Middle School?
Newtown Middle School is overseen by Council Rock SD in Bucks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.