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Enrollment
595
Middle
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHEASTERN YORK SD·NCES 421752004578
Northeastern Middle School
4855 Board Road, Mount Wolf, PA 17347 · (717) 266-3676 · York County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
306 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 296 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 297 | 50% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Northeastern Middle School→Northeastern SHS
Based on grade levels within Northeastern York SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
30.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 25.1% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Northeastern Middle School
Northeastern Middle School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Middle School this school | 595 | 51.4% | 40.5% |
| Spring Forge Intrd School Manchester | 477 | 48.6% | 56.7% |
| Shallow Brook Inter School Manchester | 507 | 45.8% | 54.1% |
| Lamberton Middle School Carlisle | 583 | 44.6% | 43.4% |
| North Hills Elementary School York | 675 | 49.2% | 47.1% |
| Ephrata Middle School Ephrata | 601 | 53.1% | 45.9% |
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 Northeastern Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #338 of 479 | #21 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #328 of 513 ▲ 54 | #21 of 22 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #295 of 513 ▲ 66 | #16 of 22 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #239 of 522 | #16 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #333 of 486 | #11 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #151 of 486 | #9 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #245 of 510 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #230 of 332 | #8 of 14 |
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
595
-65 (-10%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 595 | 42.6 | 14.0:1 | 51% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 39.5 | 16.1:1 | 48% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 40.5 | 16.1:1 | 44% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 36% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 41.8 | 15.3:1 | 36% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 39% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 48 | 11.7:1 | 32% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 29% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 38 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeastern Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (640 to 595); teachers up 2% (41.8 to 42.6).
About Northeastern Middle School
Northeastern Middle School sits in Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania, and is classified as a middle-grades school. The latest federal count shows 595 students in grades 7 through 8.
A total of 8 schools make up Northeastern York SD, with 3,971 students enrolled.
At Northeastern Middle School, White students make up 68% of the student body. It is also 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of York County is roughly 81% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.0:1, with 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Northeastern Middle School is 51%. For comparison, public schools in York County average 53%.
The model predicts 55.6% for a school in Pennsylvania with Northeastern Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Northeastern Middle School posts 40.5%.
York County has about 462,924 residents, and the median household income is $84,829, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, York County has 111 public schools and roughly 64,242 students.
Of nearby public schools, Northeastern SHS is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Northeastern Middle School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Northeastern Middle School is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Northeastern Middle School the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 65 students since 2020-21, to 595. Students per teacher fell from 15.7 in 2020-21 to 14.0 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northeastern York SD
- Northeastern SHSHigh · 1,189 students
- Shallow Brook Inter SchoolMiddle · 507 students
- Spring Forge Intrd SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Orendorf Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Conewago Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- York Haven Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
Other Northeastern Middle schools
One other US public school is named Northeastern Middle. Northeastern Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Northeastern Middle SchoolFountain City, IN · 297 students
Nearby schools
- Northeastern SHS0.2 mi · 1,189
- Spring Forge Intrd School0.4 mi · 477
- Orendorf Elementary School0.6 mi · 350
- Shallow Brook Inter School0.7 mi · 507
- Mt Wolf Elementary School0.7 mi · 217
- York Haven Elementary School2.7 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Northeastern Middle SchoolHow large is Northeastern Middle School?
Northeastern Middle School enrolls approximately 595 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Northeastern Middle School serve?
Northeastern Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northeastern Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northeastern Middle School is approximately 14.0:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northeastern Middle School?
At Northeastern Middle School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Northeastern Middle School in?
Northeastern Middle School is part of Northeastern York SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.