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Enrollment
748
Middle
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN-DELCO SD·NCES 421858005143
Northley Middle School
2801 Concord Road, Aston, PA 19014 · (610) 497-6300 · Delaware County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL748 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
265 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 6 | 266 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 253 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 229 | 31% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Northley Middle School→Sun Valley High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Penn-Delco SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 28.7% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Northley Middle School
Northley Middle School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northley Middle School this school | 748 | 35.4% | 46.0% |
| David E Williams Middle School Coraopolis | 952 | 32.4% | 70.2% |
| Lower Dauphin Middle School Hummelstown | 781 | 32.9% | 48.4% |
| Upper Perkiomen Middle School Pennsburg | 672 | 35.0% | 52.8% |
| Spring Grove Area Middle School Spring Grove | 650 | 40.8% | 47.3% |
| Greencastle-Antrim Middle School Greencastle | 729 | 37.0% | 56.5% |
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 Northley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #273 of 479 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #287 of 513 ▲ 65 | #8 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #186 of 513 ▲ 53 | #8 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 748 | #147 of 522 | #12 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #398 of 486 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #270 of 486 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #378 of 510 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #262 of 332 | #6 of 9 |
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
748
-46 (-6%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 748 | 50.2 | 14.9:1 | 35% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 53.2 | 14.1:1 | 35% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 758 | 52.2 | 14.5:1 | 39% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 794 | 51 | 15.6:1 | 26% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 785 | 51.6 | 15.2:1 | 27% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 53 | 15.0:1 | 24% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 50 | 15.0:1 | 21% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 822 | 47 | 17.5:1 | 9% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 710 | 49 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (785 to 748); teachers down 3% (51.6 to 50.2).
About Northley Middle School
Northley Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Aston, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 748 students. That compares with an average of about 594 students for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Across its 6 schools, Penn-Delco SD enrolls 3,181 students. Northley Middle School is one of those schools.
About 79% of the student body at Northley Middle School is White. The remaining students are 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Delaware County, the White share is about 63%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 14.9:1 is based on 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 13.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Delaware County average 58%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Northley Middle School would be expected to post about 62.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.0%.
In the wider Delaware County area, median household income comes to about $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Delaware County counts 113 public schools with about 74,663 students.
Among nearby public schools, Sun Valley High School is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Northley Middle School. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Northley Middle School is 6th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 6%.
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Penn-Delco SD
- Sun Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Pennell Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Aston Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Coebourn Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
Other schools in Aston
- Sun Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Pennell Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Aston Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Delaware County Technical High School - AstonHigh · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Sun Valley High School0.2 mi · 1,042
- Pennell Elementary School0.9 mi · 415
- Toby Farms Intermediate School1.1 mi · 359
- Coebourn Elementary School1.3 mi · 319
- Hilltop Elementary School1.4 mi · 290
- Main Street School1.5 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Northley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Northley Middle School?
Northley Middle School enrolls approximately 748 students in grades 06-08.
Is Northley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Northley Middle School have?
Northley Middle School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northley Middle School?
At Northley Middle School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Northley Middle School public or private?
Northley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Penn-Delco SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.