Enrollment
279
Middle
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCTORARA AREA SD·NCES 421803006848
Octorara Intermediate School
221 Highland Road, Atglen, PA 19310 · (610) 593-4608 · Chester County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- CTest 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
11.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
276 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 153 | 55% |
| Grade 6 | 126 | 45% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -21.4pp since 2023
Math
24.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 24.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 32.6% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Octorara Intermediate School
Octorara Intermediate School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octorara Intermediate School this school | 279 | 98.9% | 36.8% |
| Northern Lehigh Middle School Slatington | 238 | 96.6% | 40.8% |
| Panther Valley Intermediate School Lansford | 458 | 98.0% | 27.3% |
| Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Center Nanticoke | 533 | 99.6% | 30.9% |
| Catasauqua Middle School Catasauqua | 477 | 98.1% | 34.6% |
| Centerville Middle School Lancaster | 559 | 99.5% | 57.4% |
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 Octorara Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #369 of 479 | #17 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #379 of 513 ▼ 80 | #17 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #426 of 513 ▼ 158 | #19 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #442 of 522 | #20 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #66 of 486 | #4 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #141 of 486 | #15 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #98 of 510 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #63 of 332 | #2 of 11 |
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
279
-31 (-10%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 279 | 25 | 11.2:1 | 99% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 21.5 | 13.1:1 | 99% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 20.7 | 14.7:1 | 57% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 45% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 23.9 | 14.7:1 | 42% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 41% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 35% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Octorara Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (351 to 279); teachers up 5% (23.9 to 25).
About Octorara Intermediate School
Octorara Intermediate School sits in Atglen, Pennsylvania, and is classified as a middle school. The school reports 279 students in grades 5 through 6. The typical figure for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594 students.
Octorara Intermediate School is part of a district of 5 schools: Octorara Area SD, with 1,968 students.
Roughly 63% of students at Octorara Intermediate School are White. Enrollment also includes 28% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Chester County, the White share is about 77%. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 25 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.2:1. That is 2.0 students per teacher below the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Octorara Intermediate School is 99%. Public schools in Chester County average 38%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public middle schools, Octorara Intermediate School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Octorara Intermediate School is 35.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.8%.
Census estimates describe Chester County this way: the median household income is $127,208, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Octorara Intermediate School, Chester County has 110 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Octorara Area Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Its average proficiency rate of 36.8% is below the 44.3% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 31 students since 2020-21, to 279. The school's ratio fell from 13.5:1 to 11.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Octorara Area SD
- Octorara Area JSHSHigh · 703 students
- Octorara Primary LCElementary · 412 students
- Octorara Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
- Octorara Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other schools in Atglen
- Octorara Area JSHSHigh · 703 students
- Octorara Primary LCElementary · 412 students
- Octorara Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
- Octorara Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Octorara Area Middle School0.3 mi · 304
- Octorara Area JSHS0.3 mi · 703
- Octorara Elementary School0.3 mi · 270
- Octorara Primary LC0.3 mi · 412
- Rainbow Elementary School6.2 mi · 684
- Kings Highway Elementary School6.6 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Octorara Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Octorara Intermediate School?
Octorara Intermediate School enrolls approximately 279 students in grades 05-06.
Is Octorara Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Octorara Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Octorara Intermediate School have?
Octorara Intermediate School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is Octorara Intermediate School?
Octorara Intermediate School reports a student body of 63% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Octorara Intermediate School?
Octorara Intermediate School is overseen by Octorara Area SD in Chester County.
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