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Enrollment
865
Middle
DISTRICT 934 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PENN SD·NCES 421728003323
Pennfield Middle School
726 Forty Foot Rd, Hatfield, PA 19440 · (215) 368-9600 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL865 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
353 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 276 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 296 | 34% |
| Grade 9 | 293 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Pennfield Middle School→North Penn SHS
Based on grade levels within North Penn SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.2% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 40.5% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Pennfield Middle School
Pennfield Middle School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennfield Middle School this school | 865 | 40.8% | 56.0% |
| Penndale Middle School Lansdale | 1,171 | 46.2% | 48.8% |
| Springhouse Middle School Allentown | 1,329 | 32.0% | 67.7% |
| Hershey Middle School Hershey | 742 | 30.2% | 71.1% |
| Upper Merion Area Middle School King of Prussia | 1,348 | 47.2% | 51.2% |
| Eagle View Middle School Mechanicsburg | 1,111 | 28.8% | 68.7% |
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 Pennfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #142 of 479 | #19 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #136 of 513 ▲ 67 | #19 of 33 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #119 of 513 ▲ 17 | #17 of 33 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 865 | #87 of 522 | #11 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #158 of 486 | #15 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #30 of 486 | #4 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #335 of 510 | #12 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #319 of 332 | #20 of 21 |
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
865
-21 (-2%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 721
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 865 | 71.8 | 12.0:1 | 41% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 942 | 71.4 | 13.2:1 | 37% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 900 | 68.5 | 13.1:1 | 35% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 886 | 69 | 12.8:1 | 36% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 62.9 | 13.9:1 | 29% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 60 | 13.3:1 | 29% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 768 | 68 | 11.3:1 | 24% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 877 | 66 | 13.3:1 | 11% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 721 | 62 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pennfield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (873 to 865); teachers up 14% (62.9 to 71.8).
About Pennfield Middle School
Pennfield Middle School is a medium-sized middle school located in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. A total of 865 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 9. Against the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 46% higher.
District-wide, North Penn SD has 17 schools and 12,817 students.
At Pennfield Middle School, the largest share of students is White, at 49%. Next come 21% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 73% White. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 12.0:1 comes from the school's 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. The lunch program counts 41% of students at Pennfield Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 40%.
A school with Pennfield Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 60.1%. Pennfield Middle School scores 56.0%, 4.1 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Montgomery County, the median household income is $113,915, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Montgomery County is home to 160 public schools and about 115,302 public school students.
Hatfield Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pennfield Middle School. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Pennfield Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (886) and 2024-25 (865).
Discussions about Pennfield Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Penn SD
- North Penn SHSHigh · 3,165 students
- Penndale Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Pennbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Gwyn-Nor Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Montgomery Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
Other schools in Hatfield
- Kulp Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Hatfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
Other Pennfield Middle schools
One other US public school is named Pennfield Middle. Pennfield Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Pennfield Middle SchoolBATTLE CREEK, MI · 471 students
Nearby schools
- Hatfield Elementary School0.5 mi · 501
- Walton Farm Elementary School1.4 mi · 566
- Oak Park Elementary School1.5 mi · 526
- Inglewood Elementary School1.7 mi · 408
- Kulp Elementary School1.9 mi · 583
- West Broad Street Elementary School2.1 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Pennfield Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pennfield Middle School?
Pennfield Middle School enrolls approximately 865 students in grades 07-09.
Is Pennfield Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pennfield Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
How many teachers does Pennfield Middle School have?
Pennfield Middle School employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Pennfield Middle School?
Student demographics at Pennfield Middle School are roughly 49% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 21% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Pennfield Middle School in?
Pennfield Middle School is part of North Penn SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.