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Poquessing MS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Poquessing MS
Poquessing MS is one of the sprawling middle schools in Feasterville Trevose, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Neshaminy SD, with 966 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 63% larger than typical.
Neshaminy SD comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 9,353 students; Poquessing MS is among them.
In terms of who attends, Poquessing MS lists that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest is composed of 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Poquessing MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.3%; this one delivers 45.6%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Bucks County indicate median household income runs about $114,764, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Poquessing MS is one of 123 public schools in Bucks County (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students).
Nearest neighbor: Joseph E Ferderbar El Sch, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Poquessing MS. On composite proficiency, Poquessing MS comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 58.8%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Poquessing MS has ticked up 19%, going from 809 students in 2018 to 966 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 83% to 77%. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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