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Enrollment
966
Middle
DISTRICT 997 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NESHAMINY SD·NCES 421641001077
Poquessing Middle School
300 Heights Ln, Feasterville Trevose, PA 19053 · (215) 809-6210 · Bucks County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL966 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.8:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
436 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 5 | 242 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 228 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 240 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 27% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Poquessing Middle School→Neshaminy High School
Based on grade levels within Neshaminy SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 34.3% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Poquessing Middle School
Poquessing Middle School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poquessing Middle School this school | 966 | 45.1% | 45.6% |
| Chartiers Valley Middle School Bridgeville | 751 | 43.5% | 48.3% |
| Keith Valley Middle School Horsham | 966 | 39.5% | 55.8% |
| William Penn Middle School Yardley | 904 | 35.8% | 55.0% |
| Elizabethtown Area Middle School Elizabethtown | 827 | 41.1% | 55.9% |
| Mechanicsburg Middle School Mechanicsburg | 1,112 | 39.7% | 50.5% |
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 Poquessing Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #277 of 479 | #17 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #225 of 513 ▲ 56 | #15 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #273 of 513 ▲ 25 | #20 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 966 | #59 of 522 | #2 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #461 of 486 | #26 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #242 of 486 | #18 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #302 of 510 | #8 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.4% | #29 of 131 | N/A |
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
966
+24 (+3%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 966 | 57.4 | 16.8:1 | 45% (436) |
| 2023-24 | 946 | 55.5 | 17.1:1 | 46% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 961 | 55.7 | 17.3:1 | 44% (421) |
| 2020-21 | 942 | 57 | 16.5:1 | 38% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 809 | 54.7 | 14.8:1 | 32% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 777 | 51 | 15.2:1 | 28% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 43 | 13.4:1 | 21% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 13% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 42 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poquessing Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (809 to 966); teachers up 5% (54.7 to 57.4).
About Poquessing Middle School
This page covers Poquessing Middle School, a large middle-grades school in Feasterville Trevose, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 966 students, spread over grades 5 through 8. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 594, and this school is 63% larger than that mark.
Within Neshaminy SD, Poquessing Middle School is one of 10 schools. The district enrolls 9,353 students.
The student body at Poquessing Middle School is 77% White. It is also 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Poquessing Middle School has a ratio of 16.8:1. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 3.7 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 45%.
On the allk12 Grade, Poquessing Middle School lands at C, ahead of 34% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Poquessing Middle School scores 45.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.3%.
In the wider Bucks County area, median household income comes to about $114,764, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Bucks County's 123 public schools enroll about 81,956 students and include Poquessing Middle School.
Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School sits about 0.1 miles from Poquessing Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Poquessing Middle School ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Poquessing Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Poquessing Middle School had a net gain of 24 students, or 3%.
The Poquessing Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Neshaminy SD
- Neshaminy High SchoolHigh · 2,916 students
- Maple Point Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,296 students
- Tawanka Elementary SchoolElementary · 835 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Buck Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School0.1 mi · 486
- Tawanka Elementary School1.5 mi · 835
- Pine Road Elementary School2.0 mi · 628
- Comly Watson School2.2 mi · 618
- Holland Elementary School2.3 mi · 425
- Neshaminy High School2.5 mi · 2,916
Frequently asked questions
About Poquessing Middle SchoolHow large is Poquessing Middle School?
Poquessing Middle School enrolls approximately 966 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Poquessing Middle School serve?
Poquessing Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Poquessing Middle School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Poquessing Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Poquessing Middle School?
At Poquessing Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Poquessing Middle School in?
Poquessing Middle School is part of Neshaminy SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.