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Enrollment
808
Middle
DISTRICT 714 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RADNOR TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 421992006511
Radnor Middle School
150 Louella Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087 · (610) 386-6300 · Delaware County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL808 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
114 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 278 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 257 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 273 | 34% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Radnor Middle School→Radnor SHS
Based on grade levels within Radnor Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
87.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.2% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.3% | 76.3% |
% 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
83.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Radnor Middle School
Radnor Middle School's state test result (83.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radnor Middle School this school | 808 | 14.1% | 83.0% |
| Spring-Ford MS 8th Grade Center Royersford | 672 | 16.2% | 63.9% |
| Newtown Middle School Newtown | 833 | 13.8% | 73.7% |
| Charles F Patton Middle School Kennett Square | 842 | 9.6% | 74.9% |
| Boyce Middle School Pittsburgh | 624 | 12.3% | 84.5% |
| Bala-Cynwyd Middle School Bala Cynwyd | 794 | 15.1% | 80.2% |
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 Radnor Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #3 of 479 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #5 of 513 ▼ 1 | #1 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #2 of 513 ▼ 1 | #1 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 808 | #115 of 522 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #39 of 486 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #161 of 486 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #487 of 510 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #197 of 332 | #4 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
808
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 739
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 808 | 76.7 | 10.5:1 | 14% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 813 | 74.1 | 11.0:1 | 14% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 73.2 | 11.3:1 | 15% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 827 | 66 | 12.5:1 | 11% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 885 | 70.5 | 12.6:1 | 8% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 944 | 75 | 12.6:1 | 10% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 844 | 71 | 11.9:1 | 6% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 730 | 64 | 11.4:1 | 2% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 739 | 73 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Radnor Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (885 to 808); teachers up 9% (70.5 to 76.7).
About Radnor Middle School
Among the schools in Wayne, Pennsylvania, is Radnor Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 808 students. Middle schools in Pennsylvania have about 594 students on average; enrollment here is 36% higher.
Radnor Township SD has 3,571 students in 5 schools, and Radnor Middle School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Radnor Middle School is 69%, a majority. After that, the student body is 17% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Radnor Middle School, there are about 10.5 students; the school has 76.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, 13.2:1, is higher. There are 114 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 14% of enrollment. Among public schools in Delaware County, the average eligibility rate is 58%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Radnor Middle School would be expected to post about 71.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 83.0%.
Delaware County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $89,546 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Delaware County number 113, with about 74,663 students.
The closest school to Radnor Middle School is Wayne Elementary School, located about 1.1 miles away. Radnor Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Radnor Middle School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 83.0% versus an 80.7% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 827 to 808. The ratio was 12.5:1 in 2020-21 and 10.5:1 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Radnor Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Radnor Township SD
- Radnor SHSHigh · 1,146 students
- Radnor Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Ithan Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Wayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
Other schools in Wayne
- Valley Forge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,186 students
- Valley Forge Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Wayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- New Eagle Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Roberts Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Wayne Elementary School1.1 mi · 525
- Radnor Elementary School1.4 mi · 554
- Radnor SHS1.4 mi · 1,146
- Devon Elementary School2.0 mi · 401
- Roberts Elementary School2.3 mi · 292
- Black Rock Middle School2.5 mi · 1,077
Frequently asked questions
About Radnor Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Radnor Middle School?
Radnor Middle School enrolls approximately 808 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Radnor Middle School serve?
Radnor Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Radnor Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Radnor Middle School is approximately 10.5:1 (77 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Radnor Middle School?
Student demographics at Radnor Middle School are roughly 69% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Radnor Middle School?
Radnor Middle School is overseen by Radnor Township SD in Delaware County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.