Sandburg MS

Set in Levittown, Pennsylvania, Sandburg MS is a reasonably sized intermediate school, part of Neshaminy SD. It caters to 729 students across grades 5 through 8. That puts it 23% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Sandburg MS is one of 10 schools operated by Neshaminy SD, a district that caters to 9,353 students overall.

On demographics, Sandburg MS reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest reads as 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Asian. By comparison, Bucks County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Sandburg MS has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Sandburg MS higher than the state norm the norm. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sandburg MS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 61.9%; this one comes in at 43.4%, -18.5 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, Bucks County reports that median household income runs about $114,764, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Bucks County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), of which Sandburg MS is one.

The closest other public school is Schweitzer El Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sandburg MS at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 741 students in 2018 compared to 729 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 77% to 71%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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