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If you could change one rule at Sandy Run MS, what would it be?
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Enrollment
962
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER DUBLIN SD·NCES 422439004943
Sandy Run Middle School
520 Twining Rd, Dresher, PA 19025 · (215) 576-1281 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL962 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
13.9:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
176 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 327 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 309 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 326 | 34% |
Student demographics
45%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
Sandy Run Middle School→Upper Dublin High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Upper Dublin SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.1% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 76.5% | 58.1% |
% 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Sandy Run Middle School
Sandy Run Middle School's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Run Middle School this school | 962 | 18.3% | 68.9% |
| Springton Lake Middle School Media | 1,012 | 16.7% | 74.7% |
| Strath Haven Middle School Wallingford | 868 | 16.9% | 70.5% |
| Richardson Middle School Springfield | 1,081 | 24.6% | 71.3% |
| Dorseyville Middle School Pittsburgh | 981 | 22.1% | 80.4% |
| Welsh Valley Middle School Narberth | 788 | 17.6% | 80.3% |
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 Sandy Run Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #44 of 479 | #6 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #54 of 513 no change | #8 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #40 of 513 ▲ 9 | #7 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 962 | #61 of 522 | #9 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #324 of 486 | #28 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #186 of 486 | #28 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #469 of 510 | #29 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #118 of 131 | #11 of 11 |
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
962
+31 (+3%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 776
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 962 | 69.4 | 13.9:1 | 18% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 947 | 70.8 | 13.4:1 | 19% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 939 | 71.3 | 13.2:1 | 17% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 931 | 72 | 12.9:1 | 14% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 949 | 74.2 | 12.8:1 | 14% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 919 | 71 | 12.9:1 | 11% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 996 | 82 | 12.2:1 | 9% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 1,114 | 77 | 14.5:1 | 6% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 776 | 47 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandy Run Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (949 to 962); teachers down 6% (74.2 to 69.4).
About Sandy Run Middle School
Sandy Run Middle School is a public middle school in Dresher, Pennsylvania. The school had 962 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594, so this school runs 62% above that.
Sandy Run Middle School is a school in Upper Dublin SD. The district has 6 schools and 4,089 students.
White students are the majority at Sandy Run Middle School, with 73% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 9% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 73% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 69.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Eligible students account for 18% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 40% for public schools in Montgomery County.
allk12 grades Sandy Run Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sandy Run Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 68.9% actual against 69.8% predicted.
Montgomery County has about 867,573 residents, and the median household income is $113,915, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides Sandy Run Middle School, Montgomery County has 159 other public schools.
Thomas Fitzwater Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sandy Run Middle School. Sandy Run Middle School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Sandy Run Middle School grew 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 931 to 962 students.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Sandy Run Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Upper Dublin SD
- Upper Dublin High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Fort Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Jarrettown Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Maple Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Thomas Fitzwater Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Fitzwater Elementary School1.5 mi · 431
- Roslyn School1.5 mi · 400
- Jarrettown Elementary School1.6 mi · 454
- Copper Beech School1.9 mi · 860
- Springfield Twp Middle School2.2 mi · 619
- Fort Washington Elementary School2.2 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Sandy Run Middle SchoolHow large is Sandy Run Middle School?
Sandy Run Middle School enrolls approximately 962 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sandy Run Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sandy Run Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Sandy Run Middle School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Sandy Run Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Sandy Run Middle School?
Student demographics at Sandy Run Middle School are roughly 73% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Sandy Run Middle School in?
Sandy Run Middle School is part of Upper Dublin SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.