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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING-FORD AREA SD·NCES 422256003365

Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th

833 South Lewis Road, Royersford, PA 19468 · (610) 705-6003 · Montgomery County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,307 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,307
Middle
DISTRICT 882 · STATE 594
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
268 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Grade 5
650
Grade 6
657
Student demographics
White
81162%
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
1118%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 16%
Black
695%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 14%
Asian
22717%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 5%
Two+
846%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
66251%
Female
64549%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6thSpring-Ford MS 7th Grade CtrSpring-Ford MS 8th Grade CtrSpring-Ford SHS 9-12 Ctr
Feeds from
Brooke El SchKG04Limerick El SchKG04Oaks El SchKG04Royersford El SchKG04Spring City El SchKG04Upper Providence El SchKG04Evans El SchPK04
Based on grade levels within Spring-Ford Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
68.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,307
-2 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.1:1
% White
62%
was 79%
% Hispanic
8%
was 4%
% Black
5%
was 3%
% Asian
17%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th

Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th is a sizable middle-grades school in Royersford, Pennsylvania, run under Spring-Ford Area SD. The school serves 1,307 students in grades 5 through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th sits 120% larger than that benchmark.

Spring-Ford Area SD runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 8,046 students. Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th lists that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 21% of students at Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.8%; this one delivers 67.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Montgomery County shows the typical household earns roughly $113,915 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th is one campus in the mix.

Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Ctr is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 71.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th has remained close to its prior level, going from 1,309 students in 2018 to 1,307 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 62% across the same window.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Montgomery County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th
District
Spring-Ford Area SD
Address
833 South Lewis Road, Royersford, PA 19468
Phone
(610) 705-6003
County
Montgomery County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–06
Total enrollment
1,307
Teachers (FTE)
93
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
268 (21%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
422256003365
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Spring-Ford Area SD
Other schools in Royersford
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th
How large is Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th?
Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th enrolls approximately 1,307 students in grades 05-06.
Is Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th have?
Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th employs 93 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
How diverse is Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th?
Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th reports a student body of 62% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 17% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th?
Spring-Ford Intrmd Sch 5th/6th is overseen by Spring-Ford Area SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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