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What's the one class at Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Ctr every student should take?
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Enrollment
666
Middle
DISTRICT 882 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING-FORD AREA SD·NCES 422256000835
Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center
833 South Lewis Road, Royersford, PA 19468 · (610) 705-6010 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–07MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% 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.
- A-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
12.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
147 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 660 | 99% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Spring-Ford Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
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 65 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 are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.2% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 62.3% |
% 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
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center
Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center's state test result (69.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center this school | 666 | 22.1% | 69.9% |
| Skyview Upper Elementary School Eagleville | 695 | 20.4% | 62.5% |
| Spring-Ford MS 8th Grade Center Royersford | 672 | 16.2% | 63.9% |
| Arcola Intrmd School Eagleville | 692 | 20.8% | 58.1% |
| Hershey Middle School Hershey | 742 | 30.2% | 71.1% |
| 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 Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #42 of 479 | #5 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #34 of 513 ▲ 6 | #5 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #38 of 513 ▲ 3 | #6 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #190 of 522 | #27 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #209 of 486 | #19 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #133 of 486 | #21 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #453 of 510 | #22 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #57 of 131 | #5 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
666
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 666 | 53 | 12.6:1 | 22% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 55 | 12.3:1 | 22% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 54 | 11.4:1 | 17% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 52 | 12.4:1 | 18% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 52.5 | 11.6:1 | 21% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 48 | 13.9:1 | 16% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 50 | 11.9:1 | 9% (55) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (611 to 666); teachers up 1% (52.5 to 53).
About Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center
Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center is a mid-sized middle school located in Royersford, Pennsylvania. There are 666 students enrolled, covering grade 7.
Spring-Ford Area SD has 11 schools; together they serve 8,046 students.
At Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center, 65% of students are White. Smaller groups are 16% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. The diversity index for Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 53 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.2:1. On the income side, 22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Montgomery County is 40%.
Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center would score about 68.2%. It scores 69.9%, 1.8 points above that figure.
Montgomery County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $113,915, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center, Montgomery County has 160 public schools.
Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center's closest public school neighbor is Spring-Ford Intrmd School 5th/6th, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 71.4% on proficiency, and Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center is below that at 69.9%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased by 3% across 4 years, from 644 in 2020-21 to 666 in 2024-25.
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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 Spring-Ford Area SD
- Spring-Ford SHS 9-12 CenterHigh · 2,629 students
- Spring-Ford Intrmd School 5th/6thMiddle · 1,307 students
- Spring-Ford MS 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 672 students
- Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Evans Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Upper Providence Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
Other schools in Royersford
- Spring-Ford SHS 9-12 CenterHigh · 2,629 students
- Spring-Ford Intrmd School 5th/6thMiddle · 1,307 students
- Spring-Ford MS 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 672 students
- Upper Providence Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
- Royersford Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Brooke Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Spring-Ford Intrmd School 5th/6th0.0 mi · 1,307
- Upper Providence Elementary School0.2 mi · 435
- Spring-Ford SHS 9-12 Center0.6 mi · 2,629
- Spring-Ford MS 8th Grade Center0.9 mi · 672
- Royersford Elementary School1.1 mi · 398
- Brooke Elementary School1.3 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center?
Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center enrolls approximately 666 students in grades 07-07.
What grades does Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center serve?
Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center serves grades 07-07.
How many students per teacher at Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center.
How diverse is Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center?
Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center reports a student body of 65% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center?
Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade Center is overseen by Spring-Ford Area SD in Montgomery County.
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