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What's one thing Spring Grove Area Intrmd Sch gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
608
Middle
DISTRICT 629 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING GROVE AREA SD·NCES 422259004622
Spring Grove Area Intrmd School
1480 Roth Church Rd, Spring Grove, PA 17362 · (717) 225-4731 · York County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
234 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 5 | 314 | 52% |
| Grade 6 | 294 | 48% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Grove Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.6pp since 2023
Math
44.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.9% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 48.2% |
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Grove Area Intrmd School
Spring Grove Area Intrmd School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Grove Area Intrmd School this school | 608 | 38.5% | 51.3% |
| Spring Grove Area Middle School Spring Grove | 650 | 40.8% | 47.3% |
| Warwick Middle School Lititz | 568 | 36.8% | 53.6% |
| Upper Perkiomen Middle School Pennsburg | 672 | 35.0% | 52.8% |
| Boyertown Area MS-West Boyertown | 668 | 39.8% | 51.6% |
| Crossroads Middle School Lewisberry | 541 | 40.3% | 50.2% |
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 Grove Area Intrmd School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #192 of 479 | #7 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #162 of 513 ▼ 33 | #6 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #279 of 513 ▼ 107 | #14 of 22 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #229 of 522 | #15 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #439 of 486 | #18 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #278 of 486 | #15 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #349 of 510 | #16 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #264 of 332 | #10 of 14 |
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
608
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 608 | 38.4 | 15.8:1 | 38% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 35.8 | 17.1:1 | 38% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 38.9 | 16.7:1 | 38% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 26% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 36.9 | 17.2:1 | 31% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 36% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 32% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 15% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 36 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Grove Area Intrmd School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (637 to 608); teachers up 4% (36.9 to 38.4).
About Spring Grove Area Intrmd School
Spring Grove Area Intrmd School is a medium-sized middle school serving families in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. Its 608 students are spread across grades 5 through 6.
Spring Grove Area Intrmd School is one of the 6 schools that make up Spring Grove Area SD (3,854 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Spring Grove Area Intrmd School is 79% White. The school is also 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, York County is about 81% White. By the diversity index, Spring Grove Area Intrmd School comes in at 36%.
Dividing enrollment by its 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.8:1. Among middle schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. Eligible students account for 38% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in York County average 53%.
The allk12 Grade for Spring Grove Area Intrmd School is B-. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Spring Grove Area Intrmd School is 9.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.3% actual, 61.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
York County has these Census figures: median household income is about $84,829, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of York County number 111 and enroll about 64,242.
The closest public school to Spring Grove Area Intrmd School is Spring Grove Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Spring Grove Area Intrmd School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 3%, from 592 to 608.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spring Grove Area SD
- Spring Grove Area High SchoolHigh · 1,163 students
- Spring Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 724 students
- Spring Grove Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 students
- New Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Paradise Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
Other schools in Spring Grove
- Spring Grove Area High SchoolHigh · 1,163 students
- Spring Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 724 students
- Spring Grove Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 students
Nearby schools
- Spring Grove Elementary School0.2 mi · 724
- Spring Grove Area High School0.4 mi · 1,163
- Spring Grove Area Middle School0.5 mi · 650
- Paradise Elementary School3.3 mi · 306
- New Salem Elementary School4.2 mi · 403
- Leib Elementary School6.4 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Grove Area Intrmd SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spring Grove Area Intrmd School?
Spring Grove Area Intrmd School enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Spring Grove Area Intrmd School serve?
Spring Grove Area Intrmd School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Spring Grove Area Intrmd School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Spring Grove Area Intrmd School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Grove Area Intrmd School?
At Spring Grove Area Intrmd School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Spring Grove Area Intrmd School in?
Spring Grove Area Intrmd School is part of Spring Grove Area SD.
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