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What's one thing Springfield Twp MS gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
619
Middle
DISTRICT 626 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 422262003375
Springfield Twp Middle School
1901A E Paper Mill Rd, Oreland, PA 19075 · (215) 233-6000 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL619 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
140 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 209 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 36% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Springfield Twp Middle School→Springfield Twp High School
Based on grade levels within Springfield Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.6% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 69.7% | 54.5% |
% 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 Springfield Twp Middle School
Springfield Twp Middle School's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Twp Middle School this school | 619 | 22.6% | 63.7% |
| Moon Area Lower Middle School Moon Township | 639 | 24.9% | 68.8% |
| Moon Area Upper Middle School Moon Township | 621 | 27.4% | 63.5% |
| Stetson Middle School West Chester | 808 | 16.7% | 54.9% |
| Pennwood Middle School Yardley | 740 | 30.9% | 55.7% |
| Indian Valley Middle School Harleysville | 731 | 20.4% | 59.5% |
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 Springfield Twp Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #80 of 479 | #13 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #79 of 513 ▼ 3 | #13 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #68 of 513 ▲ 24 | #11 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 619 | #223 of 522 | #29 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #210 of 486 | #20 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #196 of 486 | #29 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #446 of 510 | #20 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #61 of 131 | #6 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
619
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 619 | 49.2 | 12.6:1 | 23% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 50.3 | 11.9:1 | 23% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 50.2 | 12.4:1 | 24% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 45 | 14.1:1 | 19% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 18% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 20% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 12% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 6% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 35 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springfield Twp Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (570 to 619); teachers up 17% (42 to 49.2).
About Springfield Twp Middle School
Springfield Twp Middle School is a middle school in Oreland, Pennsylvania, and it is part of Springfield Township SD. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 619 students in 2024-25.
Springfield Twp Middle School is in Springfield Township SD, a district with 2,504 students across 4 schools.
Of every 100 students at Springfield Twp Middle School, about 73 are White. It is also 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Among Montgomery County residents, the White share is about 73%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Springfield Twp Middle School scores 45%.
Based on 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Springfield Twp Middle School has a ratio of 12.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 23%. The average for public schools in Montgomery County is 40%.
Among Pennsylvania public middle schools, Springfield Twp Middle School outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Springfield Twp Middle School's results are 4.2 points below predicted: 63.7% against 67.9%.
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. Montgomery County's 160 public schools enroll about 115,302 students and include Springfield Twp Middle School.
Springfield Twp High School is the nearest public school to Springfield Twp Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Springfield Twp Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Springfield Twp Middle School comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Springfield Twp Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 633 to 619. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.1:1 to 12.6:1 over the same years.
People who know Springfield Twp Middle School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Springfield Township SD
- Springfield Twp High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Springfield Twp Elementary School-ErdenhmElementary · 573 students
- Springfield Twp Elementary School-EnfieldElementary · 550 students
Nearby schools
- Springfield Twp High School0.2 mi · 762
- Springfield Twp Elementary School-Erdenhm0.2 mi · 573
- Springfield Twp Elementary School-Enfield1.2 mi · 550
- Glenside Elementary School1.7 mi · 360
- McCloskey John F School1.9 mi · 228
- John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences2.1 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Springfield Twp Middle SchoolHow large is Springfield Twp Middle School?
Springfield Twp Middle School enrolls approximately 619 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Springfield Twp Middle School serve?
Springfield Twp Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Springfield Twp Middle School have?
Springfield Twp Middle School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Springfield Twp Middle School?
At Springfield Twp Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Springfield Twp Middle School public or private?
Springfield Twp Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Springfield Township SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.