Strath Haven MS

As a mid-tier intermediate school in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, Strath Haven MS educates 868 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Wallingford-Swarthmore SD. That puts it 46% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Strath Haven MS is one of 5 schools operated by Wallingford-Swarthmore SD, a district that enrolls 3,691 students overall.

Demographically, Strath Haven MS records that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 11% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Delaware County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 17% of students at Strath Haven MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Delaware County's rate of about 58%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Strath Haven MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.3%, the actual is 70.5%, a residual of +0.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Delaware County shows median household income runs about $89,546, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Delaware County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students), Strath Haven MS is one campus in the mix.

Strath Haven HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Strath Haven MS at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 71.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Strath Haven MS's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 881 (now 868).

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