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Enrollment
868
Middle
DISTRICT 738 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLINGFORD-SWARTHMORE SD·NCES 422479001908
Strath Haven Middle School
200 S Providence Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086 · (610) 892-3470 · Delaware County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL868 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% 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.
- B+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
12.1:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
147 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 282 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 290 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 296 | 34% |
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
Strath Haven Middle School→Strath Haven High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wallingford-Swarthmore SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
63.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 79 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 up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 63.9% |
| 2023-24 | 77.8% | 58.5% |
% 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Strath Haven Middle School
Strath Haven Middle School's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strath Haven Middle School this school | 868 | 16.9% | 70.5% |
| Sandy Run Middle School Dresher | 962 | 18.3% | 68.9% |
| Welsh Valley Middle School Narberth | 788 | 17.6% | 80.3% |
| Park Forest Middle School State College | 822 | 15.1% | 71.3% |
| Springton Lake Middle School Media | 1,012 | 16.7% | 74.7% |
| Franklin Regional Middle School Murrysville | 771 | 18.8% | 65.8% |
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 Strath Haven Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #37 of 479 | #5 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #40 of 513 ▲ 12 | #5 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #19 of 513 ▲ 15 | #4 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 868 | #85 of 522 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #168 of 486 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #191 of 486 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #476 of 510 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #311 of 332 | #9 of 9 |
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
868
0 (0%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 868 | 71.7 | 12.1:1 | 17% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 886 | 74.8 | 11.8:1 | 17% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 909 | 71.3 | 12.8:1 | 16% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 868 | 68 | 12.8:1 | 12% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 881 | 68.6 | 12.8:1 | 14% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 856 | 66 | 13.0:1 | 14% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 808 | 66 | 12.2:1 | 6% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 863 | 66 | 13.1:1 | 6% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 42 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Strath Haven Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (881 to 868); teachers up 4% (68.6 to 71.7).
About Strath Haven Middle School
Strath Haven Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school found in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 868 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 594.
Wallingford-Swarthmore SD counts 5 schools and 3,691 students, including Strath Haven Middle School.
Of every 100 students at Strath Haven Middle School, about 73 are White. The school is also 11% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 63%. The diversity index for Strath Haven Middle School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 71.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Strath Haven Middle School has a ratio of 12.1:1. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 17%. Compared with the 58% average for public schools in Delaware County, the school's rate is lower.
Strath Haven Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Strath Haven Middle School's results are within a point of predicted: 70.5% against 70.3%.
The school's county is Delaware County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $89,546, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Delaware County's 113 public schools enroll about 74,663 students and include Strath Haven Middle School.
Strath Haven High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Strath Haven Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 71.9%; Strath Haven Middle School's is 70.5%, ranking 6th of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Strath Haven Middle School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Strath Haven Middle School was 868 in 2020-21 and 868 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
On allk12, people connected to Strath Haven Middle School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wallingford-Swarthmore SD
- Strath Haven High SchoolHigh · 1,175 students
- Wallingford Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Swarthmore-Rutledge SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Nether Providence Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
Other schools in Wallingford
- Strath Haven High SchoolHigh · 1,175 students
- Wallingford Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Nether Providence Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Strath Haven High School0.1 mi · 1,175
- Wallingford Elementary School0.5 mi · 609
- Nether Providence Elementary School1.0 mi · 479
- Swarthmore-Rutledge School1.4 mi · 560
- Grace Park Elementary School1.5 mi · 366
- Media Elementary School1.8 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Strath Haven Middle SchoolHow large is Strath Haven Middle School?
Strath Haven Middle School enrolls approximately 868 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Strath Haven Middle School serve?
Strath Haven Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Strath Haven Middle School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Strath Haven Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Strath Haven Middle School?
At Strath Haven Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Strath Haven Middle School public or private?
Strath Haven Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wallingford-Swarthmore SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.