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Tamanend MS
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Tamanend MS
Tamanend MS is a heavily attended middle-grades school in Warrington, Pennsylvania, overseen by Central Bucks SD. The school hosts 901 students in grades 7 through 9. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Tamanend MS sits 52% above that benchmark.
Across the 23 schools in Central Bucks SD (16,879 students total), Tamanend MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Tamanend MS records that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.
Looking at school resources, Tamanend MS logs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bucks County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Tamanend MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.0%, the actual is 55.1%, a residual of -13.8 points.
In the area at large, census data for Bucks County shows the typical household earns roughly $114,764 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Tamanend MS is one of 123 public schools in Bucks County (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students).
The closest other public school is Titus El Sch, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tamanend MS at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 71.5%.
Tamanend MS operates from a residential location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tamanend MS has climbed 6%, going from 848 students in 2018 to 901 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 79% to 72% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the Tamanend MS community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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