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Enrollment
901
Middle
DISTRICT 846 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL BUCKS SD·NCES 420531001042
Tamanend Middle School
1492 Stuckert Rd, Warrington, PA 18976 · (267) 893-2900 · Bucks County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL901 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
182 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 7 | 302 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 289 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 310 | 34% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 47.3% |
% 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
Where Tamanend Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #152 of 479 | #11 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #170 of 513 | #11 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #181 of 513 | #13 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 901 | #74 of 522 | #6 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #287 of 486 | #18 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #195 of 486 | #13 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #76 of 131 | N/A |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
901
+53 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.5:1
% White
72%
was 79%
% Hispanic
12%
was 7%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
11%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 901 | 67.1 | 13.4:1 | 20% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 888 | 61.9 | 14.3:1 | 20% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 871 | 58.4 | 14.9:1 | 19% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 848 | 54.6 | 15.5:1 | 16% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tamanend Middle School.
About Tamanend Middle School
Tamanend Middle School is a large middle-grades school in Warrington, Pennsylvania, administered by Central Bucks SD. It covers grades 7 through 9, with a total enrollment of 901 students. Enrollment is 52% higher than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 594.
Federal data list 23 schools in Central Bucks SD, with 16,879 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at Tamanend Middle School, with 72% of enrollment. It is also 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Bucks County's residents are about 81% White, 9 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Tamanend Middle School operates with 67.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.4:1. That matches the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. About 20% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Bucks County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Tamanend Middle School would be expected to post about 69.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Bucks County, the median household income is $114,764, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Bucks County has 123 public schools and roughly 81,956 students.
The closest public school, Titus Elementary School, is about 1.1 miles from Tamanend Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 71.5%; Tamanend Middle School's is 55.1%, ranking 8th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment rise, from 848 in 2017-18 to 901 in 2024-25. The share of White students fell 7 points, from 79% to 72%. Students per teacher fell from 15.5 in 2017-18 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
The Tamanend Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Bucks SD
- Central Bucks HS-SouthHigh · 1,719 students
- Central Bucks HS-WestHigh · 1,391 students
- Central Bucks HS-EastHigh · 1,374 students
- Holicong Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Tohickon Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Unami Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
Other schools in Warrington
- Central Bucks HS-SouthHigh · 1,719 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Barclay Elementary SchoolElementary · 654 students
- Titus Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
Nearby schools
- Titus Elementary School1.1 mi · 566
- Barclay Elementary School1.3 mi · 654
- Jamison Elementary School1.7 mi · 599
- Central Bucks HS-South1.8 mi · 1,719
- Mill Creek Elementary School2.1 mi · 729
- Kutz Elementary School2.1 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Tamanend Middle SchoolHow many students attend Tamanend Middle School?
Tamanend Middle School enrolls approximately 901 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does Tamanend Middle School serve?
Tamanend Middle School serves grades 07-09.
How many teachers does Tamanend Middle School have?
Tamanend Middle School employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tamanend Middle School?
At Tamanend Middle School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Tamanend Middle School?
Tamanend Middle School is overseen by Central Bucks SD in Bucks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.