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Enrollment
857
Middle
DISTRICT 846 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL BUCKS SD·NCES 420531000643
Tohickon Middle School
5051 Old Easton Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 · (267) 893-3300 · Bucks County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL857 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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
13.2:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
137 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 | 297 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 276 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 284 | 33% |
Student demographics
38%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
70.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
59.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.8pp 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 60 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 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.6% | 59.8% |
| 2023-24 | 70.1% | 51.0% |
% 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Tohickon Middle School
Tohickon Middle School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tohickon Middle School this school | 857 | 16.0% | 64.1% |
| Lenape Middle School Doylestown | 779 | 11.8% | 62.6% |
| Southern Lehigh Intermediate School Bethlehem | 702 | 17.9% | 75.6% |
| Stetson Middle School West Chester | 808 | 16.7% | 54.9% |
| Owen J Roberts Middle School Pottstown | 856 | 22.4% | 60.0% |
| 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 Tohickon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #74 of 479 | #5 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #59 of 513 ▲ 43 | #5 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #66 of 513 ▲ 23 | #6 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 857 | #89 of 522 | #7 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #269 of 486 | #17 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #264 of 486 | #20 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #480 of 510 | #22 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #152 of 332 | #12 of 22 |
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
857
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 1,093
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 857 | 64.9 | 13.2:1 | 16% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 865 | 64.7 | 13.4:1 | 16% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 839 | 61.1 | 13.7:1 | 16% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 866 | 63 | 13.8:1 | 13% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 970 | 65.7 | 14.8:1 | 12% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 1,030 | 62 | 16.6:1 | 9% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 1,093 | 66 | 16.6:1 | 6% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tohickon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (970 to 857); teachers down 1% (65.7 to 64.9).
About Tohickon Middle School
Tohickon Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The latest federal count shows 857 students in grades 7 through 9. Against the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 44% higher.
The district, Central Bucks SD, has 16,879 students enrolled across 23 schools.
White students account for 78% of enrollment at Tohickon Middle School. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 81% of residents are White. Tohickon Middle School has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Tohickon Middle School employs 64.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.2:1. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 13.2:1. Tohickon Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 16%. The average for public schools in Bucks County is 40%.
The allk12 Grade for Tohickon Middle School is A-. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Tohickon Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.1% and a predicted 70.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bucks County, median household income is about $114,764, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tohickon Middle School is one of 123 public schools in Bucks County, which together enroll about 81,956 students.
Nearby, Gayman Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away. Tohickon Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Tohickon Middle School ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 64.1% against a local average of 73.8%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 866 students in 2020-21 and 857 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Tamanend Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Unami Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
Other schools in Doylestown
- Central Bucks HS-WestHigh · 1,391 students
- Central Bucks HS-EastHigh · 1,374 students
- Holicong Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Lenape Middle SchoolMiddle · 779 students
- Groveland Elementary SchoolElementary · 763 students
- Cold Spring Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
Nearby schools
- Gayman Elementary School0.4 mi · 390
- Groveland Elementary School0.6 mi · 763
- Cold Spring Elementary School2.1 mi · 470
- Linden Elementary School3.2 mi · 353
- Doyle Elementary School3.6 mi · 409
- Lenape Middle School3.8 mi · 779
Frequently asked questions
About Tohickon Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tohickon Middle School?
Tohickon Middle School enrolls approximately 857 students in grades 07-09.
What age range does Tohickon Middle School serve?
Tohickon Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 09.
How many teachers does Tohickon Middle School have?
Tohickon Middle School employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Tohickon Middle School?
Student demographics at Tohickon Middle School are roughly 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Tohickon Middle School?
Tohickon 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.