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Enrollment
856
Middle
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN VALLEY SD·NCES 422400009991
Twin Valley Middle School
770 Clymer Hill Rd, Elverson, PA 19520 · (610) 286-8660 · Berks County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL856 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.6:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
279 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 5 | 228 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 201 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 213 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 25% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Twin Valley Middle School→Twin Valley High School
Based on grade levels within Twin Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.5pp since 2023
Math
50.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 50.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 48.3% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Twin Valley Middle School
Twin Valley Middle School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley Middle School this school | 856 | 32.6% | 54.6% |
| Upper Perkiomen Middle School Pennsburg | 672 | 35.0% | 52.8% |
| Lower Dauphin Middle School Hummelstown | 781 | 32.9% | 48.4% |
| Greencastle-Antrim Middle School Greencastle | 729 | 37.0% | 56.5% |
| Boyertown Area MS-East Gilbertsville | 841 | 27.2% | 59.2% |
| Shaler Area Elementary School Glenshaw | 870 | 37.1% | 58.6% |
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 Twin Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #158 of 479 | #4 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #120 of 513 ▲ 7 | #2 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #230 of 513 ▼ 23 | #7 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 856 | #91 of 522 | #6 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #213 of 486 | #13 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #327 of 486 | #17 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #392 of 510 | #25 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #74 of 332 | #3 of 15 |
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
856
-94 (-10%) vs 2020
+18% since 2000-01, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 856 | 67.9 | 12.6:1 | 33% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 863 | 70.9 | 12.2:1 | 32% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 920 | 69 | 13.3:1 | 35% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 950 | 66 | 14.4:1 | 28% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 1,043 | 66.1 | 15.8:1 | 30% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 1,057 | 65 | 16.3:1 | 32% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 1,030 | 63 | 16.4:1 | 22% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 724 | 50 | 14.5:1 | 11% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twin Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,043 to 856); teachers up 3% (66.1 to 67.9).
About Twin Valley Middle School
At 770 Clymer Hill Rd in Elverson, Pennsylvania, Twin Valley Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school. The school offers grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 856 students. The school is 44% larger than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Twin Valley Middle School is part of a district of 5 schools: Twin Valley SD, with 2,868 students.
At Twin Valley Middle School, 84% of students are White. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Berks County is about 70% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Twin Valley Middle School scores 29%.
The school's 67.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.2:1. At Twin Valley Middle School, 33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 67% average among public schools in Berks County.
Twin Valley Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Twin Valley Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (54.6%) and its predicted rate (63.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Berks County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $79,777 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Berks County number 95, with about 62,375 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Twin Valley High School, is the closest to Twin Valley Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 62.4% proficiency; Twin Valley Middle School posts 54.6%.
NCES describes the area around Twin Valley Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 10% over 4 years, reaching 856 in 2024-25. The ratio was 14.4:1 in 2020-21 and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Twin Valley SD
- Twin Valley High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Twin Valley El CenterElementary · 395 students
- Robeson El CenterElementary · 339 students
- Honey Brook El CenterElementary · 289 students
Other schools in Elverson
- Twin Valley High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Twin Valley El CenterElementary · 395 students
Nearby schools
- Twin Valley High School0.3 mi · 989
- Twin Valley El Center1.2 mi · 395
- Robeson El Center5.6 mi · 339
- Honey Brook El Center6.0 mi · 289
- Springton Manor Elementary School6.8 mi · 555
- Daniel Boone Area High School7.2 mi · 940
Frequently asked questions
About Twin Valley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Twin Valley Middle School?
Twin Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 856 students in grades 05-08.
Is Twin Valley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Twin Valley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Twin Valley Middle School have?
Twin Valley Middle School employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Twin Valley Middle School?
At Twin Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Twin Valley Middle School public or private?
Twin Valley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Twin Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.