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Which teacher or staff member at Unami MS deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
784
Middle
DISTRICT 846 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL BUCKS SD·NCES 420531004678
Unami Middle School
160 South Moyer Rd, Chalfont, PA 18914 · (267) 893-3400 · Bucks County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL784 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
13.6:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
72 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 | 268 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 266 | 34% |
| Grade 9 | 250 | 32% |
Student demographics
47%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
75.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
62.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.8% | 62.9% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 60.2% |
% 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Unami Middle School
Unami Middle School's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unami Middle School this school | 784 | 9.2% | 71.0% |
| Garnet Valley Middle School Glen Mills | 1,086 | 13.4% | 70.1% |
| Radnor Middle School Wayne | 808 | 14.1% | 83.0% |
| Ingomar Middle School Pittsburgh | 514 | 6.8% | 74.3% |
| South Fayette Middle School McDonald | 859 | 14.1% | 76.6% |
| Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center Downingtown | 1,066 | 15.2% | 66.2% |
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 Unami Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #34 of 479 | #4 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #44 of 513 ▲ 4 | #4 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #37 of 513 ▲ 2 | #3 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 784 | #122 of 522 | #9 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #301 of 486 | #19 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #181 of 486 | #9 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.2% | #504 of 510 | #26 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #177 of 332 | #15 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
784
-63 (-7%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 764
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 784 | 57.7 | 13.6:1 | 9% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 54.4 | 14.3:1 | 9% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 57.1 | 13.6:1 | 9% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 847 | 57 | 14.9:1 | 7% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 869 | 58.5 | 14.9:1 | 8% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 875 | 54 | 16.2:1 | 6% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 946 | 56 | 16.9:1 | 5% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 1,057 | 51 | 20.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 764 | 46 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Unami Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (869 to 784); teachers down 1% (58.5 to 57.7).
About Unami Middle School
Unami Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is 784 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 9. Against the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 32% higher.
The 23 schools in Central Bucks SD enroll 16,879 students altogether, Unami Middle School among them.
At Unami Middle School, White students make up 70% of the student body. The remaining shares are 21% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Bucks County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 57.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.6:1. That is close to the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 9%. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Bucks County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Unami Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Unami Middle School is 2.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 71.0%. Predicted: 73.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bucks County, the median household income is $114,764, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 123 public schools in Bucks County, enrolling about 81,956 students in all.
Pine Run Elementary School is located about 0.8 miles from Unami Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Unami Middle School is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 847 in 2020-21 to 784 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 13.6:1.
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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
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- Tamanend Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Tohickon Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Run Elementary School0.8 mi · 480
- Butler Elementary School1.2 mi · 757
- Mill Creek Elementary School2.1 mi · 729
- Central Bucks HS-South2.4 mi · 1,719
- Montgomery Elementary School2.8 mi · 611
- Lenape Middle School3.3 mi · 779
Frequently asked questions
About Unami Middle SchoolHow large is Unami Middle School?
Unami Middle School enrolls approximately 784 students in grades 07-09.
Is Unami Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Unami Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
How many teachers does Unami Middle School have?
Unami Middle School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Unami Middle School?
Student demographics at Unami Middle School are roughly 70% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 21% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Unami Middle School in?
Unami Middle School is part of Central Bucks SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.