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Enrollment
830
Middle
DISTRICT 1,178 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER MORELAND TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 422451005249
Upper Moreland Middle School
4000 Orangemans Road, Hatboro, PA 19040 · (215) 674-4185 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL830 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.8:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
364 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 6 | 279 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 272 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 279 | 34% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Upper Moreland Middle School→Upper Moreland High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Upper Moreland Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.9% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 42.0% |
% 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Upper Moreland Middle School
Upper Moreland Middle School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Moreland Middle School this school | 830 | 43.9% | 54.2% |
| Central York Middle School York | 844 | 46.6% | 49.1% |
| York Suburban Middle School York | 743 | 44.5% | 56.5% |
| Sinking Springs Elementary School York | 641 | 41.5% | 61.7% |
| Keith Valley Middle School Horsham | 966 | 39.5% | 55.8% |
| North Hills Elementary School York | 675 | 49.2% | 47.1% |
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 Upper Moreland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #164 of 479 | #21 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #198 of 513 ▼ 12 | #26 of 33 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #151 of 513 ▼ 17 | #21 of 33 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 830 | #106 of 522 | #14 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #122 of 486 | #12 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #107 of 486 | #16 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #312 of 510 | #10 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.2% | #32 of 131 | #2 of 11 |
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
830
+47 (+6%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 830 | 70.5 | 11.8:1 | 44% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 819 | 72 | 11.4:1 | 44% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 812 | 61.2 | 13.3:1 | 42% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 783 | 58 | 13.5:1 | 37% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 708 | 53.9 | 13.2:1 | 28% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 52 | 13.3:1 | 34% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | 52 | 13.6:1 | 21% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 804 | 49 | 16.4:1 | 10% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 43 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upper Moreland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (708 to 830); teachers up 31% (53.9 to 70.5).
About Upper Moreland Middle School
Upper Moreland Middle School is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of Hatboro, Pennsylvania. In all, 830 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That is 40% above the average of about 594 students for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Upper Moreland Middle School is part of Upper Moreland Township SD, where 3 schools serve 3,534 students.
The student body at Upper Moreland Middle School is 62% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 73%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. The school has 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 1.4 students per teacher. In all, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Pennsylvania public middle schools, Upper Moreland Middle School outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Upper Moreland Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (54.2%) and its predicted rate (58.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
For Montgomery County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $113,915, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 160 public schools in the county, enrolling about 115,302, Upper Moreland Middle School among them.
Upper Moreland Elementary School sits about 0.2 miles from Upper Moreland Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Upper Moreland Middle School ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Upper Moreland Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 783 (2020-21) to 830 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.5:1 to 11.8:1.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Upper Moreland Township SD
- Upper Moreland Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,627 students
- Upper Moreland High SchoolHigh · 1,077 students
Other schools in Hatboro
- Upper Moreland Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,627 students
- Crooked Billet Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Blair Mill ElementaryElementary · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Upper Moreland Elementary School0.2 mi · 1,627
- Crooked Billet Elementary School1.1 mi · 468
- William Tennent High School1.3 mi · 1,710
- Eastern Center for Arts and Technology1.3 mi · 9
- Upper Moreland High School1.5 mi · 1,077
- Blair Mill Elementary1.8 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Upper Moreland Middle SchoolHow large is Upper Moreland Middle School?
Upper Moreland Middle School enrolls approximately 830 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Upper Moreland Middle School serve?
Upper Moreland Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Upper Moreland Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Upper Moreland Middle School is approximately 11.8:1 (71 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Upper Moreland Middle School?
Upper Moreland Middle School reports a student body of 62% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Upper Moreland Middle School in?
Upper Moreland Middle School is part of Upper Moreland Township SD.
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