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Enrollment
1,186
Middle
DISTRICT 1,121 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TREDYFFRIN-EASTTOWN SD·NCES 422364004689
Valley Forge Middle School
105 W Walker Rd, Wayne, PA 19087 · (610) 240-1300 · Chester County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,186 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
97 students
DISTRICT 8% · 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 | 311 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 287 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 291 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 297 | 25% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Valley Forge Middle School→Conestoga SHS
Based on grade levels within Tredyffrin-Easttown SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
69.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.8% | 69.7% |
| 2023-24 | 83.5% | 68.4% |
% 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
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 Valley Forge Middle School
Valley Forge Middle School's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Forge Middle School this school | 1,186 | 8.2% | 75.7% |
| Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School Berwyn | 1,056 | 9.4% | 76.0% |
| Lionville Middle School Exton | 1,045 | 13.7% | 63.8% |
| Marshall Middle School Wexford | 847 | 6.3% | 74.2% |
| 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 Valley Forge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #15 of 479 | #2 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #16 of 513 ▼ 1 | #1 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #26 of 513 ▼ 14 | #3 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,186 | #21 of 522 | #1 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #327 of 486 | #19 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #81 of 486 | #6 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.2% | #506 of 510 | #19 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #95 of 131 | #6 of 7 |
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
1,186
+30 (+3%) vs 2020
+89% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 1,186 | 85.3 | 13.9:1 | 8% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 1,119 | 81 | 13.8:1 | 9% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 1,110 | 80.2 | 13.8:1 | 6% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 1,156 | 83 | 13.9:1 | 6% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 1,146 | 77.5 | 14.8:1 | 6% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 1,010 | 68 | 14.8:1 | 6% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 986 | 65 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 865 | 61 | 14.2:1 | 2% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 55 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Forge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,146 to 1,186); teachers up 10% (77.5 to 85.3).
About Valley Forge Middle School
Located in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Valley Forge Middle School is a large middle school. A federal count lists 1,186 students at the school, in grades 5 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Pennsylvania) has about 594 students.
Valley Forge Middle School is part of Tredyffrin-Easttown SD, where 8 schools serve 6,815 students.
At 53%, White students outnumber all other groups at Valley Forge Middle School combined. The school is also 33% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 77%. Valley Forge Middle School has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.9:1, with 85.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 8%. Compared with the 38% average for public schools in Chester County, the school's rate is lower.
The model predicts 74.1% for a school in Pennsylvania with Valley Forge Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Valley Forge Middle School posts 75.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Chester County, median household income is about $127,208, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 111 public schools operate in Chester County, serving about 83,468 students.
Valley Forge Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Valley Forge Middle School is 6th on average proficiency.
Valley Forge Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,186, 3% above the 1,156 of 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Valley Forge Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tredyffrin-Easttown SD
- Conestoga SHSHigh · 2,264 students
- Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
- Valley Forge Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- New Eagle Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Beaumont Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Other schools in Wayne
- Radnor Middle SchoolMiddle · 808 students
- Valley Forge Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Wayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- New Eagle Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Roberts Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Forge Elementary School0.4 mi · 552
- New Eagle Elementary School1.4 mi · 472
- Hillside Elementary School1.4 mi · 425
- Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School1.9 mi · 1,056
- Conestoga SHS1.9 mi · 2,264
- Pennsylvania Virtual CS2.2 mi · 2,772
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Forge Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Valley Forge Middle School?
Valley Forge Middle School enrolls approximately 1,186 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Valley Forge Middle School serve?
Valley Forge Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Forge Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley Forge Middle School is approximately 13.9:1 (85 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Valley Forge Middle School?
Valley Forge Middle School reports a student body of 53% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 33% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Valley Forge Middle School?
Valley Forge Middle School is overseen by Tredyffrin-Easttown SD in Chester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.