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Alumni: what's one memory from Yellow Breeches MS that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
508
Middle
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH MIDDLETON SD·NCES 422205000455
Yellow Breeches MS
30 Academy Street, Boiling Springs, PA 17007 · (717) 258-6484 · Cumberland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
188 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Yellow Breeches MS→Boiling Springs HS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Middleton SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.7pp since 2023
Math
34.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
508
-2 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.5:1
% White
79%
was 91%
% Hispanic
1%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
13%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Yellow Breeches MS
Yellow Breeches MS is one of the mid-tier junior highs in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, operated by South Middleton SD, with 508 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
South Middleton SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,136 students; Yellow Breeches MS is among them.
On demographics, Yellow Breeches MS reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Asian, 6% multiracial. Compared to Cumberland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Yellow Breeches MS has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Yellow Breeches MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.7%, the actual is 49.1%, a residual of -12.6 points.
Zooming out to the county, Cumberland County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,494, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Cumberland County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students), of which Yellow Breeches MS is one.
Nearest neighbor: Boiling Springs HS, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Yellow Breeches MS comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Yellow Breeches MS has remained close to its prior level, going from 510 students in 2018 to 508 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 91% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,323
Census ACS
Median income
$87,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
33,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Middleton SD
- Boiling Springs HSHigh · 707 students
- Iron Forge El SchElementary · 468 students
- W.G. Rice El SchElementary · 453 students
Other schools in Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs HSHigh · 707 students
- Monroe El SchElementary · 512 students
- Iron Forge El SchElementary · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Boiling Springs HS0.1 mi · 707
- Iron Forge El Sch0.3 mi · 468
- W.G. Rice El Sch3.2 mi · 453
- Monroe El Sch3.3 mi · 512
- Lamberton MS3.7 mi · 583
- Mt Holly Springs El Sch3.7 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Yellow Breeches MSWhat is the total enrollment at Yellow Breeches MS?
Yellow Breeches MS enrolls approximately 508 students in grades 06-08.
Is Yellow Breeches MS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Yellow Breeches MS is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Yellow Breeches MS have?
Yellow Breeches MS employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Yellow Breeches MS?
Student demographics at Yellow Breeches MS are roughly 79% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Yellow Breeches MS public or private?
Yellow Breeches MS is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Middleton SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.