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Cecelia Snyder Middle School

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Cecelia Snyder Middle School ranks 616 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Cecelia Snyder Middle School is a public middle school located in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 458. The school is part of the Bensalem Township School District, which is ranked 427 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cecelia Snyder Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools, with a ranking between 548-616 out of 797-893 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests is significantly below the state and district averages, particularly in Math, where only 9.1% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 17% for the district and 30.5% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 15% to 30% of Pennsylvania middle schools for Asian, White, Hispanic, and low-income students.

Cecelia Snyder Middle School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Robert K Shafer Middle School, which is also part of the Bensalem Township School District. Other nearby schools, such as Klinger Middle School and Murray Avenue School, significantly outperform Cecelia Snyder Middle School on academic measures and have higher statewide rankings. The school's high dropout rates and high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggest that it serves a population with significant economic and social challenges, which may contribute to the school's academic struggles.

453

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,968

Per pupil spending ?

101.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3330 Hulmeville Rd
Bensalem, PA 19020-4339

(215) 750-2800

District: Bensalem Township School District

Students who attend Cecelia Snyder Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bensalem Township High School

Feeder schools for Cecelia Snyder Middle School:

Elementary:	Benjamin Rush Elementary School
	Russell C Struble Elementary School
	Valley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.9%

Hispanic:

20.1%

Asian:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg36%

Pennsylvania avg45%

616^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Bensalem Township School District

427^th of 606Bensalem Township School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	616 of 873	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	610 of 891	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	588 of 893	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	592 of 883	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	548 of 797	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	477 of 891	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	530 of 861	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.1	507 of 877	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.2	439 of 870	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.8	456 of 835	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.6	473 of 728	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.1	530 of 758	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.7	485 of 834	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.7	453 of 825	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.1	442 of 805	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.4	445 of 770	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.8	406 of 753	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.2	365 of 749	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.9	348 of 736	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.3	217 of 687	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.8	456 of 663	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.5	394 of 643	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	222 of 393	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	193 of 408	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	206 of 421	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	127 of 138	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	128 of 145	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	131 of 144	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	301 of 643	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	228 of 672	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	283 of 660	57.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	53 of 145	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	82 of 150	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	44 of 143	69.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	575 of 835	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	606 of 860	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	267 of 348	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	282 of 362	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	237 of 362	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	579 of 843	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	634 of 877	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	584 of 874	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	633 of 839	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	595 of 870	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	593 of 649	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	581 of 673	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	560 of 681	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2025)53rd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-12 vs state

Math12%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cecelia Snyder Middle School	Public	7-8	3330 Hulmeville Rd	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 750-2800	453	38	11.9	101.1%	217 (47.9%)	49 (10.8%)	91 (20.1%)	67 (14.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	27.6	616^th of 873 public middle schools	29.4%		31.3	610^th of 891 public middle schools	31.5%	6			15.2	9.1	12.0			40.1	33.2	36.5	$21,968	$1,458	$20,511
Robert K Shafer Middle School	Public	7-8	3333 Hulmeville Rd	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 750-2800	552	44	12.6	101.8%	260 (47.1%)	83 (15.0%)	119 (21.6%)	71 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	52.5	405^th of 873 public middle schools	53.6%		50.7	453^rd of 891 public middle schools	49.2%	48			34.1	24.3	29.0			48.9	41.9	45.2	$25,095	$1,993	$23,102
Poquessing Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Heights Ln	Feasterville Trevose	19053	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6210	966	57	16.8	45.1%	742 (76.8%)	12 (1.2%)	63 (6.5%)	75 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.5%)	60.8	326^th of 873 public middle schools	62.7%		59.1	375^th of 891 public middle schools	57.9%	49	57.2	34.9	35.6	30.2	39.5	46.5	52.1	55.1	48.2	50.5	$18,990	$155	$18,835
Bristol Middle School	Public	7-8	1801 Wilson Ave	Bristol	19007	Bucks County	Bristol Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 781-1000	187	17	10.7	71.7%	92 (49.2%)	24 (12.8%)	44 (23.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	21 (11.2%)	27.1	621^st of 873 public middle schools	28.9%		39	568^th of 891 public middle schools	36.3%	53			14.3	20.1	17.0			27.4	33.8	30.5	$13,411	$956	$12,455
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	6401 Mill Creek Rd	Levittown	19057	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 788-0436	754	59	12.7	100.0%	352 (46.7%)	131 (17.4%)	145 (19.2%)	24 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (12.9%)	25.6	634^th of 873 public middle schools	27.4%		27.5	632^nd of 891 public middle schools	29.1%	2		11.3	16.5	8.7	12.2		31.1	38.8	36.8	35.5	$19,390	$552	$18,839
Sandburg Middle School	Public	5-8	30 Harmony Road	Levittown	19056	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6220	729	48	15.1	36.6%	517 (70.9%)	42 (5.8%)	82 (11.2%)	40 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.3%)	60	333^rd of 873 public middle schools	61.9%		52.6	432^nd of 891 public middle schools	51.5%	99	37.0	37.5	39.7	23.2	34.3	46.4	53.4	64.2	41.8	51.0	$21,368	$157	$21,212
Baldi C C A Middle School	Public	6-8	8801 Verree Rd	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3090	1,510	91	16.6	100.4%	672 (44.5%)	182 (12.1%)	135 (8.9%)	457 (30.3%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (3.9%)	73.7	190^th of 873 public middle schools	78.2%		61.1	353^rd of 891 public middle schools	60.4%	163		38.5	42.4	44.8	41.8		58.1	60.5	56.0	58.2	$17,373	$6,360	$11,014
Lower Moreland Middle School	Public	7-8	555 Red Lion Rd	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 938-0270	413	28	14.7		268 (64.9%)	12 (2.9%)	11 (2.7%)	116 (28.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)
Neil A Armstrong Middle School	Public	6-8	475 Wistar Rd	Fairless Hills	19030	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 945-4940	668	45	14.8	99.3%	354 (53.0%)	89 (13.3%)	102 (15.3%)	25 (3.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (13.9%)	26.2	628^th of 873 public middle schools	28.1%		23.9	660^th of 891 public middle schools	25.9%	32		14.7	16.6	15.0	15.4		35.7	33.9	31.4	33.7	$19,411	$552	$18,859
Holland Middle School	Public	7-8	400 E Holland Rd	Holland	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-2700	960	65	14.7	17.8%	832 (86.7%)	5 (0.5%)	25 (2.6%)	77 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.8%)	88.8	84^th of 873 public middle schools	90.4%		85.3	99^th of 891 public middle schools	88.9%	15			58.7	44.1	51.3			70.0	66.5	68.2	$19,864	$331	$19,533

Frequently Asked Questions about Cecelia Snyder Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Cecelia Snyder Middle School?

Students at Cecelia Snyder Middle School are 48% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Cecelia Snyder Middle School in?

Bensalem Township School District

Is Cecelia Snyder Middle School a good school?

Cecelia Snyder Middle School ranks 616^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Cecelia Snyder Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Cecelia Snyder Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Cecelia Snyder Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cecelia Snyder Middle School usually go on to attend Bensalem Township High School

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