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Robert K Shafer Middle School

Q: Is Robert K Shafer Middle School a good school?

Robert K Shafer Middle School ranks 405 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Robert K Shafer Middle School is a public middle school located in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, serving 562 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Bensalem Township School District, which is ranked 427 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Robert K Shafer Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools, ranging from 337 to 590 out of 835 to 893 schools. The school's rating has also been relatively low, with 2 to 3 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. Student performance varies significantly across different subgroups, with Asian and Multi-racial students performing the poorest, while African American and Hispanic students perform better. In PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments, the school consistently performs below the state and district averages across all grades.

Interestingly, Cecelia Snyder Middle School, located just 0.24 miles away, performs similarly to Robert K Shafer Middle School across various metrics. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Neshaminy School District, such as Maple Point Middle School and Poquessing Middle School, consistently outperform Robert K Shafer Middle School and the Bensalem Township School District as a whole.

552

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,095

Per pupil spending ?

101.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3333 Hulmeville Rd
Bensalem, PA 19020-4309

(215) 750-2800

District: Bensalem Township School District

Students who attend Robert K Shafer Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bensalem Township High School

Feeder schools for Robert K Shafer Middle School:

Elementary:	Belmont Hills Elementary School
	Cornwells Elementary School
	Samuel K Faust Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.1%

Hispanic:

21.6%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2021 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 31st-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (37% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 13 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg36%

Pennsylvania avg45%

405^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	52.5	405 of 873	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	453 of 891	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	590 of 893	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	584 of 883	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	551 of 797	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	455 of 891	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	410 of 861	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.1	431 of 877	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.2	429 of 870	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.7	337 of 835	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.2	346 of 728	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.7	403 of 758	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.9	425 of 834	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.6	476 of 825	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.2	569 of 805	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.5	482 of 770	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.5	395 of 753	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.3	254 of 749	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.5	353 of 736	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.2	492 of 687	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	51.5	399 of 663	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	29.6	510 of 643	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	171 of 393	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	112 of 408	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	38.6	233 of 421	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	105 of 138	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	106 of 145	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	121 of 144	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	222 of 643	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	324 of 672	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	467 of 660	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	104 of 145	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.0	28 of 150	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	45.3	62 of 143	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	455 of 835	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	399 of 860	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	127 of 348	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	136 of 362	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	202 of 362	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	324 of 843	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	383 of 877	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	587 of 874	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	354 of 839	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	492 of 870	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	26.7	150 of 199	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	330 of 649	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	442 of 673	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.5	598 of 681	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)65th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)25th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-3 vs state

Math29%-13 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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 Robert K Shafer Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Robert K Shafer Middle School?

Students at Robert K Shafer Middle School are 47% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% African American, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Robert K Shafer Middle School a good school?

Robert K Shafer Middle School ranks 405^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Robert K Shafer Middle School in?

Bensalem Township School District

What high school do graduates of Robert K Shafer Middle School attend?

Students who attend Robert K Shafer Middle School usually go on to attend Bensalem Township High School

How many students attend Robert K Shafer Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Robert K Shafer Middle School.

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