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Charles F Patton Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Charles F Patton Middle School is a highly-rated public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. With an enrollment of 875 students, the school is part of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, which is ranked 15th out of 606 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Charles F Patton Middle School has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Pennsylvania, placing 21st out of 873 in the 2024-2025 school year with a 5-star rating. Its students demonstrate exceptional academic performance, with 82.6% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts and 68% proficient or better in PSSA Math, significantly outperforming the state averages. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking 4th out of 138 Pennsylvania middle schools for Asian students and 13th out of 174 for multi-racial students in PSSA assessments.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Lionville Middle School, Garnet Valley Middle School, and others, Charles F Patton Middle School consistently outperforms its peers on PSSA assessments. Additionally, the school maintains a low dropout rate and relatively high spending per student, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

842

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,929

Per pupil spending ?

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

760 Unionville Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348-1531

(610) 347-2000

District: Unionville-Chadds Ford School District

Students who attend Charles F Patton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Unionville High School

Feeder schools for Charles F Patton Middle School:

Elementary:	Chadds Ford Elementary School
	Hillendale Elementary School
	Pocopson Elementary School
	Unionville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

Asian:

14.0%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (75% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg77%

Pennsylvania avg45%

21^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 606Unionville-Chadds Ford 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	96.7	21 of 873	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	28 of 891	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	24 of 893	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	19 of 883	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	16 of 797	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	14 of 891	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	6 of 861	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	96.3	6 of 877	99.3%	★★★★★
2016	96.0	6 of 870	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	95.9	7 of 835	99.2%	★★★★★
2014	91.0	6 of 728	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	90.2	5 of 758	99.3%	★★★★★
2012	87.4	27 of 834	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	87.4	25 of 825	97.0%	★★★★★
2010	87.6	23 of 805	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	89.1	20 of 770	97.4%	★★★★★
2008	91.3	12 of 753	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	90.9	15 of 749	98.0%	★★★★★
2006	92.5	11 of 736	98.5%	★★★★★
2005	93.8	15 of 687	97.8%	★★★★★
2004	94.6	8 of 663	98.8%	★★★★★
2003	92.3	18 of 643	97.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	4 of 138	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	5 of 145	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	4 of 144	97.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	9 of 643	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	14 of 672	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	6 of 660	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	24 of 835	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	32 of 860	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	30 of 348	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	17 of 362	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	14 of 362	96.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	96 of 843	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	85 of 877	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	29 of 874	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	18 of 839	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	29 of 870	96.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	13 of 174	92.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	25 of 649	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	43 of 673	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	51 of 681	92.5%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%+34 vs state

Math68%+26 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, June 30, 2013

My school is okay. I do believe there are problems with staff though. Some of them need to clean up their act. The school looks like a jail in my opinion. My friends and I are sick of seeing no windows and just a plain dark brown / grey brick building everyday for school. I like the classrooms when decorated and the teachers if they teach well and clearly, but some of our school just cares about the sports, test scores and their look from other schools perspectives. We think we're the greatest, but we're not. Honestly, we need some better staff, not be so cocky and try to be nice. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Charles F Patton Middle School	Public	6-8	760 Unionville Road	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 347-2000	842	77	10.9	9.6%	622 (73.9%)	26 (3.1%)	33 (3.9%)	118 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.8%)	96.7	21^st of 873 public middle schools	97.6%		95.3	28^th of 891 public middle schools	96.9%	7	64.8	72.9	66.4	68.0	80.9	86.9	79.9	82.6	$16,929	$313	$16,615
Kennett Middle School	Public	6-8	195 Sunny Dell Rd	Landenberg	19350	Chester County	Kennett Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 268-5800	902	80	11.2	47.2%	417 (46.2%)	19 (2.1%)	413 (45.8%)	23 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.2%)	70.8	217^th of 873 public middle schools	75.1%		64.9	314^th of 891 public middle schools	64.8%	97	42.3	41.7	43.3	42.4	57.8	50.5	53.6	53.8	$24,028	$733	$23,295
Avon Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	257 State Rd	West Grove	19390	Chester County	Avon Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 869-3022	1,131	77	14.6	31.2%	746 (66.0%)	22 (1.9%)	322 (28.5%)	25 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.3%)	84.2	111^th of 873 public middle schools	87.3%		83	116^th of 891 public middle schools	87.0%	5	53.0	48.8	43.3	48.2	60.4	71.2	68.6	66.8	$16,324	$151	$16,173
Stetson Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 Wilmington Pike	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-2700	808	66	12.3	16.7%	612 (75.7%)	42 (5.2%)	67 (8.3%)	37 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.1%)	72.5	200^th of 873 public middle schools	77.1%		79.1	146^th of 891 public middle schools	83.6%	54	35.9	38.8	28.8	34.5	62.3	72.7	65.2	66.4	$19,860	$118	$19,742
Scott Middle School	Public	6-7	800 Olive Street	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 383-6946	421	31	13.4	82.2%	159 (37.8%)	121 (28.7%)	113 (26.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)								(n/a)	21.0	15.9		18.3	34.7	34.0		34.4	$24,494	$930	$23,564
Downingtown Middle School	Public	7-8	115 Rock Raymond Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 518-0685	1,074	83	12.9	15.9%	789 (73.5%)	22 (2.0%)	67 (6.2%)	146 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.5%)	87	95^th of 873 public middle schools	89.1%		89.2	71^st of 891 public middle schools	92.0%	24		50.9	45.2	48.0		65.1	68.8	66.9	$17,913	$284	$17,629
E N Peirce Middle School	Public	6-8	1314 Burke Rd	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-2500	1,040	88	11.7	19.0%	740 (71.2%)	30 (2.9%)	124 (11.9%)	98 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.5%)	80.2	135^th of 873 public middle schools	84.5%		77.9	161^st of 891 public middle schools	81.9%	26	52.5	55.7	28.5	45.8	68.6	66.6	60.2	65.2	$19,094	$118	$18,976
North Brandywine Middle School	Public	6-7	256 Reeceville Rd	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 351-0698	274	28	9.7	137.6%	92 (33.6%)	87 (31.8%)	68 (24.8%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	26.8	623^rd of 873 public middle schools	28.6%					(n/a)	12.6	14.2		13.5	34.2	39.1		36.8	$22,262	$914	$21,347
J R Fugett Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Ellis Ln	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-2900	930	76	12.3	22.4%	614 (66.0%)	41 (4.4%)	103 (11.1%)	125 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.1%)	74.1	185^th of 873 public middle schools	78.8%		77.6	167^th of 891 public middle schools	81.3%	18	46.9	40.0	32.5	39.9	65.4	61.6	55.4	61.0	$19,772	$118	$19,654
Garnet Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Smithbridge Rd	Glen Mills	19342	Delaware County	Garnet Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 579-5100	1,086	94	11.5	13.4%	721 (66.4%)	26 (2.4%)	41 (3.8%)	254 (23.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.7%)	95.6	31^st of 873 public middle schools	96.4%		91.5	54^th of 891 public middle schools	93.9%	23	70.3	62.6	60.5	64.5	79.6	76.7	77.4	77.9	$22,924	$226	$22,699

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles F Patton Middle School

How many students attend Charles F Patton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 842 students attended Charles F Patton Middle School.

What district is Charles F Patton Middle School in?

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District

Is Charles F Patton Middle School a good school?

Yes! Charles F Patton Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Charles F Patton Middle School?

Students at Charles F Patton Middle School are 74% White, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Charles F Patton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Charles F Patton Middle School usually go on to attend Unionville High School

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