Middle Schools in Chester-Upland School District

Summary:

The Chester-Upland School District in Pennsylvania has only one middle school, Toby Farms Intermediate School, which has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state. The school's academic performance, as measured by PSSA test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 2.6% of students proficient or better in Math and 9.3% in English Language Arts.

Toby Farms Intermediate School faces several challenges, including a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (99.68%) and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9 students per teacher. Despite the high spending per student ($54,657 in the 2022-2023 school year), the school's performance remains low, suggesting that the effective allocation of resources may be an issue. The school's dropout rate of 1.4% in the 2023-2024 school year is also a concern.

The low performance of Toby Farms Intermediate School, combined with the low ranking of the Chester-Upland School District (589th out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger), indicates that there may be systemic challenges within the district that need to be addressed to improve educational outcomes for students.

District Detail

Administrative Offices
Chester, PA 19013

(610) 447-3600

SchoolDigger Rank:
589^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,039

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Toby Farms Intermediate School	Public	4-8	201 Bridgewater Road	Brookhaven	19015	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3815	359	35	10.2	87.5%	5 (1.4%)	305 (85.0%)	38 (10.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	6.3	854^th of 873 public middle schools	2.2%		5.9	869^th of 891 public middle schools	2.5%	15	3.1	1.8	2.9	2.6	11.3	10.7	5.9	9.3	$52,886	$4,551	$48,334

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ridley School District	0.89 mi	9	321^st
Chester Community Charter School	0.94 mi	1	597^th
Penn-Delco School District	1.24 mi	6	282^nd
Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	1.51 mi	5	11^th
Chester Charter Scholars Academy Charter School	2.84 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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