Middle Schools in Quakertown Community School District

The Quakertown Community School District in Pennsylvania operates two middle schools: Strayer Middle School and the 6th Grade Center. While both schools face challenges, they exhibit distinct strengths and weaknesses that parents should consider when evaluating educational options for their children.

Strayer Middle School is the larger of the two, serving grades 7-8 and ranking 408 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. It performs slightly better than the 6th Grade Center in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 47.4% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to 39.5% at the 6th Grade Center. However, both schools struggle with math proficiency, with only 26.4% of students at Strayer Middle School and 18.2% at the 6th Grade Center scoring proficient or better.

The 6th Grade Center, which serves only 6th-grade students, has a lower percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (35.03%) compared to Strayer Middle School (39.51%), but it spends less per student ($20,640 vs. $21,716). While the 6th Grade Center's ELA proficiency is lower than Strayer Middle School's, the data suggests that students at Strayer Middle School may be improving their ELA skills as they progress through the grades, with 8th-grade ELA proficiency higher than 7th-grade.