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Middle Schools in West Chester Area School District

At a glance

DistrictWest Chester Area School District81^st of 606 Pennsylvania districtsFull district overview →

Schools

2,778

Students

Top rankedE N Peirce Middle School135^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Biggest riser

E N Peirce Middle School up 26 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The West Chester Area School District in Pennsylvania is home to three highly-ranked middle schools: E.N. Peirce Middle School, J.R. Fugett Middle School, and Stetson Middle School. These schools consistently perform well, with E.N. Peirce and Stetson standing out as the top performers in the district.

E.N. Peirce Middle School is a standout, consistently ranking among the top 20% of middle schools in Pennsylvania and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the district and state averages in both Math and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. Stetson Middle School also excels, particularly in English Language Arts and Science proficiency, where it achieves significantly higher scores than the district and state averages.

While all three schools perform well overall, there are some areas where they fall short of the district and state averages, such as 8th-grade Math proficiency. Identifying and addressing these gaps could further improve the schools' academic performance. The data also suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes, with the schools having the lowest percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients tending to have the highest academic performance.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)	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
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
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
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

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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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