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Bristol Middle School

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Bristol Middle School ranks 621 st of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Bristol Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Bristol Borough School District in Bristol, PA. With 181 students, the school is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger and has consistently underperformed the state and district averages in PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency.

While Bristol Middle School is located in close proximity to several higher-performing middle schools in the Neshaminy and Pennsbury School Districts, its statewide ranking has steadily declined from 536 out of 861 PA middle schools in 2017-2018 to 621 out of 873 in 2024-2025. This suggests the school is struggling to improve student outcomes over time, particularly for its economically disadvantaged and minority student populations.

With 74-78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Bristol Middle School serves a significantly higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students compared to the state and nearby districts. Additionally, the school's per-student spending, ranging from $7,603 to $9,918 over the past few years, appears to be lower than the nearby higher-performing schools, which spend $17,057 to $37,415 per student. These factors, along with the school's higher dropout rates and staffing challenges, suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to help Bristol Middle School improve student outcomes and close achievement gaps.

187

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,411

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 Wilson Ave
Bristol, PA 19007

(215) 781-1000

District: Bristol Borough School District

Students who attend Bristol Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bristol High School

Feeder schools for Bristol Middle School:

Elementary:

Warren Snyder-John Girotti Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.2%

Hispanic:

23.5%

African American:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 25 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

Pennsylvania avg45%

621^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

428^th of 606Bristol Borough 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	27.1	621 of 873	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	568 of 891	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	513 of 893	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	543 of 883	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	577 of 797	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	602 of 891	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	536 of 861	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.5	587 of 877	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	585 of 870	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.7	600 of 835	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.2	593 of 728	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.4	601 of 758	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.6	643 of 834	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.6	579 of 825	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.6	567 of 805	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.6	471 of 770	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.0	532 of 753	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.0	474 of 749	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.6	426 of 736	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.2	390 of 687	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.9	490 of 663	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	60.0	124 of 408	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	223 of 421	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	522 of 643	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.5	161 of 672	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	615 of 835	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	533 of 860	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	188 of 348	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.0	56 of 362	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	58 of 362	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	586 of 843	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	422 of 877	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	427 of 874	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	587 of 839	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	560 of 870	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	561 of 649	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	555 of 673	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	489 of 681	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)70th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-18 vs state

Math17%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Bristol Middle School

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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
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
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
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
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
Charles H Boehm Middle School	Public	6-8	866 Big Oak Rd	Yardley	19067	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 428-4220	651	68	9.6	32.4%	458 (70.4%)	24 (3.7%)	59 (9.1%)	55 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.4%)	85.3	101^st of 873 public middle schools	88.4%		84.1	111^th of 891 public middle schools	87.5%	10		55.5	52.6	51.2	52.9		58.4	64.3	67.9	63.7	$25,759	$737	$25,022
William Penn Middle School	Public	6-8	1524 Derbyshire Rd	Yardley	19067	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 428-4280	904	81	11.1	35.8%	658 (72.8%)	55 (6.1%)	73 (8.1%)	59 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.3%)	76.2	161^st of 873 public middle schools	81.6%		80.3	135^th of 891 public middle schools	84.8%	26		51.9	49.3	37.6	46.0		56.7	57.2	57.4	57.1	$25,808	$739	$25,069
Pennwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1523 Makefield Rd	Yardley	19067	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 428-4237	740	71	10.4	30.9%	534 (72.2%)	48 (6.5%)	58 (7.8%)	45 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.4%)	77.8	152^nd of 873 public middle schools	82.6%		78.9	148^th of 891 public middle schools	83.4%	4		59.4	51.1	38.2	49.9		61.5	58.8	50.4	57.1	$25,665	$735	$24,931
Maple Point Middle School	Public	5-8	2250 Langhorne-Yardley Road	Langhorne	19047	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6230	1,296	88	14.6	32.6%	949 (73.2%)	53 (4.1%)	139 (10.7%)	82 (6.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.2%)	61.8	315^th of 873 public middle schools	63.9%		53.8	422^nd of 891 public middle schools	52.6%	107	52.2	40.4	38.1	29.9	40.5	53.5	51.5	53.1	47.2	51.3	$20,378	$159	$20,220

Frequently Asked Questions about Bristol Middle School

What high school do graduates of Bristol Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bristol Middle School usually go on to attend Bristol High School

How many students attend Bristol Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 187 students attended Bristol Middle School.

What district is Bristol Middle School in?

Bristol Borough School District

What is the racial makeup of Bristol Middle School?

Students at Bristol Middle School are 49% White, 24% Hispanic, 13% African American, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Bristol Middle School a good school?

Bristol Middle School ranks 621^st of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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