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Benjamin Franklin Middle School

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Benjamin Franklin Middle School ranks 634 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

634^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Benjamin Franklin Middle School is a public middle school located in Levittown, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 754 students. The school is part of the Bristol Township School District, which is ranked 486 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benjamin Franklin Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Pennsylvania middle schools, with a ranking between 630-733 out of 891-893 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 12.2% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 22.4% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for White and Multi-racial student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

While the nearby Neil A. Armstrong Middle School performs slightly better than Benjamin Franklin Middle School, middle schools in the neighboring Council Rock and Pennsbury school districts, such as Holland Middle School and William Penn Middle School, significantly outperform Benjamin Franklin Middle School and the Bristol Township School District on academic measures. Despite the school's low academic performance, it spends a relatively high amount per student, suggesting that the issue may not be a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized to support student learning and achievement.

754

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,390

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6401 Mill Creek Rd
Levittown, PA 19057

(215) 788-0436

District: Bristol Township School District

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Truman Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.7%

Hispanic:

19.2%

African American:

17.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg27%

Pennsylvania avg45%

634^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Bristol Township School District

486^th of 606Bristol Township 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	25.6	634 of 873	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	632 of 891	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	733 of 893	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	665 of 883	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	657 of 797	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	630 of 891	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	580 of 861	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	562 of 877	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.2	587 of 870	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.4	571 of 835	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.9	492 of 728	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.9	515 of 758	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	580 of 834	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.4	651 of 825	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.0	639 of 805	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.8	578 of 770	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.0	564 of 753	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.8	519 of 749	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.4	604 of 736	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.3	586 of 687	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.7	573 of 663	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	13.0	565 of 643	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	181 of 393	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	136 of 408	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	279 of 421	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	367 of 643	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	466 of 672	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	540 of 660	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	56 of 145	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	61 of 150	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	598 of 835	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	628 of 860	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	218 of 348	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	223 of 362	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	288 of 362	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	34.3	598 of 877	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	721 of 874	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	635 of 839	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	622 of 870	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	130 of 174	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	162 of 199	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	181 of 187	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	605 of 649	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	611 of 673	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	665 of 681	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2025)43rd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-13 vs state

Math12%-30 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Franklin Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Franklin Middle School?

Students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School are 47% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% African American, 13% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Benjamin Franklin Middle School in?

Bristol Township School District

Is Benjamin Franklin Middle School a good school?

Benjamin Franklin Middle School ranks 634^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Benjamin Franklin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended Benjamin Franklin Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Benjamin Franklin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Middle School usually go on to attend Truman Senior High School

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