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Toby Farms Intermediate School

Public Grades 4-8

854^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Toby Farms Intermediate School is a public middle school located in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 315 students. The school is part of the Chester-Upland School District, which is ranked 589 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $13,231 to $54,657 in recent years, Toby Farms Intermediate School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Pennsylvania, with rankings between 783 and 887 out of around 900 schools. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are significantly below the state averages, often less than half the statewide proficiency levels. Additionally, the school struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with the rankings for African American, Hispanic, low-socioeconomic, and disabled student subgroups all in the bottom 10-20% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools, such as Penn Wood Middle School, Drexel Hill Middle School, and Ridley Middle School, generally outperform Toby Farms Intermediate School in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. This suggests that the challenges faced by Toby Farms Intermediate School may not be solely due to its student population, but rather point to deeper systemic issues within the Chester-Upland School District that need to be addressed.

359

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$52,886

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Bridgewater Road
Brookhaven, PA 19015

(610) 447-3815

District: Chester-Upland School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.0%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (6% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 39 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg8%

Pennsylvania avg45%

854^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

589^th of 606Chester-Upland 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2016	4.4	1476 of 1554	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.9	1418 of 1474	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	854 of 873	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	869 of 891	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	861 of 893	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	848 of 883	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	783 of 797	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	887 of 891	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	850 of 861	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	858 of 877	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.9	830 of 870	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	815 of 835	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	368 of 393	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	382 of 408	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	370 of 421	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	593 of 643	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	595 of 672	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	519 of 660	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	830 of 835	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	825 of 860	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	316 of 348	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	351 of 362	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	823 of 843	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	851 of 877	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	841 of 874	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	791 of 839	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	856 of 870	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts9%-39 vs state

Math3%-39 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
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
Northley Middle School	Public	6-8	2801 Concord Road	Aston	19014	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 497-6300	748	50	14.9	35.4%	588 (78.6%)	63 (8.4%)	36 (4.8%)	21 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	65.4	270^th of 873 public middle schools	69.1%		59.7	372^nd of 891 public middle schools	58.2%	102		35.4	35.4	29.9	33.7		57.3	56.7	56.6	56.9	$18,153	$568	$17,585
Strath Haven Middle School	Public	6-8	200 S Providence Rd	Wallingford	19086	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 892-3470	868	72	12.1	16.9%	633 (72.9%)	47 (5.4%)	43 (5.0%)	95 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.8%)	95.6	33^rd of 873 public middle schools	96.2%		92.5	43^rd of 891 public middle schools	95.2%	10		67.0	66.0	58.8	63.9		80.3	82.9	73.8	79.0	$23,740	$480	$23,260
Chichester Middle School	Public	5-8	925 Meetinghouse Rd	Boothwyn	19061	Delaware County	Chichester School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 485-6881	873	77	11.3	67.5%	366 (41.9%)	272 (31.2%)	112 (12.8%)	24 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (11.2%)	42.6	510^th of 873 public middle schools	41.6%		33.4	596^th of 891 public middle schools	33.1%	86	32.6	14.4	15.7	19.1	20.8	36.1	56.7	44.9	47.2	46.1	$16,591	$241	$16,350
Ridley Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Free St.	Ridley Park	19078	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	1,291	94	13.6	56.7%	839 (65.0%)	254 (19.7%)	72 (5.6%)	37 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	83 (6.4%)	44	497^th of 873 public middle schools	43.1%		50.6	458^th of 891 public middle schools	48.6%	39		26.3	28.5	23.6	26.1		41.8	43.4	41.7	42.3	$22,557	$839	$21,718
Richardson Middle School	Public	6-8	20 W Woodland Ave	Springfield	19064	Delaware County	Springfield School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 938-6300	1,081	74	14.5	24.6%	800 (74.0%)	103 (9.5%)	50 (4.6%)	96 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.0%)	94.4	42^nd of 873 public middle schools	95.2%		94	37^th of 891 public middle schools	95.8%	5		69.9	59.0	52.7	60.6		77.0	83.2	73.7	77.8	$16,236	$335	$15,901
Springton Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 N Providence Rd	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 627-6501	1,012	71	14.2	16.7%	774 (76.5%)	46 (4.5%)	32 (3.2%)	86 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.2%)	96.1	26^th of 873 public middle schools	97.0%		95.9	25^th of 891 public middle schools	97.2%	1		72.1	69.8	51.6	64.4		82.7	81.6	81.2	81.9	$22,904	$545	$22,359
Garnet Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Smithbridge Rd	Glen Mills	19342	Delaware County	Garnet Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 579-5100	1,086	94	11.5	13.4%	721 (66.4%)	26 (2.4%)	41 (3.8%)	254 (23.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.7%)	95.6	31^st of 873 public middle schools	96.4%		91.5	54^th of 891 public middle schools	93.9%	23		70.3	62.6	60.5	64.5		79.6	76.7	77.4	77.9	$22,924	$226	$22,699
Paxon Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	815 Paxon Hollow Rd	Broomall	19008	Delaware County	Marple Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 359-4320	868	64	13.6	28.8%	666 (76.7%)	27 (3.1%)	26 (3.0%)	112 (12.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	83.5	117^th of 873 public middle schools	86.6%		84.4	108^th of 891 public middle schools	87.9%	9		64.2	46.7	39.4	50.2		67.9	67.2	58.1	64.5	$20,602	$417	$20,185
Penn Wood Middle School	Public	7-8	121 Summit St	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 586-1804	667	53	12.5	95.2%	15 (2.2%)	574 (86.1%)	28 (4.2%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	15.4	720^th of 873 public middle schools	17.5%		14.1	748^th of 891 public middle schools	16.0%	28			8.6	5.3	7.0			26.1	24.9	25.5	$21,939	$1,685	$20,253

Frequently Asked Questions about Toby Farms Intermediate School

What is the racial makeup of Toby Farms Intermediate School?

Students at Toby Farms Intermediate School are 85% African American, 11% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Toby Farms Intermediate School in?

Chester-Upland School District

Is Toby Farms Intermediate School a good school?

Toby Farms Intermediate School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

How many students attend Toby Farms Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Toby Farms Intermediate School.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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