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Black Rock Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Black Rock Middle School is a public middle school located in Villanova, PA, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 1,030 students. It is part of the highly-ranked Lower Merion School District, which is ranked 9 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Black Rock Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Pennsylvania, ranking 9th out of 873 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. This is reflected in its exceptional test scores, with 81.9% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 83.7% in PSSA English Language Arts across all grades in 2024-2025, significantly outperforming the state averages. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking 1st out of 348 PA middle schools for Hispanic students, 2nd out of 643 for disabled students, and 3rd out of 174 for multi-racial students in 2024-2025.

When compared to other middle schools in the Lower Merion School District, such as Bala-Cynwyd Middle School and Welsh Valley Middle School, Black Rock Middle School consistently outperforms them in academic metrics, including PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates. Additionally, the school maintains very low dropout rates, with a 0.0% rate in 2023-2024 and 2022-2023, and only a 1.4% rate in 2024-2025, significantly lower than the state average.

1,077

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,554

Per pupil spending ?

15%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1860 W Montgomery Ave
Villanova, PA 19085

(484) 418-2222

District: Lower Merion School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

Asian:

11.0%

African American:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2023 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (83% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg82%

Pennsylvania avg45%

9^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Lower Merion School District

9^th of 606Lower Merion 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	98.4	9 of 873	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	11 of 891	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	9 of 893	99.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	9 of 393	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	14 of 408	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	6 of 421	98.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	18 of 138	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	3 of 145	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	12 of 144	91.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	2 of 643	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	8 of 672	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	2 of 660	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	8 of 835	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	14 of 860	98.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 348	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	5 of 362	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	4 of 362	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	13 of 843	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	24 of 877	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	18 of 874	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	8 of 839	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	7 of 870	99.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	3 of 174	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	4 of 199	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	3 of 187	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	9 of 649	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	14 of 673	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	8 of 681	98.8%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+35 vs state

Math82%+40 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
Black Rock Middle School	Public	5-8	1860 W Montgomery Ave	Villanova	19085	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 418-2222	1,077	107	10.0	15.0%	671 (62.3%)	116 (10.8%)	66 (6.1%)	119 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (9.7%)	98.4	9^th of 873 public middle schools	99.0%		97.5	11^th of 891 public middle schools	98.8%	2	85.1	82.3	78.8	81.1	81.9	81.6	82.2	84.9	86.1	83.7	$32,554	$217	$32,337
Radnor Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Louella Avenue	Wayne	19087	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 386-6300	808	77	10.5	14.1%	555 (68.7%)	29 (3.6%)	44 (5.4%)	135 (16.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.3%)	98.5	7^th of 873 public middle schools	99.2%		98.2	5^th of 891 public middle schools	99.4%	2		77.6	76.9	76.4	77.0		82.5	89.4	90.0	87.2	$28,208	$411	$27,798
Upper Merion Area Middle School	Public	5-8	450 Keebler Road	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 205-8802	1,348	106	12.7	47.2%	573 (42.5%)	186 (13.8%)	213 (15.8%)	221 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (11.5%)	68.7	236^th of 873 public middle schools	73.0%		66.9	288^th of 891 public middle schools	67.7%	52	60.5	54.8	35.4	21.2	43.5	52.7	64.8	59.6	53.0	57.2	$23,088	$599	$22,489
Welsh Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	325 Tower Lane	Narberth	19072	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 658-3920	788	79	9.9	17.6%	513 (65.1%)	57 (7.2%)	55 (7.0%)	81 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.4%)	98.1	10^th of 873 public middle schools	98.9%		96.2	21^st of 891 public middle schools	97.6%	11	90.0	82.2	78.7	73.4	80.7	86.4	81.2	83.2	83.5	83.5	$34,213	$228	$33,985
Haverford Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 Darby Rd	Havertown	19083	Delaware County	Haverford Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-5900	1,578	115	13.7	17.9%	1,225 (77.6%)	90 (5.7%)	45 (2.9%)	104 (6.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (6.9%)	97.7	14^th of 873 public middle schools	98.4%		95.3	27^th of 891 public middle schools	97.0%	13		70.9	70.1	68.5	69.8		83.1	85.6	84.6	84.5	$18,680	$141	$18,539
Blockson Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 W Marshall St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-6870	695	52	13.4	104.7%	39 (5.6%)	183 (26.3%)	406 (58.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.8%)	15.6	716^th of 873 public middle schools	18.0%		12.5	765^th of 891 public middle schools	14.1%	49	14.0	17.2	9.0	9.5	12.3	22.9	25.9	20.9	20.4	22.4	$19,897	$1,280	$18,617
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School	Public	5-8	510 Bryn Mawr Ave	Bala Cynwyd	19004	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1480	794	79	10.1	15.1%	488 (61.5%)	69 (8.7%)	41 (5.2%)	113 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.5%)	98	13^th of 873 public middle schools	98.5%		96.9	13^th of 891 public middle schools	98.5%		79.4	83.1	69.9	73.2	76.6	80.4	87.2	82.7	79.6	82.6	$34,542	$230	$34,312
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	5-8	1601 Markley St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 277-8720	781	67	11.7	101.7%	47 (6.0%)	234 (30.0%)	429 (54.9%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.6%)	25	637^th of 873 public middle schools	27.0%		17.8	709^th of 891 public middle schools	20.4%	72	26.8	12.3	16.9	15.0	17.6	26.3	38.1	25.2	33.9	30.8	$20,394	$1,312	$19,082
Colonial Middle School	Public	6-8	716 Belvoir Rd	Plymouth Meeting	19462	Montgomery County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 275-5100	1,268	93	13.6	26.3%	886 (69.9%)	134 (10.6%)	82 (6.5%)	78 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (6.7%)	89.2	81^st of 873 public middle schools	90.7%		90.6	57^th of 891 public middle schools	93.6%	24		61.5	57.6	57.6	58.9		69.8	63.8	64.7	66.1	$24,385	$278	$24,107
Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School	Public	5-8	801 Conestoga Rd	Berwyn	19312	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 240-1200	1,056	77	13.7	9.4%	588 (55.7%)	28 (2.7%)	44 (4.2%)	319 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (7.3%)	97	19^th of 873 public middle schools	97.8%		96.4	17^th of 891 public middle schools	98.1%	2	69.7	72.1	73.7	61.3	69.3	67.1	78.4	83.7	83.1	78.3	$21,391	$346	$21,045

Frequently Asked Questions about Black Rock Middle School

Is Black Rock Middle School a good school?

Yes! Black Rock Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools.

What district is Black Rock Middle School in?

Lower Merion School District

What is the racial makeup of Black Rock Middle School?

Students at Black Rock Middle School are 62% White, 11% Asian, 11% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend Black Rock Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,077 students attended Black Rock Middle School.

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