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Springton Lake Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Springton Lake Middle School is a high-performing public middle school located in Media, Pennsylvania, serving 978 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Rose Tree Media School District, which is ranked 17 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Springton Lake Middle School has consistently been ranked among the top 30 middle schools in Pennsylvania over the past 10 years, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the state average in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores for Math, English Language Arts, and Science across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 64.4% in Math and 81.9% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance is also significantly higher than the Rose Tree Media School District average, indicating that Springton Lake Middle School is a high-performing school within the district.

Springton Lake Middle School has maintained very low dropout rates, with 0.0% in several recent school years and a maximum of 1.6% in 2022-2023. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 13.57% in 2021-2022 to 17.28% in 2023-2024. Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Beverly Hills Middle School, Drexel Hill Middle School, and Ridley Middle School, Springton Lake Middle School significantly outperforms them in academic metrics, demonstrating its commitment to providing a high-quality education to its diverse student population.

1,012

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,904

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 N Providence Rd
Media, PA 19063-1995

(610) 627-6501

District: Rose Tree Media School District

Students who attend Springton Lake Middle School usually attend:

High:

Penncrest High School

Feeder schools for Springton Lake Middle School:

Elementary:	Glenwood Elementary School
	Indian Lane Elementary School
	Media Elementary School
	Rose Tree Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.5%

Asian:

8.5%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (73% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg76%

Pennsylvania avg45%

26^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 606Rose Tree Media 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	96.1	26 of 873	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	25 of 891	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	27 of 893	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	25 of 883	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	31 of 797	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	63 of 891	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	44 of 861	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	89.6	57 of 877	93.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	46 of 870	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	93.2	28 of 835	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	87.8	24 of 728	96.7%	★★★★★
2013	86.9	26 of 758	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	84.2	66 of 834	92.1%	★★★★★
2011	84.6	62 of 825	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	81.0	105 of 805	87.0%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	113 of 770	85.3%	★★★★☆
2008	79.8	112 of 753	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	84.2	52 of 749	93.1%	★★★★★
2006	86.0	48 of 736	93.5%	★★★★★
2005	92.0	28 of 687	95.9%	★★★★★
2004	87.1	58 of 663	91.3%	★★★★★
2003	89.3	42 of 643	93.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	14 of 393	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	22 of 408	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	31 of 421	92.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	35 of 138	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	28 of 145	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	40 of 144	72.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	15 of 643	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	18 of 672	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	12 of 660	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	27 of 835	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	21 of 860	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	9 of 348	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	20 of 843	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	29 of 877	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	67 of 874	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	28 of 839	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	26 of 870	97.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	7 of 174	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	8 of 199	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	5 of 187	97.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	26 of 649	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	26 of 673	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	26 of 681	96.2%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2025)98th percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+33 vs state

Math64%+23 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 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
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
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
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
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
Drexel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 State Rd	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 853-4580	1,244	102	12.2	103.7%	302 (24.3%)	644 (51.8%)	120 (9.6%)	99 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.3%)	18.8	688^th of 873 public middle schools	21.2%		20.5	685^th of 891 public middle schools	23.1%	3	10.3	13.1	12.6	12.1	28.6	25.4	27.1	27.0	$17,325	$1,022	$16,303
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
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
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
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
Beverly Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Garrett Rd	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 626-9317	1,475	109	13.5	101.4%	60 (4.1%)	694 (47.1%)	373 (25.3%)	300 (20.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.1%)	14.4	735^th of 873 public middle schools	15.8%		13.1	757^th of 891 public middle schools	15.0%	22	12.1	9.0	7.9	9.5	24.4	24.2	19.6	22.7	$16,301	$2,687	$13,615

Frequently Asked Questions about Springton Lake Middle School

How many students attend Springton Lake Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,012 students attended Springton Lake Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Springton Lake Middle School attend?

Students who attend Springton Lake Middle School usually go on to attend Penncrest High School

What is the racial makeup of Springton Lake Middle School?

Students at Springton Lake Middle School are 76% White, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Springton Lake Middle School in?

Rose Tree Media School District

Is Springton Lake Middle School a good school?

Yes! Springton Lake Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 26^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools.

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