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Richardson Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Richardson Middle School is a public middle school located in Springfield, Pennsylvania, serving 1,102 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Springfield School District, which is ranked 10 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richardson Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Pennsylvania, performing exceptionally well on the PSSA exams with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. The school also maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 15:1 and spends between $14,773 and $16,341 per student, which is higher than the state average. When compared to nearby schools like Northley Middle School, Paxon Hollow Middle School, and Springton Lake Middle School, Richardson Middle School outperforms them academically.

The school's diverse student population, including strong performance across different subgroups such as African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students, is particularly noteworthy. Richardson Middle School has maintained its high performance over the years, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in Pennsylvania, which suggests the school has a strong educational program, effective teaching staff, and a supportive district and community. While the school is already an exceptional educational institution, there may be opportunities for further improvement, particularly in areas where the school's performance, while still strong, is slightly lower than the district or state averages.

1,081

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,236

Per pupil spending ?

24.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 W Woodland Ave
Springfield, PA 19064-2197

(610) 938-6300

District: Springfield School District

Students who attend Richardson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Springfield High School

Feeder schools for Richardson Middle School:

Elementary:	Sabold Elementary School
	Scenic Hills Elementary School
	Springfield Literacy Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.0%

African American:

9.5%

Asian:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (69% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg76%

Pennsylvania avg45%

42^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 606Springfield 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	94.4	42 of 873	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	37 of 891	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	39 of 893	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	42 of 883	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	51 of 797	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	50 of 891	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	54 of 861	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	86.8	84 of 877	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	85.7	93 of 870	89.3%	★★★★☆
2015	86.6	80 of 835	90.4%	★★★★★
2014	82.4	81 of 728	88.9%	★★★★☆
2013	83.3	74 of 758	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	79.8	118 of 834	85.9%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	129 of 825	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	151 of 805	81.2%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	112 of 770	85.5%	★★★★☆
2008	80.2	106 of 753	85.9%	★★★★☆
2007	81.9	78 of 749	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	83.0	76 of 736	89.7%	★★★★☆
2005	87.9	58 of 687	91.6%	★★★★★
2004	87.6	53 of 663	92.0%	★★★★★
2003	82.1	101 of 643	84.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	6 of 393	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	9 of 408	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	17 of 421	96.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	41 of 138	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	46 of 145	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	56 of 144	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	17 of 643	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	34 of 672	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	29 of 660	95.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	96.3	2 of 143	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	36 of 835	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	34 of 860	96.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	17 of 348	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	10 of 362	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	10 of 362	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	22 of 843	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	30 of 877	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	21 of 874	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	47 of 839	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	37 of 870	95.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	72.5	49 of 199	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	30 of 187	84.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	36 of 649	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	36 of 673	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	49 of 681	92.8%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2023)99th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)75th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+29 vs state

Math61%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, December 15, 2016

My friends kids go to this school, everything is ok, parents satisfied. BUT, I just was driving there today and saw group of students (boys and girls also!) not so far from school, they were laughing and taking things from backpack of one poor boy! Boy was crying on the ground!!!
It just broke my heart!
Parents! Please, don't forget to ask your child how was his day!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Many cases of bullying. Weak leadership. Academically fair. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Richardson Middle School

Is Richardson Middle School a good school?

Yes! Richardson Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 42^nd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Richardson Middle School?

Students at Richardson Middle School are 74% White, 10% African American, 9% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Richardson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Richardson Middle School usually go on to attend Springfield High School

What district is Richardson Middle School in?

Springfield School District

How many students attend Richardson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,081 students attended Richardson Middle School.

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