Is Stetson Middle School a good school?

Stetson Middle School ranks 113 th of 883 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stetson Middle School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 869 students attended Stetson Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Stetson Middle School?

Students at Stetson Middle School are 78% White, 7% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Stetson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Stetson Middle School usually go on to attend West Chester Bayard Rustin High School

Stetson Middle School in West Chester PA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Stetson Middle School ranks better than 87.2% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the West Chester Area School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Stetson Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the West Chester Area School District. Racial makeup is: White (78.4%), African American (6.9%), Hispanic (5.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 17.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the West Chester Area School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stetson Middle School is 12.9. 1 middle schools in the West Chester Area School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Stetson Middle School employs 66.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stetson Middle School is $16,777. 1 middle schools in the West Chester Area School District spend more per student.

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Stetson Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Stetson Middle School 113^th of 883 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Stetson Middle School in the ranking list.)

West Chester Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks West Chester Area School District 54^th of 599 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Stetson Middle School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	PA State Percentile
2003	89.40	41^st	643	93.6%
2004	92.78	15^th	663	97.7%
2005	92.10	27^th	687	96.1%
2006	84.90	57^th	736	92.3%
2007	82.05	75^th	749	90.0%
2008	81.75	83^rd	753	89.0%
2009	86.89	37^th	770	95.2%
2010	84.14	67^th	805	91.7%
2011	85.37	48^th	825	94.2%
2012	85.08	52^nd	834	93.8%
2013	84.06	60^th	758	92.1%
2014	88.28	18^th	728	97.5%
2015	94.46	18^th	835	97.8%
2016	91.96	36^th	870	95.9%
2017	90.78	44^th	877	95.0%
2018	89.60	52^nd	861	94.0%
2019	87.47	82^nd	891	90.8%
2021	84.10	87^th	797	89.1%
2022	83.00	113^th	883	87.2%

Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Pennsylvania Dept of Education

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by a citizen
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Stetson Middle School is a warm, welcoming community of well trained staff and faculty that bend over backwards for their students. Never in my life have I seen a school system that meets as many times as the dedicated administrators, counselors, and teachers of SMS do to make sure they are living up to the school's mission statement. Everyone from the principal to the CSS workers for children in need of academic accommodations have a smile on their face, greet you when you first enter the building and throughout the halls, and are nothing short of super duper amazing! Like any school, they have some things that could use improving, but there is not one person in the building that does not work to make their school a safe, positive, growth promoting environment, especially the 7th grade teachers! If I could give this school more than 5 stars, I would! Your child, no matter what your family's circumstances, will get an exemplary education, learn life skills and accountability, and have the most outstanding support system at Stetson Middle School. Do yourself and, most importantly, your kids a favor and SEND THEM TO STETSON! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

This school needs help...

This is to anyone who is planning to enrole to this school, Don't.
This school has the worst adminstration that you can think of.

A detention happy vice principle

A Self esteem lowering Counselor

And a mess of idiot teachers who expect their students to do whats on the board while they watch youtube.

Not to mention that the school is junk yard with a lousy field and unsanitary building.

Do your children a favor don't enrole. And save your self $3000 a year by not paying their school taxes. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Stetson Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	588	61	10	21	2	n/a	n/a	682
1989	607	44	9	20	0	n/a	n/a	680
1990	599	63	7	20	0	n/a	n/a	689
1991	606	65	9	17	0	n/a	n/a	697
1992	478	55	9	22	0	n/a	n/a	564
1993	547	59	17	16	0	n/a	n/a	639
1994	595	61	17	26	0	n/a	n/a	699
1995	607	70	21	34	0	n/a	n/a	732
1996	607	70	21	34	0	n/a	n/a	732
1997	615	67	17	32	1	n/a	n/a	732
1998	618	70	13	30	1	n/a	n/a	732
1999	674	82	15	42	0	n/a	n/a	813
2000	709	75	22	40	0	n/a	n/a	846
2001	697	77	24	43	1	n/a	n/a	842
2002	685	83	29	53	1	n/a	n/a	851
2003	685	83	29	53	1	n/a	n/a	851
2004	828	64	33	42	0	n/a	n/a	967
2005	771	72	33	49	0	n/a	n/a	925
2006	771	84	44	42	1	n/a	n/a	942
2007	769	74	49	33	2	n/a	n/a	927
2008	794	66	46	32	0	n/a	n/a	938
2009	805	62	53	30	0	n/a	n/a	950
2010	769	60	55	29	0	n/a	n/a	913
2011	773	63	64	28	0	0	0	928
2012	758	59	61	34	0	0	0	912
2013	766	48	59	40	0	1	2	916
2014	773	44	54	42	0	2	1	916
2015	847	39	51	53	0	2	0	992
2016	813	51	55	61	0	3	2	985
2017	798	53	60	48	0	3	7	969
2018	747	56	55	47	0	4	12	921
2019	708	46	52	48	1	1	19	875
2020	687	47	47	58	1	1	22	863
2021	688	51	44	52	1	0	24	860
2022	681	60	43	51	1	1	32	869

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Stetson Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	682	38.0	17.9	n/a
1989	680	51.3	13.2	n/a
1990	689	52.7	13.0	0
1991	697	51.1	13.6	n/a
1992	564	45.7	12.3	n/a
1993	639	37.0	17.3	n/a
1994	699	37.6	18.6	n/a
1995	732	43.8	16.7	n/a
1996	732	43.8	16.7	n/a
1997	732	43.4	16.9	n/a
1998	732	43.4	16.9	n/a
1999	813	48.8	16.7	n/a
2000	846	53.6	15.8	8.2
2001	842	60.0	14.0	10
2002	851	54.4	15.6	13
2003	851	54.4	15.6	13
2004	967	61.8	15.6	9.1
2005	925	58.7	15.8	12
2006	942	64.3	14.7	9.1
2007	927	62.9	14.7	6.4
2008	938	73.5	12.8	7.2
2009	950	71.2	13.3	7.6
2010	913	70.2	13.0	6.1
2011	928	71.0	13.0	5.9
2012	912	70.6	12.9	6.8
2013	916	67.9	13.4	8.7
2014	916	67.0	13.6	10.7
2015	992	69.0	14.3	10.9
2016	985	68.0	14.4	11.7
2017	969	68.0	14.2	11.8
2018	921	67.0	13.7	11.9
2019	875	66.5	13.1	12.7
2020	863	65.3	13.2	15.5
2021	860	64.5	13.3	16.2
2022	869	66.9	12.9	17.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Stetson Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	682	38.0	17.9	n/a
1989	680	51.3	13.2	n/a
1990	689	52.7	13.0	0
1991	697	51.1	13.6	n/a
1992	564	45.7	12.3	n/a
1993	639	37.0	17.3	n/a
1994	699	37.6	18.6	n/a
1995	732	43.8	16.7	n/a
1996	732	43.8	16.7	n/a
1997	732	43.4	16.9	n/a
1998	732	43.4	16.9	n/a
1999	813	48.8	16.7	n/a
2000	846	53.6	15.8	8.2
2001	842	60.0	14.0	10
2002	851	54.4	15.6	13
2003	851	54.4	15.6	13
2004	967	61.8	15.6	9.1
2005	925	58.7	15.8	12
2006	942	64.3	14.7	9.1
2007	927	62.9	14.7	6.4
2008	938	73.5	12.8	7.2
2009	950	71.2	13.3	7.6
2010	913	70.2	13.0	6.1
2011	928	71.0	13.0	5.9
2012	912	70.6	12.9	6.8
2013	916	67.9	13.4	8.7
2014	916	67.0	13.6	10.7
2015	992	69.0	14.3	10.9
2016	985	68.0	14.4	11.7
2017	969	68.0	14.2	11.8
2018	921	67.0	13.7	11.9
2019	875	66.5	13.1	12.7
2020	863	65.3	13.2	15.5
2021	860	64.5	13.3	16.2
2022	869	66.9	12.9	17.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Stetson Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$136 (0.8%)	$16,288 (99.2%)	$16,425
2020	$151 (1.0%)	$15,744 (99.1%)	$15,894
2021	$358 (2.1%)	$16,419 (97.9%)	$16,777

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Stetson Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 82^nd of 891 Middle schools	Ranks 113^th of 883 Middle schools	3.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Stetson Middle School)	56.5	42.6	13.9%
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	39	32.2	6.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Stetson Middle School)	82.4	71.5	10.9%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	63	56.1	6.9%
7th Grade Math (Stetson Middle School)	60.9	44.2	16.7%
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	38.2	27.1	11.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Stetson Middle School)	82.3	81.5	0.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	60.5	57.3	3.2%
8th Grade Math (Stetson Middle School)	45.8	25.4	20.4%
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	32.2	22.5	9.7%
8th Grade Science (Stetson Middle School)	79.1	68.1	11%
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)	58.2	51.1	7.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Stetson Middle School)	76.1	74	2.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	57.9	55.7	2.2%
All Grades Math (Stetson Middle School)	54.1	37.4	16.7%
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)	42.4	34.4	8%
All Grades Science (Stetson Middle School)	79.1	68.1	11%
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)	68	62.2	5.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Stetson Middle School)	80.1	75.8	4.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	60.9	54.6	6.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	875	860	1.7%
African American	46	51	10.9%
American Indian	1	1
Asian	52	44	15.4%
Hispanic	48	52	8.3%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	708	688	2.8%
Two or More Races	19	24	26.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	12.7%	16.2%	3.5%

Elementary:	Penn Wood Elementary School
	Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School
	Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School

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