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J R Fugett Middle School

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J R Fugett Middle School ranks 185 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 79% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

J R Fugett Middle School is a public middle school located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 892 students. The school is part of the West Chester Area School District, which is ranked 81 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J R Fugett Middle School has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Pennsylvania, ranking between 48th and 185th out of over 800 middle schools in the state over the past 10 years. The school's performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests is also noteworthy, with students scoring above the state and district averages in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, is relatively lower compared to other subgroups. The school has maintained very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the state and district averages.

When compared to other middle schools in the West Chester Area School District and nearby districts, J R Fugett Middle School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic achievement, student subgroup performance, and other key metrics. However, some nearby schools, such as Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center, Valley Forge Middle School, and Springton Lake Middle School, consistently outperform J R Fugett Middle School, especially in Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates.

930

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,772

Per pupil spending ?

22.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Ellis Ln
West Chester, PA 19380-4673

(484) 266-2900

District: West Chester Area School District

Students who attend J R Fugett Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Chester East High School

Feeder schools for J R Fugett Middle School:

Elementary:	East Goshen Elementary School
	Exton Elementary School
	Glen Acres Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Asian:

13.4%

Hispanic:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (50% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg60%

Pennsylvania avg45%

185^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the West Chester Area School District

81^st of 606West Chester Area 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	185 of 873	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	167 of 891	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	168 of 893	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	153 of 883	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.6	60 of 797	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	92 of 891	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	87 of 861	89.9%	★★★★★
2017	90.3	51 of 877	94.2%	★★★★★
2016	90.8	48 of 870	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	88.1	63 of 835	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	79.4	109 of 728	85.0%	★★★★☆
2013	79.1	119 of 758	84.3%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	100 of 834	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.2	125 of 825	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.7	149 of 805	81.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.5	174 of 770	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	77.5	139 of 753	81.5%	★★★★☆
2007	72.9	184 of 749	75.4%	★★★★☆
2006	78.5	126 of 736	82.9%	★★★★☆
2005	80.8	125 of 687	81.8%	★★★★☆
2004	86.7	61 of 663	90.8%	★★★★★
2003	92.0	24 of 643	96.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	128 of 393	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	86 of 408	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	61 of 421	85.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	47 of 138	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	54 of 145	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	64 of 144	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	159 of 643	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	111 of 672	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	145 of 660	78.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	47 of 145	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.5	9 of 143	93.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	190 of 835	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	202 of 860	76.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	154 of 348	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	153 of 362	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	157 of 362	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	490 of 843	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	390 of 877	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	240 of 874	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	180 of 839	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	147 of 870	83.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	80 of 174	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	72 of 199	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	60 of 187	67.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	231 of 649	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	182 of 673	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	174 of 681	74.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)54th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+12 vs state

Math40%~ state avg

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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
J R Fugett Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Ellis Ln	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-2900	930	76	12.3	22.4%	614 (66.0%)	41 (4.4%)	103 (11.1%)	125 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.1%)	74.1	185^th of 873 public middle schools	78.8%		77.6	167^th of 891 public middle schools	81.3%	18		46.9	40.0	32.5	39.9		65.4	61.6	55.4	61.0	$19,772	$118	$19,654
E N Peirce Middle School	Public	6-8	1314 Burke Rd	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-2500	1,040	88	11.7	19.0%	740 (71.2%)	30 (2.9%)	124 (11.9%)	98 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.5%)	80.2	135^th of 873 public middle schools	84.5%		77.9	161^st of 891 public middle schools	81.9%	26		52.5	55.7	28.5	45.8		68.6	66.6	60.2	65.2	$19,094	$118	$18,976
Stetson Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 Wilmington Pike	West Chester	19382	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-2700	808	66	12.3	16.7%	612 (75.7%)	42 (5.2%)	67 (8.3%)	37 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.1%)	72.5	200^th of 873 public middle schools	77.1%		79.1	146^th of 891 public middle schools	83.6%	54		35.9	38.8	28.8	34.5		62.3	72.7	65.2	66.4	$19,860	$118	$19,742
Great Valley 5/6 Center	Public	5-6	360 Swedesford Rd	Malvern	19355	Chester County	Great Valley School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 699-1514	756	50	15.1		357 (47.2%)	25 (3.3%)	89 (11.8%)	246 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.0%)								(n/a)
Great Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	255 North Phoenixville Pike	Malvern	19355	Chester County	Great Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 644-6440	754	60	12.5	32.1%	389 (51.6%)	26 (3.4%)	102 (13.5%)	206 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	92.5	53^rd of 873 public middle schools	93.9%		90	63^rd of 891 public middle schools	92.9%	10			65.8	51.0	58.6			76.3	65.4	71.1	$21,537	$318	$21,219
Lionville Middle School	Public	7-8	550 W Uwchlan Ave	Exton	19341	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 524-6300	1,045	76	13.7	13.7%	555 (53.1%)	35 (3.3%)	67 (6.4%)	326 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (5.9%)	92.2	56^th of 873 public middle schools	93.6%		88.5	75^th of 891 public middle schools	91.6%	19			57.4	54.4	55.9			71.3	69.7	70.6	$17,856	$284	$17,572
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
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
Downingtown Middle School	Public	7-8	115 Rock Raymond Rd	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 518-0685	1,074	83	12.9	15.9%	789 (73.5%)	22 (2.0%)	67 (6.2%)	146 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.5%)	87	95^th of 873 public middle schools	89.1%		89.2	71^st of 891 public middle schools	92.0%	24			50.9	45.2	48.0			65.1	68.8	66.9	$17,913	$284	$17,629
Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center	Public	6	489 Dorlan Mill Road	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-8460	1,066	80	13.3	15.2%	667 (62.6%)	26 (2.4%)	48 (4.5%)	263 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.6%)								(n/a)		66.3			66.3		73.2			73.2	$17,785	$427	$17,358

Frequently Asked Questions about J R Fugett Middle School

What district is J R Fugett Middle School in?

West Chester Area School District

What high school do graduates of J R Fugett Middle School attend?

Students who attend J R Fugett Middle School usually go on to attend West Chester East High School

What is the racial makeup of J R Fugett Middle School?

Students at J R Fugett Middle School are 66% White, 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is J R Fugett Middle School a good school?

J R Fugett Middle School ranks 185^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend J R Fugett Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 930 students attended J R Fugett Middle School.

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