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Robert K Shafer Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
3333 Hulmeville Rd
Bensalem, PA 19020
Phone
(215) 750-2800
District
BENSALEM TOWNSHIP SD
County
BUCKS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
602
Classroom Teachers
45

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.2% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Robert K Shafer Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
28%
42%
40%
58%
15%
27%
28%
42%
40%
58%
15%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
39%
44%
56%
13%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 299 49.7%
Grade 8 303 50.3%
Total 602 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.1% 51.4% 65.3%
Black 13.2% 13.8% 15.4%
Hispanic 19.0% 20.4% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 13.7% 14.1% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.0% 53.2% 51.2%
Free lunch eligible 53.8% 51.3% 49.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.2% 1.9% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 62,456 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,981.3 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.5% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.6% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.0% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 16.1% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 24,358 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.7% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.4% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.5% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.7% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.8% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.6% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 9.0% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,576 $67,971,952 44.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,035 $6,651,945 4.3%
Staff $906 $5,822,862 3.8%
General Administration $263 $1,690,301 1.1%
School Administration $887 $5,700,749 3.7%
Operation $1,397 $8,978,519 5.9%
Transportation $912 $5,861,424 3.8%
Other $389 $2,500,103 1.6%
Total Support $5,789 $37,205,903 24.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,439 $47,810,453 31.3%
Total Expenditures $23,804 $152,988,308 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,006 $16,857,473,639 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $915 $1,540,804,362 4.3%
Staff $559 $941,119,817 2.7%
General Administration $453 $763,583,738 2.2%
School Administration $797 $1,342,574,952 3.8%
Operation $1,549 $2,610,029,822 7.4%
Transportation $679 $1,143,614,918 3.2%
Other $594 $1,001,139,811 2.8%
Total Support $5,546 $9,342,992,236 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,515 $9,290,980,100 26.2%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $35,491,307,545 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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