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Paxon Hollow Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
815 Paxon Hollow Rd
Broomall, PA 19008
Phone
(610) 359-4320
District
Marple Newtown SD
County
DELAWARE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
853
Classroom Teachers
68

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.6% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Paxon Hollow Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
65%
46%
69%
55%
60%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
65%
44%
74%
54%
56%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
60%
39%
77%
53%
44%
26%
    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
12
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 283 33.2%
Grade 7 295 34.6%
Grade 8 275 32.2%
Total 853 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.1% 82.7% 64.5%
Black 2.4% 2.9% 15.4%
Hispanic 2.9% 3.0% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.4% 11.3% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 25.4% 23.9% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 24.6% 22.9% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.8% 1.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 39,052 12,961,683
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,931.7 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.2% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.6% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 22.6% 19.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,289 5,235,339
Single Parent Households With Children 2.2% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.5% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 55.9% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 41.4% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.5% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.1% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.1% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.0% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.1% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 3.9% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,108 $42,733,000 44.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,197 $4,605,000 4.8%
Staff $957 $3,681,000 3.8%
General Administration $378 $1,454,000 1.5%
School Administration $780 $3,000,000 3.1%
Operation $1,882 $7,239,000 7.5%
Transportation $868 $3,339,000 3.4%
Other $885 $3,404,000 3.5%
Total Support $6,946 $26,722,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,120 $27,391,000 28.3%
Total Expenditures $25,174 $96,846,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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