Sandburg Middle School

Summary:

Sandburg Middle School is a public middle school located in Levittown, Pennsylvania, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 686 students. It is part of the Neshaminy School District, which is ranked 222 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sandburg Middle School's overall academic performance, as measured by PSSA proficiency rates, is generally lower than the Neshaminy School District and Pennsylvania state averages across Math, Science, and English Language Arts. However, the school performs relatively better in certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, where it ranks in the top 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools. The school also performs well for students with low socioeconomic status, ranking in the top 50% of Pennsylvania middle schools. Interestingly, Sandburg Middle School's performance is lower than the nearby Maple Point Middle School, which is also part of the Neshaminy School District, as well as the higher-performing schools in the Pennsbury School District.

The significant performance differences between student subgroups at Sandburg Middle School, with African American and Hispanic students performing much better than their White peers, suggest the need for further investigation and targeted interventions to address these achievement gaps. Additionally, the school has experienced a slight increase in dropout rates, from 0.3% in 2022-2023 to 1.6% in 2023-2024, and a decrease in spending per student, from $19,273 in 2019-2020 to $17,080 in 2021-2022, which may be areas of concern that warrant further analysis and potential resource allocation adjustments.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 30 Harmony Road
       Levittown, PA  19056-1498


(215) 809-6220

District: Neshaminy School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
432nd of 891 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,080 Help


Students who attend Sandburg Middle School usually attend:

High:    Neshaminy High School

Feeder schools for Sandburg Middle School:

Elementary:    Miller Elementary School
    Schweitzer Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  721

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.4%
Hispanic:
10.1%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  37% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sandburg Middle School ranks better than 51.5% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Neshaminy School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.61. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Sandburg Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Neshaminy School District. Racial makeup is: White (71.4%), Hispanic (10.1%), two or more races (6.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 37% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sandburg Middle School is 14.9, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Neshaminy School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sandburg Middle School is $17,080. 1 middle schools in the Neshaminy School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sandburg Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sandburg Middle School 432nd of 891 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Sandburg Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Neshaminy School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Neshaminy School District 222nd of 610 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sandburg Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Sandburg Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 82.35 99th 643 84.6%
2004 82.25 97th 663 85.4%
2005 88.86 47th 687 93.2%
2006 77.27 139th 736 81.1%
2007 79.69 105th 749 86.0%
2008 67.78 265th 753 64.8%
2009 74.07 183rd 770 76.2%
2010 71.50 225th 805 72.0%
2011 66.33 321st 825 61.1%
2012 73.35 226th 834 72.9%
2013 71.84 222nd 758 70.7%
2014 69.65 237th 728 67.4%
2015 75.16 188th 835 77.5%
2016 71.37 239th 870 72.5%
2017 74.33 208th 877 76.3%
2018 67.90 280th 861 67.5%
2019 77.32 181st 891 79.7%
2021 55.41 355th 797 55.5%
2022 49.32 475th 883 46.2%
2023 56.99 388th 893 56.6%
2024 52.61 432nd 891 51.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sandburg Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.29 132nd 187 29.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sandburg Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 63.53 270th 874 69.1%
2024 51.38 425th 877 51.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Sandburg Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 48.75 465th 860 45.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sandburg Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.55 260th 660 60.6%
2024 50.72 264th 672 60.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Sandburg Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 54.10 400th 870 54.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Sandburg Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 75.12 68th 408 83.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sandburg Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 69.25 79th 362 78.2%
2024 64.12 103rd 362 71.5%
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Rank History for White students at Sandburg Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.60 428th 681 37.2%
2024 29.13 506th 673 24.8%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Sandburg Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 546 8 8 2 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1989 521 5 8 4 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1990 518 13 12 4 0 n/a n/a 0 547
1991 546 13 12 4 0 n/a n/a 0 575
1992 596 13 16 3 0 n/a n/a 0 628
1993 598 16 6 5 0 n/a n/a 0 625
1994 604 28 12 11 0 n/a n/a 0 655
1995 702 10 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 718
1996 702 10 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 718
1997 701 9 11 4 0 n/a n/a 0 725
1998 712 10 9 6 0 n/a n/a 0 737
1999 739 16 14 9 0 n/a n/a 0 778
2000 736 20 14 13 0 n/a n/a 0 783
2001 728 18 11 12 0 n/a n/a 0 769
2002 726 13 9 11 0 n/a n/a 0 759
2003 726 13 9 11 0 n/a n/a 0 759
2004 687 14 6 10 0 n/a n/a 0 717
2005 664 13 10 11 0 n/a n/a 0 698
2006 643 17 10 14 2 n/a n/a 0 686
2007 638 17 11 15 2 n/a n/a 0 683
2008 646 15 14 14 1 n/a n/a 0 690
2009 668 18 16 17 4 n/a n/a 2 725
2010 540 21 17 18 3 n/a n/a 3 602
2011 513 17 15 23 3 0 2 0 573
2012 509 14 19 17 4 0 5 0 568
2013 459 11 18 16 3 1 14 0 522
2014 452 14 22 21 1 1 17 0 528
2015 401 17 19 24 2 2 21 0 486
2016 528 17 26 38 1 2 23 0 635
2017 542 28 30 44 1 1 38 0 684
2018 572 36 37 56 0 0 40 0 741
2019 557 43 27 59 1 1 44 0 732
2020 557 54 35 65 1 0 44 0 756
2021 539 44 30 64 1 0 35 0 713
2022 526 40 37 60 0 0 39 0 702
2023 507 39 37 65 0 2 36 0 686
2024 515 44 42 73 0 2 45 0 721

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 Sandburg Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 564 40.8 13.8 n/a
1989 538 43.0 12.5 n/a
1990 547 40.7 13.4 0
1991 575 45.0 12.7 n/a
1992 628 48.0 13.0 n/a
1993 625 45.9 13.6 n/a
1994 655 42.4 15.4 n/a
1995 718 49.0 14.7 n/a
1996 718 49.0 14.7 n/a
1997 725 49.4 14.7 n/a
1998 737 47.0 15.7 n/a
1999 778 48.0 16.2 n/a
2000 783 46.8 16.7 10.3
2001 769 45.0 17.1 10.3
2002 759 47.0 16.1 14.8
2003 759 47.0 16.1 14.8
2004 717 53.4 13.4 9.8
2005 698 53.6 13.0 16
2006 686 53.1 12.9 12.4
2007 683 53.9 12.7 11.7
2008 690 57.9 11.9 13.5
2009 725 55.4 13.1 12
2010 602 46.4 12.9 19.4
2011 573 47.0 12.1 18.5
2012 568 44.0 12.9 24.3
2013 522 37.4 13.9 20.7
2014 528 37.4 14.1 26.7
2015 486 34.0 14.2 24.5
2016 635 43.0 14.7 27.2
2017 684 43.1 15.8 35.4
2018 741 44.1 16.8 35.6
2019 732 44.3 16.5 36.6
2020 756 46.8 16.1 36.9
2021 713 44.6 15.9 34.8
2022 702 46.2 15.1 31.9
2023 686 46.4 14.7 37.6
2024 721 48.2 14.9 37

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sandburg Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 564 40.8 13.8 n/a
1989 538 43.0 12.5 n/a
1990 547 40.7 13.4 0
1991 575 45.0 12.7 n/a
1992 628 48.0 13.0 n/a
1993 625 45.9 13.6 n/a
1994 655 42.4 15.4 n/a
1995 718 49.0 14.7 n/a
1996 718 49.0 14.7 n/a
1997 725 49.4 14.7 n/a
1998 737 47.0 15.7 n/a
1999 778 48.0 16.2 n/a
2000 783 46.8 16.7 10.3
2001 769 45.0 17.1 10.3
2002 759 47.0 16.1 14.8
2003 759 47.0 16.1 14.8
2004 717 53.4 13.4 9.8
2005 698 53.6 13.0 16
2006 686 53.1 12.9 12.4
2007 683 53.9 12.7 11.7
2008 690 57.9 11.9 13.5
2009 725 55.4 13.1 12
2010 602 46.4 12.9 19.4
2011 573 47.0 12.1 18.5
2012 568 44.0 12.9 24.3
2013 522 37.4 13.9 20.7
2014 528 37.4 14.1 26.7
2015 486 34.0 14.2 24.5
2016 635 43.0 14.7 27.2
2017 684 43.1 15.8 35.4
2018 741 44.1 16.8 35.6
2019 732 44.3 16.5 36.6
2020 756 46.8 16.1 36.9
2021 713 44.6 15.9 34.8
2022 702 46.2 15.1 31.9
2023 686 46.4 14.7 37.6
2024 721 48.2 14.9 37

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sandburg Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $322 (1.7%) $18,335 (98.3%) $18,657
2020 $475 (2.5%) $18,798 (97.5%) $19,273
2021 $404 (2.3%) $16,838 (97.7%) $17,242
2022 $251 (1.5%) $16,829 (98.5%) $17,080

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sandburg 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
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 181st of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 388th of 893 Middle schools
 23.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Math (Sandburg Middle School)36.349.7
 13.4%
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sandburg Middle School)58.357.1
 1.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
6th Grade Math (Sandburg Middle School)43.232.9
 10.3%
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Sandburg Middle School)77.154.1
 23%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)6355.6
 7.4%
7th Grade Math (Sandburg Middle School)46.136.9
 9.2%
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Sandburg Middle School)68.159.8
 8.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (Sandburg Middle School)48.120
 28.1%
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (Sandburg Middle School)68.652.6
 16%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Sandburg Middle School)78.255
 23.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
All Grades Math (Sandburg Middle School)43.434.5
 8.9%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Sandburg Middle School)68.652.6
 16%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Sandburg Middle School)70.456.5
 13.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students732686
 6.3%
African American4339
 9.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian2737
 37%
Hispanic5965
 10.2%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White557507
 9%
Two or More Races4436
 18.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.6%37.6%
 1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Sandburg Middle School

Students who attend Sandburg Middle School usually go on to attend Neshaminy High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 721 students attended Sandburg Middle School.

Students at Sandburg Middle School are 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 6% Asian.

Sandburg Middle School ranks 432nd of 891 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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