Robert K Shafer Middle School
3333 Hulmeville Rd Bensalem PA, 19020, Bucks County Phone: 215-750-2800 Ranking:  (1,356 out of 2,311, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Bensalem Township School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 43 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 39 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 576 | 532 | 562 | 574 | 571 | 564 | 554 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 301 | 52.3% | 274 | 51.5% | 260 | 46.3% | 284 | 49.5% | 287 | 50.3% | 274 | 48.6% | 277 | 50.0% |
| Grade 8: | 275 | 47.7% | 254 | 47.7% | 302 | 53.7% | 290 | 50.5% | 284 | 49.7% | 290 | 51.4% | 277 | 50.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 305 | 53.0% | 285 | 53.6% | 284 | 50.5% | 298 | 51.9% | 295 | 51.7% | 270 | 47.9% | 275 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 271 | 47.0% | 247 | 46.4% | 278 | 49.5% | 276 | 48.1% | 268 | 46.9% | 286 | 50.7% | 275 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 81 | 14.1% | 73 | 13.7% | 68 | 12.1% | 71 | 12.4% | 61 | 10.7% | 54 | 9.6% | 45 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic: | 69 | 12.0% | 66 | 12.4% | 57 | 10.1% | 45 | 7.8% | 55 | 9.6% | 55 | 9.8% | 39 | 7.0% |
| Black: | 101 | 17.5% | 77 | 14.5% | 77 | 13.7% | 90 | 15.7% | 96 | 16.8% | 92 | 16.3% | 80 | 14.4% |
| White: | 323 | 56.1% | 315 | 59.2% | 358 | 63.7% | 365 | 63.6% | 359 | 62.9% | 363 | 64.4% | 390 | 70.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 258 | 44.8% | 245 | 46.1% | 225 | 40.0% | 195 | 34.0% | 173 | 30.3% | 157 | 27.8% | 130 | 23.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 7.1% | 36 | 6.8% | 53 | 9.4% | 38 | 6.6% | 63 | 11.0% | 59 | 10.5% | 53 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 12.37 | 13.88 | 13.35 | 12.98 | 13.00 | 14.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 70% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 67% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.7% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 75.1% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 74.3% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.8% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 79.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 72.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 72.2% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 69.4% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 67.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 70.2% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 73.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 79.8% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 46.4% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 61.8% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 58.3% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 68.8% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 67.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 65.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 65.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 77.4% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 69.9% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 61.5% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 69.1% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 61.2% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 77.2% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 76.8% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 78.8% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 78.6% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 81.2% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 43.7% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 46.4% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 41.4% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 48.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 49.4% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 64.4% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75.8% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76.6% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 76.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 71.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 71.7% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76% | 72.7% |
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* Robert K Shafer Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.