📍 1860 W Montgomery Ave, Villanova, Montgomery County, 19085
Black Rock MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Villanova, Montgomery County. The school has 1,032 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lower Merion SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 101.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
Black Rock MS enrolls 1,032 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 101.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 12% Asian and 9.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 652 | 63% |
| Asian | 122 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 94 | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 6.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
132 of the school's 1,032 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 124 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Black Rock MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-50, state senate district 17, state house district 149.
Black Rock MS is one of 11 schools in Lower Merion SD, based in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. The district serves 8,533 students district-wide and employs 762 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,032 students, Black Rock MS is larger than the district average of about 776 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large