For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 742 students in Upper Perkiomen School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Upper Perkiomen School District have an average math proficiency score of 41% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 61% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
5 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
3,186 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
220 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Upper Perkiomen School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#205 out of 684 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
57%
Graduation Rate
93%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.64
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
60 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
2%
4%
# Hispanic Students
234 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
16%
# Black Students
120 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
4%
21%
# White Students
2,643 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
83%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
124 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
229
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
240
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
231
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
236
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
213
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
236
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
235
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
226
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
281
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
279
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
251
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
264
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
265
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,458 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,298 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$68 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$65 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,458
$23,649
Spending / Student
$20,298
$23,073
Best Upper Perkiomen School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Upper Perkiomen Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
901 Montgomery Ave
Pennsburg, PA 18073
(267) 313-4800
Pennsburg, PA 18073
(267) 313-4800
Grades: 6-8
| 742 students
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