Middle · Pennsylvania

Pennridge South MS

Pennridge South MS, a public middle school in Perkasie, Pennsylvania: grades 6–8, 332 students, 9.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Pennridge SD.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 332
Teachers (FTE): 36.0
Students per teacher: 9.2
Grades: 6–8; Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 98% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 12.8 · 521 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 94% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 78% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 560 · 521 schools compared

Smaller than 72% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

51%proficient

−7.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 51% · 521 middle schools compared

349 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

32%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 60% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 37% · 521 middle schools compared

350 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Pennridge SD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Pennridge SD.

Location

Address: Fifth & Cedar Streets, Perkasie, PA 18944
Phone: (215)257-0467
City or town: Sellersville
County: Bucks County

Quality of life in Sellersville Schools in Sellersville

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Pennridge Central MS	6–8	456	10.6	56%	40%	2.0 mi
Pennridge North MS	6–8	510	11.0	62%	43%	2.4 mi
Indian Crest MS	6–8	607	9.6	51%	33%	3.8 mi
Strayer MS	7–8	737	14.9	47%	26%	4.6 mi
6th Grade Center	6	331	11.9	39%	18%	5.1 mi
Pennfield MS	7–9	865	12.0	63%	48%	6.5 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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