📍 1315 W Marshall St, Norristown, Montgomery County, 19401
Stewart MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Norristown, Montgomery County. The school has 798 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Norristown Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Stewart MS enrolls 798 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 454 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 236 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 7.5% |
| White | 43 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
798 of the school's 798 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 798 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Stewart MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-50, state senate district 17, state house district 70.
Stewart MS is one of 12 schools in Norristown Area SD, based in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 7,677 students district-wide and employs 507 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 798 students, Stewart MS is larger than the district average of about 640 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large