📍 Fifth & Cedar Streets, Perkasie, Bucks County, 18944
Pennridge South MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Perkasie, Bucks County. The school has 428 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pennridge SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pennridge South MS enrolls 428 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 339 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 428 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Pennridge South MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-10, state senate district 10, state house district 145.
Pennridge South MS is one of 11 schools in Pennridge SD, based in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. The district serves 5,987 students district-wide and employs 464 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 428 students, Pennridge South MS is smaller than the district average of about 544 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large