📍 1351 North Hanover Street, Pottstown, Montgomery County, 19464
Pottsgrove MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pottstown, Montgomery County. The school has 697 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pottsgrove SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 58.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pottsgrove MS enrolls 697 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 58.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 20% Black or African American and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 396 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 137 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 9.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
342 of the school's 697 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 332 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Pottsgrove MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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-40, state senate district 24, state house district 147.
Pottsgrove MS is one of 5 schools in Pottsgrove SD, based in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,957 students district-wide and employs 223 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 697 students, Pottsgrove MS is larger than the district average of about 591 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large