📍 600 N Franklin St, Pottstown, Montgomery County, 19464
Pottstown MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pottstown, Montgomery County. The school has 915 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pottstown SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pottstown MS enrolls 915 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 29% White and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 327 | 36% |
| White | 269 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 211 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 99 | 11% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
914 of the school's 915 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 914 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.
Pottstown 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 26.
Pottstown MS is one of 6 schools in Pottstown SD, based in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,264 students district-wide and employs 235 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 915 students, Pottstown MS is larger than the district average of about 544 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large