📍 901 Montgomery Ave, Pennsburg, Montgomery County, 18073
Upper Perkiomen MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pennsburg, Montgomery County. The school has 742 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Upper Perkiomen SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Upper Perkiomen MS enrolls 742 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 615 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 742 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 247 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Upper Perkiomen MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 24, state house district 131.
Upper Perkiomen MS is one of 5 schools in Upper Perkiomen SD, based in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,082 students district-wide and employs 220 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 742 students, Upper Perkiomen MS is larger than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe