📍 2620 Shermans Valley Road, Elliottsburg, Perry County, 17024
West Perry MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Elliottsburg, Perry County. The school has 496 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Perry SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Perry MS enrolls 496 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 465 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
257 of the school's 496 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Perry MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 86.
West Perry MS is one of 5 schools in West Perry SD, based in Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,161 students district-wide and employs 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 496 students, West Perry MS is close to the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant