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Enrollment
695
Middle
DISTRICT 771 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORRISTOWN AREA SD·NCES 421698003320
Blockson Middle School
1315 W Marshall St, Norristown, PA 19401 · (610) 275-6870 · Montgomery County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
728 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 164 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 169 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 191 | 27% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
12.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.5% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 11.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Blockson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #456 of 479 | #33 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #456 of 513 ▲ 3 | #33 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #474 of 513 ▲ 15 | #33 of 33 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #174 of 522 | #21 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #290 of 486 | #24 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #99 of 486 | #14 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #32 of 510 | #1 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #285 of 332 | #17 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
695
-78 (-10%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 695 | 51.5 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 727 | 49.5 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 798 | 45.8 | 17.4:1 | 100% (798) |
| 2020-21 | 773 | 52 | 14.9:1 | 100% (770) |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 48.7 | 14.7:1 | 100% (716) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 46 | 11.7:1 | 88% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 42 | 12.2:1 | 81% (414) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 46 | 13.7:1 | 65% (408) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 52 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blockson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (718 to 695); teachers up 6% (48.7 to 51.5).
About Blockson Middle School
Federal records list Blockson Middle School as a middle school in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 695 students enrolled.
Blockson Middle School is a school in Norristown Area SD. The district has 12 schools and 7,617 students.
Roughly 58% of students at Blockson Middle School are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 26% Black, 9% multiracial, and 6% White. Montgomery County's residents are about 7% Hispanic, 52 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Blockson Middle School is 51.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.5:1. That is close to the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 32.7%.
Across Montgomery County, the median household income is $113,915, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Montgomery County is home to 160 public schools and about 115,302 public school students.
The closest public school, Marshall Street Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles from Blockson Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Blockson Middle School places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Blockson Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Blockson Middle School declined 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 773 to 695 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
The Blockson Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norristown Area SD
- Norristown Area High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- East Norriton Middle SchoolMiddle · 836 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Marshall Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Paul V Fly Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
Other schools in Norristown
- Norristown Area High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- East Norriton Middle SchoolMiddle · 836 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Marshall Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Paul V Fly Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Street Elementary School0.3 mi · 585
- Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area High School0.9 mi · 180
- Davenport Elementary School1.0 mi · 361
- Eisenhower Middle School1.2 mi · 781
- Whitehall Elementary School1.2 mi · 503
- Norristown Area High School1.4 mi · 2,256
Frequently asked questions
About Blockson Middle SchoolHow large is Blockson Middle School?
Blockson Middle School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades 05-08.
Is Blockson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blockson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Blockson Middle School have?
Blockson Middle School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blockson Middle School?
At Blockson Middle School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 58% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Blockson Middle School?
Blockson Middle School is overseen by Norristown Area SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.