Boyertown Area MS-West

Boyertown Area MS-West is a medium-sized intermediate school in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, overseen by Boyertown Area SD. The school educates 668 students in grades 6 through 8.

Boyertown Area MS-West is one of 9 schools operated by Boyertown Area SD, a district that educates 6,300 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Boyertown Area MS-West lists that nearly all students (85%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Berks County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Boyertown Area MS-West tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Berks County (around 67%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Boyertown Area MS-West performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.5%, the actual is 51.6%, a residual of -8.9 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Berks County) records that the typical household earns roughly $79,777 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Boyertown Area MS-West is one of 95 public schools in Berks County (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students).

Nearest neighbor: Boyertown El Sch, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Boyertown Area MS-West. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Boyertown Area MS-West ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 54.5%.

Boyertown Area MS-West operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Boyertown Area MS-West has edged down 16%, going from 798 students in 2018 to 668 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 85% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.