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Enrollment
836
Middle
DISTRICT 771 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORRISTOWN AREA SD·NCES 421698003265
East Norriton Middle School
330 Roland Dr, Norristown, PA 19401 · (610) 275-6520 · Montgomery County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL836 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
850 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 | 194 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 202 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 232 | 28% |
Student demographics
68%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
36.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
36.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.2% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 28.4% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 East Norriton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #390 of 479 | #30 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #262 of 513 ▲ 93 | #28 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #407 of 513 ▲ 37 | #30 of 33 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 836 | #103 of 522 | #13 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #302 of 486 | #26 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #32 of 486 | #5 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #58 of 510 | #2 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #237 of 332 | #13 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
836
-87 (-9%) vs 2020
+160% since 1990-91, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 836 | 61.5 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 850 | 59.5 | 14.3:1 | 100% (850) |
| 2022-23 | 864 | 59 | 14.6:1 | 100% (864) |
| 2020-21 | 923 | 60 | 15.4:1 | 100% (920) |
| 2017-18 | 893 | 65.5 | 13.6:1 | 100% (893) |
| 2015-16 | 914 | 72 | 12.7:1 | 76% (693) |
| 2010-11 | 919 | 65 | 14.1:1 | 61% (561) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 39% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 27 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Norriton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (893 to 836); teachers down 6% (65.5 to 61.5).
About East Norriton Middle School
East Norriton Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Norristown, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Norristown Area SD. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 836 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594 students.
The Norristown Area SD system has 12 schools and 7,617 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at East Norriton Middle School is Hispanic (44%). Smaller groups are 30% Black, 17% White, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Montgomery County is roughly 7% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at East Norriton Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
At East Norriton Middle School, 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.6:1. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 13.2:1.
East Norriton Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Pennsylvania public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, East Norriton Middle School's results are within a point of predicted: 34.5% against 34.0%.
Montgomery County has these Census figures: median household income is about $113,915, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. East Norriton Middle School is among the 160 public schools in Montgomery County.
The school nearest to East Norriton Middle School is Stony Creek Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. Within five miles of East Norriton Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.4%; East Norriton Middle School's is 34.5%, ranking 5th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 836 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 923. Students per teacher fell from 15.4 in 2020-21 to 13.6 in 2024-25.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. 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
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Blockson Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 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
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Blockson Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Marshall Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Paul V Fly Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Stony Creek Elementary School1.0 mi · 643
- Cole Manor Elementary School1.2 mi · 347
- Eisenhower Middle School1.8 mi · 781
- Central Montco Technical High School2.0 mi · 3
- Colonial Middle School2.0 mi · 1,268
- Paul V Fly Elementary School2.1 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About East Norriton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Norriton Middle School?
East Norriton Middle School enrolls approximately 836 students in grades 05-08.
Is East Norriton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Norriton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at East Norriton Middle School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at East Norriton Middle School.
How diverse is East Norriton Middle School?
East Norriton Middle School reports a student body of 17% White, 44% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees East Norriton Middle School?
East Norriton 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.