Eisenhower MS

Eisenhower MS is a reasonably sized junior high in Norristown, Pennsylvania, run under Norristown Area SD. The school enrolls 781 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 31% larger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Across the 12 schools in Norristown Area SD (7,617 students total), Eisenhower MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Eisenhower MS records that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 30% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% White. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 7% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Eisenhower MS logs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 102% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Eisenhower MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) reports that median household earnings sit near $113,915, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), Eisenhower MS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area HS, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Eisenhower MS at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 28.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eisenhower MS has grew 7%, going from 730 students in 2018 to 781 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 46% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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