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Enrollment
781
Middle
DISTRICT 771 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORRISTOWN AREA SD·NCES 421698003321
Eisenhower Middle School
1601 Markley St, Norristown, PA 19401 · (610) 277-8720 · Montgomery County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL781 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.7:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
794 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 | 177 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 189 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 213 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 26% |
Student demographics
60%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
30.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
17.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.7% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 13.1% |
% 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
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 Eisenhower Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #439 of 479 | #31 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #421 of 513 ▲ 31 | #31 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #441 of 513 ▲ 24 | #31 of 33 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 781 | #124 of 522 | #17 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #118 of 486 | #11 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #85 of 486 | #12 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #59 of 510 | #3 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #69 of 131 | #7 of 11 |
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
781
-31 (-4%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 781 | 66.5 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 791 | 63.5 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 812 | 57 | 14.3:1 | 100% (812) |
| 2020-21 | 812 | 56 | 14.5:1 | 100% (809) |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 47.3 | 15.4:1 | 100% (729) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 49 | 11.2:1 | 91% (499) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 47 | 11.4:1 | 80% (427) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 48 | 12.1:1 | 61% (353) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 49 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eisenhower Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (730 to 781); teachers up 41% (47.3 to 66.5).
About Eisenhower Middle School
Eisenhower Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Norristown Area SD, located in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 781 students. That compares with an average of about 594 students for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Norristown Area SD enrolls 7,617 students, and its 12 schools include Eisenhower Middle School.
Hispanic students are 55% of those enrolled at Eisenhower Middle School. The remaining shares are 30% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Montgomery County's population at about 7%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
With 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.7:1. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 13.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Eisenhower Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.0% at Eisenhower Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.8%.
For the population of Montgomery County, the median household earns about $113,915 a year, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Eisenhower Middle School shares Montgomery County with 159 other public schools.
Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area High School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Eisenhower Middle School ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 22.8% versus a 28.5% average.
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 school's enrollment decreased 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.5:1 to 11.7:1.
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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
- 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
- East Norriton Middle SchoolMiddle · 836 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 Eisenhower Middle schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Eisenhower Middle. Eisenhower Middle School is the 6th largest of the 10.
- EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOLGIBSONTON, FL · 1,174 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolLawton, OK · 1,087 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolRockford, IL · 963 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 951 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolEverett, WA · 914 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area High School0.5 mi · 180
- Hancock Elementary School0.7 mi · 347
- Cole Manor Elementary School0.7 mi · 347
- Davenport Elementary School0.8 mi · 361
- Central Montco Technical High School1.2 mi · 3
- Blockson Middle School1.2 mi · 695
Frequently asked questions
About Eisenhower Middle SchoolHow many students attend Eisenhower Middle School?
Eisenhower Middle School enrolls approximately 781 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Eisenhower Middle School serve?
Eisenhower Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Eisenhower Middle School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Eisenhower Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Eisenhower Middle School?
Student demographics at Eisenhower Middle School are roughly 6% White, 55% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Eisenhower Middle School?
Eisenhower 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.