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Enrollment
1,171
Middle
DISTRICT 934 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PENN SD·NCES 421728003324
Penndale Middle School
400 Penn St, Lansdale, PA 19446 · (215) 368-2700 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,171 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
541 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 7 | 384 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 401 | 34% |
| Grade 9 | 386 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Penndale Middle School→North Penn SHS
Based on grade levels within North Penn SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
41.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down 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 | 56.1% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 33.4% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Penndale Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #230 of 479 | #25 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #196 of 513 | #25 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #199 of 513 | #23 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,171 | #23 of 522 | #6 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #256 of 486 | #22 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #27 of 486 | #3 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #287 of 332 | #18 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,171
-38 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.0:1
% White
49%
was 58%
% Hispanic
10%
was 8%
% Black
12%
was 11%
% Asian
21%
was 20%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,171 | 89.7 | 13.1:1 | 46% (541) |
| 2023-24 | 1,205 | 94 | 12.8:1 | 45% (541) |
| 2022-23 | 1,208 | 96.9 | 12.5:1 | 43% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 1,209 | 93.3 | 13.0:1 | 37% (442) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penndale Middle School.
About Penndale Middle School
In Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Penndale Middle School is a large middle school. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 9, with 1,171 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 594.
Besides Penndale Middle School, North Penn SD runs 16 other schools. The district enrolls 12,817 students.
About 49% of students at Penndale Middle School are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 21% Asian, 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Montgomery County, the White share is about 73%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Staffing at Penndale Middle School comes to 89.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. On the income side, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Penndale Middle School would be expected to post about 57.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.8%.
In Montgomery County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $113,915 a year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Penndale Middle School, Montgomery County has 160 public schools.
Knapp Elementary School sits about 0.8 miles from Penndale Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Penndale Middle School ranks 9th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Penndale Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,171, from 1,209 in 2017-18. The largest shift in the student mix was in the White share, which dropped from 58% to 49%.
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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 North Penn SD
- North Penn SHSHigh · 3,165 students
- Pennfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Pennbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Gwyn-Nor Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Montgomery Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
Other schools in Lansdale
- North Penn SHSHigh · 3,165 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Gwynedd Square Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Walton Farm Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Bridle Path Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Knapp Elementary School0.8 mi · 633
- York Avenue Elementary School1.1 mi · 291
- Pennbrook Middle School1.2 mi · 767
- Gwyn-Nor Elementary School1.3 mi · 663
- Oak Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 526
- Inglewood Elementary School1.7 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Penndale Middle SchoolHow large is Penndale Middle School?
Penndale Middle School enrolls approximately 1,171 students in grades 07-09.
What age range does Penndale Middle School serve?
Penndale Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Penndale Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Penndale Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (90 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Penndale Middle School?
At Penndale Middle School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 10% Hispanic, 12% Black, 21% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Penndale Middle School public or private?
Penndale Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Penn SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.