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Enrollment
510
Middle
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNRIDGE SD·NCES 421875006093
Pennridge North Middle School
1500 North Fifth St, Perkasie, PA 18944 · (215) 453-6932 · Bucks County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- A-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
11.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
144 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 6 | 169 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 162 | 32% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Pennridge North Middle School→Pennridge High School
Based on grade levels within Pennridge SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
42.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 42.6% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 51.6% |
% 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
Schools most like Pennridge North Middle School
Pennridge North Middle School's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennridge North Middle School this school | 510 | 28.2% | 59.8% |
| Saucon Valley Middle School Hellertown | 599 | 30.7% | 58.7% |
| Pennridge Central Middle School Perkasie | 456 | 25.7% | 54.5% |
| Donald H Eichhorn Middle School Lewisburg | 438 | 26.9% | 70.4% |
| Landisville Intrmd Center Landisville | 474 | 31.2% | 71.2% |
| Martin Meylin Middle School Lampeter | 686 | 29.0% | 57.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pennridge North Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #102 of 479 | #8 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #186 of 513 ▼ 91 | #12 of 27 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #124 of 513 ▼ 37 | #10 of 27 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #298 of 522 | #20 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #58 of 486 | #7 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #272 of 486 | #22 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.2% | #422 of 510 | #18 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #55 of 332 | #5 of 22 |
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
510
-98 (-16%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 510 | 46.3 | 11.0:1 | 28% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 48 | 11.7:1 | 26% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 45 | 12.9:1 | 28% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 24% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 42.1 | 15.4:1 | 17% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 17% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 12% (83) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pennridge North Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (648 to 510); teachers up 10% (42.1 to 46.3).
About Pennridge North Middle School
Pennridge North Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 510 students.
Pennridge SD enrolls 5,968 students in 11 schools, including Pennridge North Middle School.
The largest group at Pennridge North Middle School is White students, at 78%. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Bucks County residents are about 81% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Pennridge North Middle School is 37%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 11.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Pennridge North Middle School, which has 46.3. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 2.1 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 28%. The 40% average for public schools in Bucks County is 12 points higher.
Pennridge North Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
In Pennsylvania, Pennridge North Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 59.8% actual against a predicted 65.5%.
In Bucks County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $114,764, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Bucks County number 123, with about 81,956 students.
Pennridge North Middle School's nearest public school is Pennridge High School (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Pennridge North Middle School is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Pennridge North Middle School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 16% drop took enrollment from 608 in 2020-21 to 510 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.8:1 to 11.0:1.
People who know Pennridge North Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pennridge SD
- Pennridge High SchoolHigh · 2,125 students
- Pennridge Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Bedminster Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Patricia A Guth Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Grasse Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Seylar Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
Other schools in Perkasie
- Pennridge High SchoolHigh · 2,125 students
- Pennridge Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Bedminster Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Patricia A Guth Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Seylar Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Pennridge South Middle SchoolMiddle · 332 students
Nearby schools
- Pennridge High School0.3 mi · 2,125
- Deibler Elementary School0.7 mi · 329
- Patricia A Guth Elementary School1.2 mi · 399
- Pennridge South Middle School2.4 mi · 332
- Seylar Elementary School2.7 mi · 382
- Pennridge Central Middle School2.9 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Pennridge North Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pennridge North Middle School?
Pennridge North Middle School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades 06-08.
Is Pennridge North Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pennridge North Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Pennridge North Middle School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Pennridge North Middle School.
How diverse is Pennridge North Middle School?
Pennridge North Middle School reports a student body of 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Pennridge North Middle School?
Pennridge North Middle School is overseen by Pennridge SD in Bucks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.