Pennridge South MS

Pennridge South MS is a middle school of tight-knit scale in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, overseen by Pennridge SD, enrolling 332 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 44% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Within Pennridge SD, which oversees 11 schools and 5,968 students, Pennridge South MS is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Pennridge South MS reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. Compared to Bucks County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pennridge South MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.4%, the actual is 46.5%, a residual of -11.9 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bucks County indicate the typical household earns roughly $114,764 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Bucks County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), Pennridge South MS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Rockhill El Sch, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pennridge South MS. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pennridge South MS ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 64.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pennridge South MS has ticked down 28%, going from 464 students in 2018 to 332 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 89% to 78%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Pennridge South MS community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.