Perkiomen Valley MS-West

As a medium-sized intermediate school in Zieglerville, Pennsylvania, Perkiomen Valley MS-West serves 509 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Perkiomen Valley SD.

Perkiomen Valley SD runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,672 students. Perkiomen Valley MS-West is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Perkiomen Valley MS-West records that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Perkiomen Valley MS-West has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Perkiomen Valley MS-West sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.4%; this one delivers 58.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Montgomery County shows the typical household earns roughly $113,915 per year, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), of which Perkiomen Valley MS-West is one.

Nearest neighbor: Schwenksville El Sch, around 2.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Perkiomen Valley MS-West ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 71.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 610 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 86% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.