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Enrollment
678
Middle
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POTTSGROVE SD·NCES 421965006746
Pottsgrove Middle School
1351 North Hanover Street, Pottstown, PA 19464 · (610) 326-8243 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
675 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 6 | 211 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 244 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 223 | 33% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Pottsgrove Middle School→Pottsgrove SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pottsgrove SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 30.6% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Pottsgrove Middle School
Pottsgrove Middle School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pottsgrove Middle School this school | 678 | 99.6% | 41.3% |
| New Castle Junior High School New Castle | 689 | 98.8% | 17.2% |
| Neil A Armstrong Middle School Fairless Hills | 668 | 99.3% | 25.5% |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School Levittown | 754 | 100.0% | 26.6% |
| Swiftwater Interm School Swiftwater | 737 | 99.6% | 47.4% |
| Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Center Nanticoke | 533 | 99.6% | 30.9% |
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 Pottsgrove Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #327 of 479 | #29 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #312 of 513 ▲ 23 | #30 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #264 of 513 ▲ 80 | #26 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #181 of 522 | #23 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #77 of 486 | #8 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #49 of 486 | #6 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #83 of 510 | #4 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #218 of 332 | #11 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. 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
678
-65 (-9%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 678 | 60 | 11.3:1 | 100% (675) |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 57 | 12.3:1 | 100% (697) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 58.4 | 11.9:1 | 49% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 55 | 13.5:1 | 46% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 55 | 13.4:1 | 37% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 758 | 56 | 13.5:1 | 42% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 757 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 28% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 827 | 57 | 14.5:1 | 20% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 646 | 43 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pottsgrove Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (737 to 678); teachers up 9% (55 to 60).
About Pottsgrove Middle School
Pottsgrove Middle School is a public middle school in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Enrollment stands at 678 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Pottsgrove Middle School is a school in Pottsgrove SD. The district has 5 schools and 2,932 students.
The share of White students at Pottsgrove Middle School is 54%, a majority. The school is also 18% Black, 13% multiracial, and 12% Hispanic. That is lower than the 73% White share among all Montgomery County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
Pottsgrove Middle School reported 60 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.3:1. Middle schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.2:1. Roughly 100% of students at Pottsgrove Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Pottsgrove Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Pottsgrove Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.3% and a predicted 34.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Montgomery County show that median household income comes to about $113,915, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 160, with about 115,302 students.
Franklin Elementary School sits about 0.9 miles from Pottsgrove Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 41.3% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Pottsgrove Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count decreased 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 13.5:1 to 11.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Pottsgrove Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Pottsgrove SD
- Pottsgrove SHSHigh · 973 students
- Lower Pottsgrove Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Ringing Rocks Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- West Pottsgrove Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
Other schools in Pottstown
- Owen J Roberts High SchoolHigh · 1,810 students
- Pottsgrove SHSHigh · 973 students
- Pottstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 918 students
- Pottstown High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Owen J Roberts Middle SchoolMiddle · 856 students
- Lower Pottsgrove Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Elementary School0.9 mi · 354
- Ringing Rocks Elementary School0.9 mi · 383
- Pottsgrove SHS0.9 mi · 973
- Pottstown High School1.3 mi · 911
- Pottstown Middle School1.3 mi · 918
- Lincoln Elementary School1.3 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Pottsgrove Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pottsgrove Middle School?
Pottsgrove Middle School enrolls approximately 678 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Pottsgrove Middle School serve?
Pottsgrove Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Pottsgrove Middle School have?
Pottsgrove Middle School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Pottsgrove Middle School?
Student demographics at Pottsgrove Middle School are roughly 54% White, 12% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Pottsgrove Middle School in?
Pottsgrove Middle School is part of Pottsgrove SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.