Upper Merion Area Middle School

Upper Merion Area Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school that serves part of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 1,348 students. Middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students, which makes this school 127% bigger than average.

Upper Merion Area SD has 4,345 students in 7 schools, and Upper Merion Area Middle School is one of those schools.

White students account for 43% of enrollment at Upper Merion Area Middle School, more than any other group. Other students are 16% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 12% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County residents are about 73% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.

There are about 12.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Upper Merion Area Middle School, which has 106. The 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Upper Merion Area Middle School is about 47%.

Upper Merion Area Middle School scores 51.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.4%.

In Montgomery County, median household income comes to about $113,915, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Montgomery County counts 160 public schools with about 115,302 students.

Upper Merion Area High School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Upper Merion Area Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.

Upper Merion Area Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Upper Merion Area Middle School had a net gain of 71 students, or 6%.

The allk12 page for Upper Merion Area Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.