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Enrollment
1,021
High
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER PERKIOMEN SD·NCES 422454005081
Upper Perkiomen High School
2 Walt Rd, Pennsburg, PA 18073 · (215) 679-5935 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,021 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
362 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 220 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 279 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 272 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 250 | 24% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Upper Perkiomen SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
64.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 57.3% |
% 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Upper Perkiomen High School
Upper Perkiomen High School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Perkiomen High School this school | 1,021 | 35.5% | 64.1% |
| Daniel Boone Area High School Birdsboro | 940 | 39.5% | 56.5% |
| Warwick SHS Lititz | 1,241 | 33.5% | 72.5% |
| Elizabethtown Area SHS Elizabethtown | 1,263 | 37.9% | 57.7% |
| West Allegheny SHS Imperial | 1,031 | 31.6% | 66.4% |
| Sun Valley High School Aston | 1,042 | 38.9% | 51.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Upper Perkiomen High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #122 of 576 | #13 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #82 of 626 ▲ 33 | #8 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #108 of 626 ▲ 78 | #10 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,021 | #171 of 713 | #17 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #487 of 601 | #19 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #273 of 604 | #21 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.5% | #495 of 619 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #139 of 221 | #12 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,021
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 930
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,021 | 63.1 | 16.2:1 | 35% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 1,074 | 64.8 | 16.6:1 | 34% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 1,059 | 65.1 | 16.3:1 | 23% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 1,032 | 62 | 16.6:1 | 22% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 971 | 61.3 | 15.8:1 | 23% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 913 | 62 | 14.7:1 | 32% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 1,006 | 67 | 15.0:1 | 19% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 1,085 | 62 | 17.5:1 | 9% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 930 | 58 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upper Perkiomen High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (971 to 1,021); teachers up 3% (61.3 to 63.1).
About Upper Perkiomen High School
Upper Perkiomen High School is a public high school in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania. It serves 1,021 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 38% above that.
Upper Perkiomen SD operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,072 students.
At Upper Perkiomen High School, White students make up 81% of the student body. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Upper Perkiomen High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 33%.
With 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Upper Perkiomen High School was 16.2:1. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 35%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Upper Perkiomen High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Upper Perkiomen High School is 1.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
Within Montgomery County, median household income is about $113,915, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Federal data list 160 public schools in Montgomery County, with a combined enrollment of about 115,302.
Of nearby public schools, Upper Perkiomen Middle School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. On proficiency, Upper Perkiomen High School is ahead of the 60.9% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
In the federal locale system, Upper Perkiomen High School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,032 in 2020-21, 1,021 in 2024-25.
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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 Upper Perkiomen SD
- Upper Perkiomen Middle SchoolMiddle · 672 students
- Hereford Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade CenterElementary · 466 students
- Marlborough Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Upper Perkiomen Middle School0.4 mi · 672
- Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade Center2.1 mi · 466
- Marlborough Elementary School2.5 mi · 409
- Pfaff Elementary School4.7 mi · 482
- Hereford Elementary School5.0 mi · 504
- New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary School5.4 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Upper Perkiomen High SchoolHow large is Upper Perkiomen High School?
Upper Perkiomen High School enrolls approximately 1,021 students in grades 09-12.
Is Upper Perkiomen High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Upper Perkiomen High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Upper Perkiomen High School have?
Upper Perkiomen High School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Upper Perkiomen High School?
Student demographics at Upper Perkiomen High School are roughly 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Upper Perkiomen High School in?
Upper Perkiomen High School is part of Upper Perkiomen SD.
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