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Enrollment
499
Middle
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST PERRY SD·NCES 422574003597
West Perry Middle School
2620 Shermans Valley Road, Elliottsburg, PA 17024 · (717) 789-3012 · Perry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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
12.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
482 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 176 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 138 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 37% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
West Perry Middle School→West Perry SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Perry SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.0pp since 2023
Math
28.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.7% | 28.5% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 35.9% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 West Perry Middle School
West Perry Middle School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Perry Middle School this school | 499 | 96.6% | 44.1% |
| St Marys Area Middle School Saint Marys | 459 | 96.7% | 38.5% |
| Mifflinburg Area Middle School Mifflinburg | 445 | 94.8% | 50.1% |
| Derry Area Middle School Derry | 440 | 95.7% | 49.0% |
| Harlan Rowe Middle School Athens | 496 | 93.5% | 44.7% |
| Beaty-Warren Middle School Warren | 662 | 97.0% | 31.8% |
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 West Perry Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #296 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #347 of 513 ▼ 86 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #322 of 513 ▼ 71 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #309 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #177 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #423 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.6% | #123 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #157 of 332 |
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
499
-29 (-5%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 499 | 40.8 | 12.3:1 | 97% (482) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 38.8 | 12.4:1 | 100% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 40.8 | 12.2:1 | 52% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 41 | 12.9:1 | 45% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 49% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 45 | 12.2:1 | 41% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 47 | 13.8:1 | 34% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 24% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Perry Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (563 to 499); teachers up 4% (39 to 40.8).
About West Perry Middle School
West Perry Middle School is a small middle school in Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania, administered by West Perry SD. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 499 students.
Within West Perry SD, West Perry Middle School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 2,137 students.
At West Perry Middle School, White students make up 92% of the student body. The school is also 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 94% White share among all Perry County residents. West Perry Middle School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at West Perry Middle School was 12.3:1. The 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 97%. Across public schools in Perry County, the average is 67%.
allk12 grades West Perry Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.2% for West Perry Middle School. The school posts 44.1%, 7.9 points above the prediction.
In the county around the school, Perry County, median household income is about $79,444, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. West Perry Middle School is among the 15 public schools in Perry County.
The closest public school, West Perry SHS, is about 0.1 miles from West Perry Middle School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, West Perry Middle School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
West Perry Middle School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
West Perry Middle School saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,239
Census ACS
Median income
$79,444
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,512 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Perry SD
- West Perry SHSHigh · 645 students
- New Bloomfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Blain Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
Nearby schools
- West Perry SHS0.1 mi · 645
- Loysville Youth Dev Center2.6 mi · 43
- New Bloomfield Elementary School6.0 mi · 391
- Carroll Elementary School7.1 mi · 344
- Newport Middle School10.9 mi · 228
- Newport High School10.9 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About West Perry Middle SchoolHow many students attend West Perry Middle School?
West Perry Middle School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does West Perry Middle School serve?
West Perry Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does West Perry Middle School have?
West Perry Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at West Perry Middle School?
Student demographics at West Perry Middle School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is West Perry Middle School in?
West Perry Middle School is part of West Perry SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.