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Blockson Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

716^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Blockson Middle School is a public middle school located in Norristown, PA, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 727 students. It is part of the Norristown Area School District, which is ranked 497 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Blockson Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania middle schools, ranking between 620-797 out of 835-893 schools over the past 10 years, and maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blockson Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the state and district averages on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.3% of Blockson students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 27.4% for the Norristown Area School District and 41.7% for the state of Pennsylvania. Similarly, only 22.4% of Blockson students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 28.1% for the district and 48.5% for the state. Blockson Middle School also struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania middle schools for African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When comparing Blockson Middle School to other middle schools in the Norristown Area School District, such as East Norriton Middle School and Eisenhower Middle School, Blockson consistently underperforms on academic measures. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, East Norriton Middle School had 36% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to only 12.3% at Blockson. Additionally, Blockson Middle School has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.6 to 17.4 over the past few years, which could contribute to the school's academic challenges.

695

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,897

Per pupil spending ?

104.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1315 W Marshall St
Norristown, PA 19401-4263

(610) 275-6870

District: Norristown Area School District

Students who attend Blockson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Norristown Area High School

Feeder schools for Blockson Middle School:

Elementary:	Davenport Elementary School
	Marshall Street Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

African American:

26.3%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (17% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg28%

Pennsylvania avg45%

716^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Norristown Area School District

497^th of 606Norristown Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	716 of 873	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	765 of 891	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	797 of 893	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	756 of 883	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	654 of 797	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	704 of 891	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	660 of 861	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	640 of 877	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.3	620 of 870	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	626 of 835	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.9	567 of 728	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.8	586 of 758	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.7	634 of 834	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.2	634 of 825	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.4	595 of 805	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.0	634 of 770	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.2	585 of 753	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.9	600 of 749	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.6	607 of 736	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.5	532 of 687	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.2	475 of 663	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	18.2	550 of 643	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	231 of 393	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	293 of 408	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	293 of 421	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	323 of 643	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	447 of 672	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	506 of 660	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	107 of 145	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	135 of 150	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	120 of 143	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	727 of 835	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	756 of 860	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	262 of 348	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	285 of 362	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	309 of 362	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	684 of 843	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	759 of 877	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	759 of 874	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	658 of 839	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	735 of 870	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	156 of 174	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	185 of 199	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	179 of 187	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)50th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-26 vs state

Math12%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

I don't recommend this school to anyone. The school is 95 years old, and the inside has never been remodeled. The school has a mold/mildew problem. There's rodents, insects, and the cafeteria food is horrible. The fighting is out of control, and the students are very disrespectful to teachers, disruptive in class, and more than 30 students in each classroom. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blockson Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 W Marshall St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-6870	695	52	13.4	104.7%	39 (5.6%)	183 (26.3%)	406 (58.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.8%)	15.6	716^th of 873 public middle schools	18.0%		12.5	765^th of 891 public middle schools	14.1%	49	14.0	17.2	9.0	9.5	12.3	22.9	25.9	20.9	20.4	22.4	$19,897	$1,280	$18,617
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	5-8	1601 Markley St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 277-8720	781	67	11.7	101.7%	47 (6.0%)	234 (30.0%)	429 (54.9%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.6%)	25	637^th of 873 public middle schools	27.0%		17.8	709^th of 891 public middle schools	20.4%	72	26.8	12.3	16.9	15.0	17.6	26.3	38.1	25.2	33.9	30.8	$20,394	$1,312	$19,082
Upper Merion Area Middle School	Public	5-8	450 Keebler Road	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 205-8802	1,348	106	12.7	47.2%	573 (42.5%)	186 (13.8%)	213 (15.8%)	221 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (11.5%)	68.7	236^th of 873 public middle schools	73.0%		66.9	288^th of 891 public middle schools	67.7%	52	60.5	54.8	35.4	21.2	43.5	52.7	64.8	59.6	53.0	57.2	$23,088	$599	$22,489
Colonial Middle School	Public	6-8	716 Belvoir Rd	Plymouth Meeting	19462	Montgomery County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 275-5100	1,268	93	13.6	26.3%	886 (69.9%)	134 (10.6%)	82 (6.5%)	78 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (6.7%)	89.2	81^st of 873 public middle schools	90.7%		90.6	57^th of 891 public middle schools	93.6%	24		61.5	57.6	57.6	58.9		69.8	63.8	64.7	66.1	$24,385	$278	$24,107
East Norriton Middle School	Public	5-8	330 Roland Dr	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-6520	836	62	13.5	101.7%	143 (17.1%)	248 (29.7%)	371 (44.4%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.8%)	47.9	459^th of 873 public middle schools	47.4%		39.8	563^rd of 891 public middle schools	36.8%	104	42.4	31.9	29.5	40.2	36.0	30.3	39.8	35.9	38.3	36.2	$20,129	$1,295	$18,834
Skyview Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	4001 B Eagleville Rd	Eagleville	19403	Montgomery County	Methacton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 489-5000	695	55	12.5	20.4%	462 (66.5%)	38 (5.5%)	63 (9.1%)	95 (13.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)								(n/a)	67.4	60.9			64.2	64.1	67.0			65.5	$24,921	$848	$24,073
Arcola Intrmd School	Public	7-8	40001A Eagleville Road	Eagleville	19403	Montgomery County	Methacton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 489-5000	692	59	11.7	20.8%	447 (64.6%)	43 (6.2%)	61 (8.8%)	88 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.5%)	82.1	125^th of 873 public middle schools	85.7%		84.8	102^nd of 891 public middle schools	88.6%	23			51.7	42.1	47.3			59.7	61.0	60.2	$26,773	$512	$26,262
Black Rock Middle School	Public	5-8	1860 W Montgomery Ave	Villanova	19085	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 418-2222	1,077	107	10.0	15.0%	671 (62.3%)	116 (10.8%)	66 (6.1%)	119 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (9.7%)	98.4	9^th of 873 public middle schools	99.0%		97.5	11^th of 891 public middle schools	98.8%	2	85.1	82.3	78.8	81.1	81.9	81.6	82.2	84.9	86.1	83.7	$32,554	$217	$32,337
Valley Forge Middle School	Public	5-8	105 W Walker Rd	Wayne	19087	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 240-1300	1,186	85	13.9	8.2%	630 (53.1%)	42 (3.5%)	60 (5.1%)	387 (32.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.6%)	96.6	23^rd of 873 public middle schools	97.4%		96.6	16^th of 891 public middle schools	98.2%	7	73.9	67.8	66.9	69.8	69.7	69.1	77.1	80.4	85.0	77.8	$20,863	$338	$20,526
Radnor Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Louella Avenue	Wayne	19087	Delaware County	Radnor Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 386-6300	808	77	10.5	14.1%	555 (68.7%)	29 (3.6%)	44 (5.4%)	135 (16.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.3%)	98.5	7^th of 873 public middle schools	99.2%		98.2	5^th of 891 public middle schools	99.4%	2		77.6	76.9	76.4	77.0		82.5	89.4	90.0	87.2	$28,208	$411	$27,798

Frequently Asked Questions about Blockson Middle School

How many students attend Blockson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 695 students attended Blockson Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Blockson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Blockson Middle School usually go on to attend Norristown Area High School

What district is Blockson Middle School in?

Norristown Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Blockson Middle School?

Students at Blockson Middle School are 58% Hispanic, 26% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% White.

Is Blockson Middle School a good school?

Blockson Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

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