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Pennridge Central Middle School

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Pennridge Central Middle School ranks 229 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Pennridge Central Middle School is a public middle school located in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 483 students. The school is part of the Pennridge School District, which is ranked 107 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pennridge Central Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Pennsylvania middle schools over the past 10 years, with strong academic performance, particularly in Science, where 84.7% of students were proficient or better in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average of 65.8%. The school's performance on PSSA tests in English Language Arts and Math is also generally above the state average. However, the school's performance for its White and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups has been more average, ranking in the middle 50% of Pennsylvania middle schools, while its Hispanic and Disabled student subgroups have shown stronger performance, ranking in the top 25% and top 52%, respectively.

When compared to neighboring schools within the Pennridge School District, Pennridge Central Middle School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below its peers. However, when compared to top-performing middle schools in the neighboring Central Bucks and Souderton Area School Districts, such as Lenape Middle School and Indian Valley Middle School, Pennridge Central Middle School's performance lags behind.

456

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,841

Per pupil spending ?

25.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

144 Walnut Street
Perkasie, PA 18944-2290

(215) 258-0939

District: Pennridge School District

Students who attend Pennridge Central Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pennridge High School

Feeder schools for Pennridge Central Middle School:

Elementary:	Grasse Elementary School
	Seylar Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (74th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg56%

Pennsylvania avg45%

229^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Pennridge School District

107^th of 606Pennridge 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	69.9	229 of 873	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	143 of 891	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	208 of 893	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	265 of 883	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	266 of 797	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	136 of 891	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	145 of 861	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	82.2	121 of 877	86.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.7	82 of 870	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	87.6	68 of 835	91.9%	★★★★★
2014	84.1	64 of 728	91.2%	★★★★★
2013	80.3	107 of 758	85.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.1	91 of 834	89.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.5	109 of 825	86.8%	★★★★☆
2010	82.5	85 of 805	89.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	142 of 770	81.6%	★★★★☆
2008	73.7	178 of 753	76.4%	★★★★☆
2007	78.1	126 of 749	83.2%	★★★★☆
2006	80.5	100 of 736	86.4%	★★★★☆
2005	79.4	141 of 687	79.5%	★★★★☆
2004	73.7	183 of 663	72.4%	★★★★☆
2003	82.8	95 of 643	85.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	95 of 643	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	52 of 672	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	75.3	83 of 660	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	216 of 835	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	141 of 860	83.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	157 of 348	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	89.2	25 of 362	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	54 of 362	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	364 of 843	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	214 of 877	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	151 of 874	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	240 of 839	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	160 of 870	81.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	216 of 649	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	164 of 673	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	214 of 681	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

White (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+8 vs state

Math40%~ state avg

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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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Pennridge Central Middle School	Public	6-8	144 Walnut Street	Perkasie	18944	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 258-0939	456	43	10.6	25.7%	347 (76.1%)	20 (4.4%)	44 (9.6%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	69.9	229^th of 873 public middle schools	73.8%		79.6	143^rd of 891 public middle schools	84.0%	86	38.4	46.9	35.2	39.8	49.3	65.9	54.7	56.3	$22,841	$241	$22,600
Pennridge South Middle School	Public	6-8	Fifth & Cedar Streets	Perkasie	18944	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 257-0467	332	36	9.2	44.9%	259 (78.0%)	17 (5.1%)	36 (10.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	58.8	349^th of 873 public middle schools	60.0%		65.9	301^st of 891 public middle schools	66.2%	48	37.9	30.3	28.3	32.2	51.6	52.5	50.0	51.3	$24,692	$764	$23,928
Pennridge North Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 North Fifth St	Perkasie	18944	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 453-6932	510	46	11.0	28.2%	399 (78.2%)	5 (1.0%)	68 (13.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	77.2	158^th of 873 public middle schools	81.9%		87.9	80^th of 891 public middle schools	91.0%	78	44.0	36.1	48.3	42.6	62.3	63.4	61.6	62.5	$19,138	$206	$18,932
Indian Crest Middle School	Public	6-8	139 Harleysville Pike	Souderton	18964	Montgomery County	Souderton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 723-9193	607	63	9.6	42.8%	413 (68.0%)	37 (6.1%)	100 (16.5%)	38 (6.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	58.9	347^th of 873 public middle schools	60.3%		65.7	304^th of 891 public middle schools	65.9%	43	35.3	35.6	27.1	32.8	50.7	56.2	45.2	51.0	$27,549	$669	$26,880
Pennfield Middle School	Public	7-9	726 Forty Foot Rd	Hatfield	19440	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 368-9600	865	72	12.0	40.8%	427 (49.4%)	84 (9.7%)	97 (11.2%)	182 (21.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.3%)	84.6	106^th of 873 public middle schools	87.9%		78.2	159^th of 891 public middle schools	82.2%	53		45.3	50.6	48.0		63.4	63.0	63.3	$25,822	$693	$25,129
Unami Middle School	Public	7-9	160 South Moyer Rd	Chalfont	18914	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-3400	784	58	13.5	9.2%	546 (69.6%)	15 (1.9%)	30 (3.8%)	166 (21.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	95.7	28^th of 873 public middle schools	96.8%		94.4	34^th of 891 public middle schools	96.2%	6		62.3	63.4	62.8		76.0	75.6	75.8	$20,966	$405	$20,561
Strayer Middle School	Public	7-8	1200 Ronald Reagan Dr	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 529-2290	737	49	14.9	37.3%	556 (75.4%)	17 (2.3%)	95 (12.9%)	33 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.6%)	52.2	408^th of 873 public middle schools	53.3%		55.4	411^th of 891 public middle schools	53.9%	3		27.3	25.5	26.4		44.0	50.9	47.4	$21,382	$413	$20,970
Indian Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	130 Maple Ave	Harleysville	19438	Montgomery County	Souderton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 256-8896	731	54	13.5	20.4%	580 (79.3%)	40 (5.5%)	39 (5.3%)	55 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	85.2	103^rd of 873 public middle schools	88.2%		82.1	123^rd of 891 public middle schools	86.2%	20	47.9	56.4	60.1	54.8	61.5	67.3	63.2	64.0	$23,567	$450	$23,118
6th Grade Center	Public	6	349 S 9th St	Quakertown	18951	Bucks County	Quakertown Community School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 529-2000	331	28	11.8	37.5%	231 (69.8%)	7 (2.1%)	52 (15.7%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)								(n/a)	18.2			18.2	39.5			39.5	$23,049	$494	$22,555
Lenape Middle School	Public	7-9	313 W State St	Doylestown	18901	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-2800	779	61	12.7	11.8%	623 (80.0%)	9 (1.2%)	52 (6.7%)	54 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	91.1	65^th of 873 public middle schools	92.6%		84.5	107^th of 891 public middle schools	88.0%	42		66.3	42.9	54.5		76.9	68.7	72.7	$21,833	$406	$21,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Pennridge Central Middle School

What district is Pennridge Central Middle School in?

Pennridge School District

What high school do graduates of Pennridge Central Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pennridge Central Middle School usually go on to attend Pennridge High School

How many students attend Pennridge Central Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Pennridge Central Middle School.

Is Pennridge Central Middle School a good school?

Pennridge Central Middle School ranks 229^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pennridge Central Middle School?

Students at Pennridge Central Middle School are 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

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