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Upper Perkiomen Middle School

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Upper Perkiomen Middle School ranks 176 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 80% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Upper Perkiomen Middle School is a public middle school serving 687 students in grades 6-8 in Pennsburg, PA. The school is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District, which is ranked 89 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Upper Perkiomen Middle School consistently performs above the state average in PSSA Math and English Language Arts assessments across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 49.1% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. In PSSA ELA, the school had 55.5% proficient or better, compared to the state's 48.5%. The school also stands out in its performance for certain student subgroups, ranking 14th out of 421 Pennsylvania middle schools for its African American students and 70th out of 348 schools for its Hispanic students in recent years.

Additionally, Upper Perkiomen Middle School has maintained very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the state average. The school's per-student spending has also steadily increased, rising from $14,657 in 2019-2020 to $25,802 in 2022-2023, likely contributing to its strong academic performance. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Pottsgrove Middle School and Strayer Middle School, Upper Perkiomen Middle School generally outperforms its peers on PSSA assessments, particularly in Math.

672

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,481

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Montgomery Ave
Pennsburg, PA 18073

(267) 313-4800

District: Upper Perkiomen School District

Students who attend Upper Perkiomen Middle School usually attend:

High:

Upper Perkiomen High School

Feeder schools for Upper Perkiomen Middle School:

Elementary:	Hereford Elementary School
	Marlborough Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (52% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg56%

Pennsylvania avg45%

176^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^th of 606Upper Perkiomen 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	74.8	176 of 873	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	214 of 891	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	181 of 893	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	180 of 883	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	188 of 797	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	349 of 891	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	329 of 861	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.6	346 of 877	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.8	304 of 870	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.4	249 of 835	70.2%	★★★★☆
2014	67.4	262 of 728	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.8	208 of 758	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	75.2	199 of 834	76.1%	★★★★☆
2011	70.3	250 of 825	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.5	211 of 805	73.8%	★★★★☆
2009	65.8	283 of 770	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.1	242 of 753	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.5	261 of 749	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.6	224 of 736	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.3	290 of 687	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.6	304 of 663	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	59.2	306 of 643	52.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	94.5	14 of 421	96.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	322 of 643	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	319 of 672	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	366 of 660	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	186 of 835	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	221 of 860	74.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	70 of 348	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	110 of 362	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	81 of 362	77.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	202 of 843	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	249 of 877	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	155 of 874	82.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	164 of 839	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	193 of 870	77.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	34.4	120 of 187	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	202 of 649	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	269 of 673	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	220 of 681	67.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2023)97th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2025)50th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)36th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+7 vs state

Math49%+7 vs state

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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
Upper Perkiomen Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Montgomery Ave	Pennsburg	18073	Montgomery County	Upper Perkiomen School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 313-4800	672	59	11.4	35.0%	553 (82.3%)	20 (3.0%)	56 (8.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.8%)	74.8	176^th of 873 public middle schools	79.8%		73.4	214^th of 891 public middle schools	76.0%	38	50.3	36.2	60.5	49.1	54.9	49.3	62.1	55.5	$24,481	$327	$24,154
Boyertown Area Middle School-East	Public	6-8	2020 Big Rd	Gilbertsville	19525	Montgomery County	Boyertown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 754-9550	841	61	13.9	27.2%	700 (83.2%)	42 (5.0%)	58 (6.9%)	20 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.3%)	86	98^th of 873 public middle schools	88.8%		79.6	142^nd of 891 public middle schools	84.1%	44	65.6	58.1	50.0	57.9	58.1	65.4	62.8	62.1	$17,584	$147	$17,436
Perkiomen Valley Middle School-West	Public	6-8	200 Big Road	Zieglerville	19492	Montgomery County	Perkiomen Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 977-7210	509	48	10.6	28.5%	409 (80.4%)	26 (5.1%)	33 (6.5%)	20 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	79.1	144^th of 873 public middle schools	83.5%		84.1	110^th of 891 public middle schools	87.7%	34	44.4	48.0	34.3	41.9	62.2	65.1	69.0	65.6	$26,287	$652	$25,635
Boyertown Area Middle School-West	Public	6-8	380 S Madison St	Boyertown	19512	Berks County	Boyertown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 369-7471	668	56	12.0	39.8%	568 (85.0%)	20 (3.0%)	50 (7.5%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)	75.6	166^th of 873 public middle schools	81.0%		70.2	250^th of 891 public middle schools	71.9%	84	43.0	49.3	47.0	46.5	53.4	57.9	56.5	56.0	$19,700	$468	$19,231
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
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
Eyer Middle School	Public	6-8	5616 Buckeye Rd	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 965-1600	804	71	11.2	26.5%	589 (73.3%)	22 (2.7%)	109 (13.6%)	45 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	90.1	74^th of 873 public middle schools	91.5%		84.6	106^th of 891 public middle schools	88.1%	32	57.7	55.9	43.3	52.2	77.0	76.6	69.4	74.3	$20,653	$149	$20,504
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Upper Perkiomen Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Upper Perkiomen Middle School?

Students at Upper Perkiomen Middle School are 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Upper Perkiomen Middle School a good school?

Upper Perkiomen Middle School ranks 176^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Upper Perkiomen Middle School attend?

Students who attend Upper Perkiomen Middle School usually go on to attend Upper Perkiomen High School

How many students attend Upper Perkiomen Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended Upper Perkiomen Middle School.

What district is Upper Perkiomen Middle School in?

Upper Perkiomen School District

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