Best Public Schools in Norristown, PA

Summary:

The Norristown, Pennsylvania area is home to 13 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools, all part of the Norristown Area School District, except for Woodland Elementary School which is part of the Methacton School District.

The data reveals a stark contrast in academic performance between Woodland Elementary, which is ranked 308 out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools and has strong test scores, and the schools in the Norristown Area School District, which generally perform well below state averages. Most Norristown Area schools have very high rates of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating they serve a predominantly disadvantaged student population. However, Paul V Fly Elementary School stands out by outperforming the district and state in math and ELA proficiency despite having 100% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch.

The data highlights significant challenges and disparities in the local education system, with the Norristown Area School District struggling to provide high-quality education to its students. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, equity-focused approach that considers the broader community context. The stark differences between schools underscore the importance of looking beyond individual metrics and understanding the systemic factors shaping educational outcomes in the Norristown area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	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
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-4	2700 Woodland Ave	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Methacton School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 489-5000	428	34	12.7	17.1%	216 (50.5%)	23 (5.4%)	43 (10.0%)	126 (29.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	78.9	308^th of 1534 public elementary schools	79.9%		84.4	216^th of 1534 public elementary schools	85.9%	92				75.1	66.3					70.6	86.3		86.3	71.6	62.8					67.3	$25,734	$801	$24,934
Whitehall Elementary School	Public	K-4	399 N Whitehall Rd	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 630-6000	486	37	13.2	100.0%	40 (8.2%)	134 (27.6%)	273 (56.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	18.6	1242^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	19.0%		9.3	1356^th of 1534 public elementary schools	11.6%	114				29.8	22.3					26.0	63.0		63.0	31.7	22.5					27.2	$22,093	$2,480	$19,613
Cole Manor Elementary School	Public	K-4	2350 Springview Rd	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 275-5525	386	27	14.2	100.0%	37 (9.6%)	131 (33.9%)	169 (43.8%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.6%)	33.6	1094^th of 1534 public elementary schools	28.7%		23.6	1187^th of 1534 public elementary schools	22.6%	93				46.8	32.3					38.9	66.3		66.3	44.5	35.5					39.7	$22,109	$1,253	$20,857
East Norriton Middle School	Public	5-8	330 Roland Dr	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 275-6520	864	59	14.6	100.0%	160 (18.5%)	238 (27.5%)	368 (42.6%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (10.2%)	30.5	618^th of 893 public middle schools	30.8%		34.1	587^th of 883 public middle schools	33.5%	31						32.3	24.6	20.1	26.8	25.9		38.9	38.9			36.5	33.9	36.3	27.7	33.8	$18,619	$829	$17,790
Hancock Elementary School	Public	1-4	Arch & Summit Streets	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 275-5522	332	23	14.4	100.0%	37 (11.1%)	135 (40.7%)	122 (36.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.8%)	23.2	1187^th of 1534 public elementary schools	22.6%		25.6	1158^th of 1534 public elementary schools	24.5%	29				25.4	18.8					22.3	63.2		63.2	32.5	46.3					39.0	$21,378	$2,087	$19,291
Blockson Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 W Marshall St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 275-6870	798	46	17.4	100.0%	43 (5.4%)	236 (29.6%)	454 (56.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.5%)	10.1	797^th of 893 public middle schools	10.8%		12.2	756^th of 883 public middle schools	14.4%	41						15.3	5.2	5.3	3.4	7.4		27.6	27.6			25.6	16.0	27.5	19.4	22.2	$18,397	$1,692	$16,705
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	5-8	1601 Markley St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 277-8720	812	57	14.2	100.0%	55 (6.8%)	252 (31.0%)	437 (53.8%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.0%)	20.5	683^rd of 893 public middle schools	23.5%		21.8	658^th of 883 public middle schools	25.5%	25						17.8	10.3	10.8	17.9	14.1		37.5	37.5			31.4	25.9	22.3	36.7	29.1	$17,601	$1,080	$16,521
Marshall Street Elementary School	Public	K-4	1525 W Marshall St	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 630-8550	581	42	13.7	99.8%	63 (10.8%)	175 (30.1%)	263 (45.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (12.2%)	30.7	1122^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	26.9%		27.8	1136^th of 1534 public elementary schools	25.9%	14				36.3	34.4					35.3	70.6		70.6	34.7	37.9					36.3	$20,359	$1,952	$18,407
Davenport Elementary School	Public	1-4	1 E Oak St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 275-1077	377	29	13.1	100.0%	10 (2.7%)	92 (24.4%)	253 (67.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	24.2	1177^th of 1534 public elementary schools	23.3%		14.8	1272^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	17.1%	95				40.8	26.7					33.8	69.3		69.3	29.0	22.3					25.7	$22,412	$1,504	$20,909
Paul V Fly Elementary School	Public	K-4	2920 Potshop Rd	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 630-0380	452	32	13.9	100.0%	98 (21.7%)	118 (26.1%)	157 (34.7%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.8%)	45.7	939^th of 1534 public elementary schools	38.8%		40.2	1024^th of 1534 public elementary schools	33.2%	85				56.1	45.7					51.3	62.9		62.9	51.9	42.9					47.6	$22,212	$2,289	$19,923
Norristown Area High School	Public	9-12	1900 Eagle Dr	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 630-5090	2,309	120	19.2	83.1%	288 (12.5%)	678 (29.4%)	1,169 (50.6%)	26 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	145 (6.3%)	16.3	571^st of 674 public high schools	15.3%		17.8	537^th of 634 public high schools	15.3%	34	18.1	18.1	41.1																		$18,862	$1,706	$17,156
Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area High School	Public	9-12	1161 Markley St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 275-9720	141	10	14.2	96.5%	18 (12.8%)	72 (51.1%)	33 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.8%)	4.3	649^th of 674 public high schools	3.7%					(n/a)	4.3	0.0	19.0																		$23,601	$2,692	$20,909
Ray S. Musselman Learning Center	Public	K	1020 Sandy Street	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 270-2140	247	23	10.7	100.0%	17 (6.9%)	87 (35.2%)	121 (49.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)								(n/a)																					$23,667	$5,634	$18,033

Cities Near Norristown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plymouth Meeting	1.8 mi	5	31^st
Bridgeport	2.12 mi	1	503^rd
King of Prussia	2.64 mi	7	504^th
Blue Bell	3.1 mi	2	24^th
Conshohocken	3.79 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.