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Pottstown School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 902 students in Pottstown School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Pottstown School District have an average math proficiency score of 6% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 73% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
6 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
3,205 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
245 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Pottstown School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 78% has increased from 65-69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#577 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
57%
Graduation Rate
78%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.73
0.65
# American Indian Students
16 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
20 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
726 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
23%
17%
# Black Students
1,122 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
35%
20%
# White Students
937 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
29%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
384 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
12%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
127
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
245
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
259
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
237
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
239
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
275
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
215
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
228
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
238
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
221
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
227
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
253
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
204
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
237
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,474 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,631 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$72 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$63 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,474
$23,696
Spending / Student
$19,631
$23,119
Best Pottstown School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pottstown Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
600 N Franklin St
Pottstown, PA 19464
(610) 970-6665
Pottstown, PA 19464
(610) 970-6665
Grades: 5-8
| 902 students
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