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Perkiomen Valley Ms-West School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
200 Big Road
Zieglerville, PA 19492
Phone
(484) 977-7210
District
Perkiomen Valley SD
County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
507
Classroom Teachers
46

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.2% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Perkiomen Valley Ms-West School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
59%
45%
70%
53%
47%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
61%
43%
74%
53%
47%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
55%
40%
68%
52%
42%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 167 32.9%
Grade 7 180 35.5%
Grade 8 160 31.6%
Total 507 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.9% 82.5% 63.7%
Black 5.5% 5.0% 15.3%
Hispanic 6.5% 6.7% 15.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.9% 5.6% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 28.6% 23.5% 60.5%
Free lunch eligible 26.2% 21.9% 58.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.4% 1.6% 1.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 38,878 12,961,683
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,263.7 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.4% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.4% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.9% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 13.7% 19.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,049 5,235,339
Single Parent Households With Children 6.2% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.1% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 50.0% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 41.8% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.7% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.4% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.3% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.1% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.4% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 5.3% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,295 $64,719,000 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,395 $6,792,000 5.7%
Staff $1,024 $4,983,000 4.2%
General Administration $338 $1,647,000 1.4%
School Administration $856 $4,166,000 3.5%
Operation $1,728 $8,411,000 7.1%
Transportation $998 $4,859,000 4.1%
Other $404 $1,967,000 1.7%
Total Support $6,743 $32,825,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,421 $21,522,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $24,459 $119,066,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,410 $19,314,874,000 46.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,181 $1,999,299,000 4.8%
Staff $719 $1,217,944,000 2.9%
General Administration $516 $873,949,000 2.1%
School Administration $874 $1,479,321,000 3.5%
Operation $1,701 $2,880,130,000 6.9%
Transportation $878 $1,485,755,000 3.5%
Other $795 $1,346,625,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,665 $11,283,023,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,687 $11,320,032,000 27.0%
Total Expenditures $24,762 $41,917,929,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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