Pottstown Middle School
600 North Franklin St Pottstown PA, 19464, Montgomery County Phone: 610-970-6665 Ranking:  (1,893 out of 2,311, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8 School District: Pottstown School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 66 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 931 | 674 | 641 | 603 | 617 | 669 | 679 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 225 | 24.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 236 | 25.3% | 240 | 35.6% | 236 | 36.8% | 208 | 34.5% | 211 | 34.2% | 221 | 33.0% | 225 | 33.1% |
| Grade 7: | 240 | 25.8% | 234 | 34.7% | 210 | 32.8% | 199 | 33.0% | 200 | 32.4% | 222 | 33.2% | 231 | 34.0% |
| Grade 8: | 230 | 24.7% | 200 | 29.7% | 195 | 30.4% | 196 | 32.5% | 205 | 33.2% | 226 | 33.8% | 223 | 32.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 484 | 52.0% | 340 | 50.4% | 331 | 51.6% | 315 | 52.2% | 314 | 50.9% | 348 | 52.0% | 347 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 447 | 48.0% | 334 | 49.6% | 310 | 48.4% | 288 | 47.8% | 295 | 47.8% | 313 | 46.8% | 328 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 150 | 16.1% | 99 | 14.7% | 74 | 11.5% | 68 | 11.3% | 66 | 10.7% | 69 | 10.3% | 64 | 9.4% |
| Black: | 352 | 37.8% | 260 | 38.6% | 291 | 45.4% | 263 | 43.6% | 263 | 42.6% | 263 | 39.3% | 272 | 40.1% |
| White: | 337 | 36.2% | 252 | 37.4% | 257 | 40.1% | 262 | 43.4% | 282 | 45.7% | 328 | 49.0% | 336 | 49.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 82 | 8.8% | 56 | 8.3% | 8 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 658 | 70.7% | 452 | 67.1% | 427 | 66.6% | 341 | 56.6% | 331 | 53.6% | 332 | 49.6% | 316 | 46.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 4.9% | 33 | 4.9% | 32 | 5.0% | 73 | 12.1% | 64 | 10.4% | 67 | 10.0% | 69 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.03 | 12.04 | 11.05 | 10.33 | 10.05 | 10.70 | 11.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.6% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 68.9% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 81.5% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 67.7% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 63.7% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.2% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 46.5% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 52.4% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 70.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 60.8% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 52.9% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 43.3% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 48% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.4% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 73.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.4% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60.6% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 50% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.6% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.5% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.1% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 54.5% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 52.1% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 45.2% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 50% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 57.7% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 53.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.2% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.4% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.5% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.6% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.7% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 56.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.2% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.1% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 66.8% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.2% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76.8% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 67.2% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 31.9% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 40.5% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.4% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55.3% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.8% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.5% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.1% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62.4% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.8% | 72.7% |
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* Pottstown Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.