Stewart Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Norristown, Pennsylvania
Stewart Middle School in Norristown, Pennsylvania enrolled 695 students in 2024-25 with 51.5 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 7% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
798 students in 2022-23, 727 students in 2023-24, 695 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.8 to 51.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 798 | 45.8 | 17.4 |
| 2023-24 | 727 | 49.5 | 14.7 |
| 2024-25 | 695 | 51.5 | 13.5 |
13.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools
Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 398 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Stewart Middle School enrolled 795 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 275 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 398 of the 795 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions275
- Chronically absent37.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.4% of students were Hispanic, 26.3% Black, 8.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic58.4%
- Black26.3%
- Two or more races8.8%
- White5.6%
- Asian0.6%
- American Indian0.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Stewart Middle School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 7% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20‑24% | 30% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 7% | 15% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Norristown
3 public middle schools in Norristown report 2024-25 enrollment; Stewart Middle School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Norriton Middle School | 836 | 13.6 | 100.0% |
| Eisenhower Middle School | 781 | 11.7 | 100.0% |
| Stewart Middle School | 695 | 13.5 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Stewart Middle School
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 781 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Upper Merion Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 1,348 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Stewart Middle School with Eisenhower Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Norristown Area SD spends per student$18,785 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,785
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaStewart Middle School is the number 171 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#171 of 513
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.13.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Stewart Middle School
How many students attend Stewart Middle School?
695 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 798 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Norristown, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Stewart Middle School?
13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Stewart Middle School a Title I school?
Stewart Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Stewart Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Stewart Middle School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 7% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Stewart Middle School in?
Norristown Area SD, NCES district ID 4216980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421698003320 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.