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Methacton School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Lower Providence Township and Worcester Township.

Lower Providence Township’s School Grade A better than 88% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
4,581
Schools
7
Spent per student
$24,254
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$68.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Methacton School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the PA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $68.1M, about $14,876 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% of the 688 Pennsylvania school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ALower Providence Township 26,242AWorcester Township 11,191

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lower Providence Township. Grade by grade →

K–43 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8Arcola Intrmd SchThis district
9–12Methacton HSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency51%
State average 36.1% · 2,221 students tested
Reading / language arts70%
State average 55.1% · 2,348 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 87.5% · 364 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,254 per student · 11% above PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 36%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 77%State 21%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,621’20
4,615’21
4,575’22
4,596’23
4,581’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 64%Asian 15%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 6%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools.

Worcester El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Lansdale
A
441 students13:1
Woodland El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Norristown
A−
427 students12:1
Arrowhead El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Collegeville
A−
426 students13:1
Eagleville El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Eagleville
B+
401 students12:1
Skyview Upper El Sch
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Eagleville
B+
695 students13:1
Arcola Intrmd Sch
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Eagleville
B
692 students12:1
Methacton HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Eagleville
A+
1,499 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Perkiomen Valley School DistrictCollegeville, Skippack Township
$21,972per student
Norristown Area School DistrictEast Norriton Township, West Norriton Township
$20,821per student
North Penn School DistrictTowamencin Township, Upper Gwynedd Township
$20,607per student
Phoenixville Area School DistrictSchuylkill Township
$21,096per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania.