The top reported proficiency rate is 81% in Science. The lowest is 56% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade Center
Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade Center serves fourth and fifth graders from East Greenville and surrounding communities in the Upper Perkiomen School District. The school is housed in a building that has sat at Fifth and Jefferson Streets in the heart of East Greenville since the mid-twentieth century, anchoring the civic life of this small, walkable borough along Route 29 in northwestern Montgomery County.
The school's academic profile shows uneven but generally sound performance across the tested subjects. In mathematics, proficiency was solidly above the middle of the range when compared against other Montgomery County districts. English language arts proficiency, however, ran notably lower, with well under two-thirds of tested students meeting proficiency. Science, where data are from an earlier year, showed stronger performance. Taken together, the overall proficiency index places the school above the midpoint among its county peers, meaning the blend of results sits in the upper half of Montgomery County schools, though parents may want to examine where their child's strengths lie—whether math confidence or reading skills—to understand fit.
The student body is predominantly white and draws substantially from the local area. A meaningful share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting economic diversity within the school's catchment. The enrollment is moderate for an upper-elementary building serving two grades. Data on special education and English learner populations were not available.
Parents considering this school should be aware that Upper Perkiomen School District has enacted annual property tax increases in recent years, including for the 2025-26 budget and prior cycles, which directly affect the cost of homeownership in the district's towns. The district has also approved a new comprehensive plan for 2025-2028 that will shape curriculum and instruction going forward. The specific details of that plan and how they play out in elementary instruction would be worth exploring directly with the school or district.
The 4th and 5th Grade Center sits in a location with genuine character. East Greenville itself is a compact, historically industrial borough now defined by its small-town feel, walkable downtown, and long-standing anchor employers like MillerKnoll furniture. The school sits in the civic center of the borough, which may appeal to families who value walkable, established communities. The surrounding Upper Perkiomen Valley—including Pennsburg, Red Hill, Green Lane, and Hereford—is seeing modest new housing development, though transportation is car-dependent; there is no fixed-route public transit. Home values in the area have been stable with modest annual growth.
This is an elementary school serving a regional district from a small-town building. Its academic performance is respectable relative to county peers, particularly in math and science. Whether it is right depends partly on where your child sits on the reading-to-math spectrum and whether you value the small-town, walkable setting that East Greenville offers.
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