| E. N. Peirce Middle School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 1314 Burke Road, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary School |
| Established | 1960's |
| Principal | Mr. Jeffery Ulmer |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Number of students | 1047 |
| School Color(s) | Blue & White |
| Mascot | Charger |
| Website | [1] |
Peirce Middle School, founded as West Chester North Junior High School and now officially known as E. N. Peirce Middle School, is one of 3 middle schools in the West Chester Area School District, Pennsylvania. Five elementary schools feed into Peirce Middle School, East Bradford Elementary, 70% of Hillsdale Elementary, 65% of Fern Hill Elementary, and Mary C. Howse Elementary. The mascot is the Charger, and the school colors are blue and white. Graduates of Peirce Middle School go on to Henderson High School
The school is divided into several pods, or sections. There is A Pod, for sixth graders, B Pod, for the seventh graders, and C Pod, for eighth graders. Also, there are pods used for Unified Arts and other classes. In each pod, there is a computer lab, in addition to the one already in the media center.
The school week is divided into a 6-Day rotation format. The extra days simply rotate into the subsequent week. For example, if the school year started on a Monday, it would be Day 1, with Friday being Day 5. The following Monday would be Day 6, the Tuesday Day 1, etc.
Each student is required to take health, art, family and consumer sciences (FCSC), gym, and a music class. For music class, students have the option of taking orchestra, chorus, band, or general music. Language options start in seventh grade. Students have a choice of French and Spanish in seventh grade. In eighth drade, Latin, German, and Italian are added to these choices.
Lunch times vary for each grade. sixth grade students have lunch 4th period. Students in the seventh grade have lunch 5th period and students in eighth grade has lunch 6th.