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Bensalem Twp High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

4319 Hulmeville Rd

Bensalem PA, 19020, Bucks County

Phone: 215-750-2800

Ranking:

(408 out of 626, bottom 35%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Bensalem Township School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	NA	NA	122		122		121		123		123		117
Total Students:	1,889		1,961		1,945		1,921		1,942		1,946		1,991
Grade 9:	388	20.5%	519	26.5%	507	26.1%	522	27.2%	568	29.2%	522	26.8%	536	26.9%
Grade 10:	538	28.5%	493	25.1%	501	25.8%	513	26.7%	468	24.1%	511	26.3%	508	25.5%
Grade 11:	497	26.3%	465	23.7%	490	25.2%	441	23.0%	439	22.6%	456	23.4%	488	24.5%
Grade 12:	466	24.7%	484	24.7%	447	23.0%	445	23.2%	467	24.0%	457	23.5%	459	23.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	999	52.9%	1,047	53.4%	1,035	53.2%	983	51.2%	981	50.5%	997	51.2%	1,012	50.8%
Female:	890	47.1%	914	46.6%	910	46.8%	938	48.8%	953	49.1%	941	48.4%	975	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%
Asian:	325	17.2%	335	17.1%	327	16.8%	309	16.1%	269	13.9%	267	13.7%	256	12.9%
Hispanic:	197	10.4%	193	9.8%	198	10.2%	189	9.8%	161	8.3%	162	8.3%	153	7.7%
Black:	271	14.3%	282	14.4%	273	14.0%	263	13.7%	265	13.6%	246	12.6%	260	13.1%
White:	1,089	57.6%	1,147	58.5%	1,145	58.9%	1,160	60.4%	1,246	64.2%	1,270	65.3%	1,321	66.3%
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:	5	0.3%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	692	36.6%	684	34.9%	613	31.5%	554	28.8%	491	25.3%	456	23.4%	398	20.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	118	6.2%	108	5.5%	146	7.5%	145	7.5%	158	8.1%	143	7.3%	166	8.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	NA	NA	16.10		15.90		15.84		15.75		15.90		17.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
PSSA
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	36.1%	36.3%	N/A
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	38.1%	37.8%	N/A
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	34.9%	34.5%	N/A
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47.1%	46.6%	N/A
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50%	48.7%	N/A
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.4%	55.2%	N/A
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.3%	57.3%	N/A
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.9%	51.6%	N/A
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	65.6%	62.5%	N/A
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.4%	57.9%	N/A
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46.7%	46.8%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	51.6%	51.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	44.7%	44.4%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.3%	52.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.6%	58.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	58.6%	59.5%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.2%	66.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.1%	62.6%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.5%	64.8%	N/A
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.7%	65.3%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	19.4%	18.9%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	29.6%	29.4%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	24.6%	24.6%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	20.6%	20.8%	N/A
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	19%	20.6%	N/A
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	67.7%	67%	N/A
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	86.7%	85.6%	N/A
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.1%	90.2%	N/A
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.6%	85.9%	N/A
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.2%	83%	N/A
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	81.5%	81.1%	N/A
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	84.6%	82.8%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Bensalem Twp High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.