Brownsville Area High School
One Falcon Dr
Brownsville PA, 15417, Fayette County
Phone: 724-785-8200
Ranking: 
(441 out of 626, bottom 30%)*
(441 out of 626, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Brownsville Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 36 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 519 | 573 | 440 | 572 | 600 | 572 | 600 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 154 | 29.7% | 161 | 28.1% | 13 | 3.0% | 173 | 30.2% | 201 | 33.5% | 164 | 28.7% | 184 | 30.7% |
| Grade 10: | 130 | 25.0% | 142 | 24.8% | 150 | 34.1% | 174 | 30.4% | 140 | 23.3% | 139 | 24.3% | 140 | 23.3% |
| Grade 11: | 135 | 26.0% | 124 | 21.6% | 165 | 37.5% | 118 | 20.6% | 137 | 22.8% | 135 | 23.6% | 148 | 24.7% |
| Grade 12: | 100 | 19.3% | 146 | 25.5% | 112 | 25.5% | 103 | 18.0% | 120 | 20.0% | 134 | 23.4% | 128 | 21.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 256 | 49.3% | 261 | 45.5% | 200 | 45.5% | 274 | 47.9% | 293 | 48.8% | 284 | 49.7% | 288 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 263 | 50.7% | 312 | 54.5% | 240 | 54.5% | 298 | 52.1% | 294 | 49.0% | 277 | 48.4% | 306 | 51.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 73 | 14.1% | 73 | 12.7% | 56 | 12.7% | 76 | 13.3% | 85 | 14.2% | 77 | 13.5% | 76 | 12.7% |
| White: | 445 | 85.7% | 499 | 87.1% | 382 | 86.8% | 493 | 86.2% | 507 | 84.5% | 487 | 85.1% | 520 | 86.7% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 262 | 50.5% | 282 | 49.2% | 203 | 46.1% | 294 | 51.4% | 278 | 46.3% | 304 | 53.1% | 225 | 37.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 7.7% | 40 | 7.0% | 34 | 7.7% | 44 | 7.7% | 53 | 8.8% | 36 | 6.3% | 38 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.50 | 14.84 | 11.92 | 15.09 | 15.50 | 13.20 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 28.4% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 32% | 31.5% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 31.5% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 44.6% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 26% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 43.2% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 68.1% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 58.3% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 35.1% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 49.6% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 55.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 61.9% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 56.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 69.9% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 27.3% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 30.1% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 28.7% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 36.3% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 24.2% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 34.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.5% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 82.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 87.6% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.9% |
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* Brownsville Area 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.