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Daniel Boone Area High School
501 Chestnut St
Birdsboro PA, 19508, Berks County
Phone: 610-582-6100
Ranking: 
(386 out of 648, bottom 40%)*
(386 out of 648, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Daniel Boone Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 60 | 65 | 56 | |||
| Total Students: | 1,251 | 1,210 | 1,184 | |||
| Grade 9: | 309 | 24.7% | 318 | 26.3% | 306 | 25.8% |
| Grade 10: | 324 | 25.9% | 302 | 25.0% | 313 | 26.4% |
| Grade 11: | 312 | 24.9% | 302 | 25.0% | 288 | 24.3% |
| Grade 12: | 306 | 24.5% | 288 | 23.8% | 277 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 669 | 53.5% | 627 | 51.8% | 617 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 574 | 45.9% | 575 | 47.5% | 563 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 26 | 2.1% | 24 | 2.0% | 21 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 2.2% | 28 | 2.3% | 25 | 2.1% |
| Black | 57 | 4.6% | 59 | 4.9% | 43 | 3.6% |
| White: | 1,137 | 90.9% | 1,097 | 90.7% | 1,093 | 92.3% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 125 | 10.0% | 104 | 8.6% | 84 | 7.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 4.1% | 52 | 4.3% | 53 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.80 | 18.60 | 21.30 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 43.9% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 51.1% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.6% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.7% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 54.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.4% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.4% | 60.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.3% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 69.2% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.7% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.5% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 37.4% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 37.4% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 35.9% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 39.2% | 40.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72.5% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.9% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 84.7% |
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* Daniel Boone 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.