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Penncrest High School
134 Barren Rd Media PA, 19063, Delaware County Phone: 610-627-6201 Ranking:  (44 out of 626, top 7%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Rose Tree Media 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: | 98 | 100 | 104 | 104 | 100 | 101 | 98 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,265 | 1,300 | 1,340 | 1,293 | 1,345 | 1,357 | 1,353 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 299 | 23.6% | 302 | 23.2% | 333 | 24.9% | 320 | 24.7% | 336 | 25.0% | 323 | 23.8% | 315 | 23.3% |
| Grade 10: | 302 | 23.9% | 330 | 25.4% | 324 | 24.2% | 340 | 26.3% | 330 | 24.5% | 312 | 23.0% | 367 | 27.1% |
| Grade 11: | 335 | 26.5% | 320 | 24.6% | 348 | 26.0% | 318 | 24.6% | 310 | 23.0% | 364 | 26.8% | 358 | 26.5% |
| Grade 12: | 329 | 26.0% | 348 | 26.8% | 335 | 25.0% | 315 | 24.4% | 369 | 27.4% | 358 | 26.4% | 313 | 23.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 670 | 53.0% | 674 | 51.8% | 687 | 51.3% | 664 | 51.4% | 694 | 51.6% | 707 | 52.1% | 734 | 54.2% |
| Female: | 595 | 47.0% | 626 | 48.2% | 653 | 48.7% | 629 | 48.6% | 643 | 47.8% | 642 | 47.3% | 615 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 55 | 4.3% | 56 | 4.3% | 71 | 5.3% | 58 | 4.5% | 72 | 5.4% | 71 | 5.2% | 58 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 1.4% | 12 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.7% | 13 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 86 | 6.8% | 94 | 7.2% | 102 | 7.6% | 101 | 7.8% | 112 | 8.3% | 106 | 7.8% | 104 | 7.7% |
| White: | 1,088 | 86.0% | 1,132 | 87.1% | 1,146 | 85.5% | 1,119 | 86.5% | 1,150 | 85.5% | 1,166 | 85.9% | 1,173 | 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: | 16 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 147 | 11.6% | 118 | 9.1% | 104 | 7.8% | 88 | 6.8% | 76 | 5.7% | 66 | 4.9% | 67 | 5.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 2.2% | 40 | 3.1% | 37 | 2.8% | 43 | 3.3% | 44 | 3.3% | 33 | 2.4% | 29 | 2.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.97 | 12.97 | 12.87 | 12.44 | 13.44 | 13.50 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.2% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.3% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70.6% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.1% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.1% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.5% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.5% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78.3% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81.7% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.7% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.2% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 56.1% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.4% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 65.9% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 94.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 94.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.2% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.3% | 82.9% |
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* Penncrest High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.