Pennsbury High School
705 Hood Blvd Fairless Hills PA, 19030, Bucks County Phone: 215-949-6700 Ranking:  (172 out of 626, top 27%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Pennsbury 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: | 219 | 220 | 221 | 228 | 228 | 219 | 218 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 3,174 | 3,241 | 3,221 | 3,334 | 3,369 | 3,423 | 3,591 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 820 | 25.8% | 822 | 25.4% | 790 | 24.5% | 866 | 26.0% | 862 | 25.6% | 814 | 23.8% | 871 | 24.3% |
| Grade 10: | 791 | 24.9% | 791 | 24.4% | 832 | 25.8% | 840 | 25.2% | 813 | 24.1% | 855 | 25.0% | 910 | 25.3% |
| Grade 11: | 768 | 24.2% | 809 | 25.0% | 840 | 26.1% | 800 | 24.0% | 864 | 25.6% | 874 | 25.5% | 926 | 25.8% |
| Grade 12: | 795 | 25.0% | 819 | 25.3% | 759 | 23.6% | 828 | 24.8% | 830 | 24.6% | 880 | 25.7% | 884 | 24.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,564 | 49.3% | 1,605 | 49.5% | 1,577 | 49.0% | 1,621 | 48.6% | 1,673 | 49.7% | 1,679 | 49.1% | 1,781 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 1,610 | 50.7% | 1,636 | 50.5% | 1,644 | 51.0% | 1,713 | 51.4% | 1,678 | 49.8% | 1,731 | 50.6% | 1,806 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 210 | 6.6% | 217 | 6.7% | 230 | 7.1% | 224 | 6.7% | 205 | 6.1% | 202 | 5.9% | 187 | 5.2% |
| Hispanic: | 123 | 3.9% | 122 | 3.8% | 109 | 3.4% | 123 | 3.7% | 128 | 3.8% | 119 | 3.5% | 113 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 235 | 7.4% | 236 | 7.3% | 241 | 7.5% | 242 | 7.3% | 241 | 7.2% | 232 | 6.8% | 227 | 6.3% |
| White: | 2,556 | 80.5% | 2,620 | 80.8% | 2,610 | 81.0% | 2,718 | 81.5% | 2,780 | 82.5% | 2,861 | 83.6% | 3,056 | 85.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 46 | 1.4% | 41 | 1.3% | 29 | 0.9% | 19 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 420 | 13.2% | 360 | 11.1% | 322 | 10.0% | 290 | 8.7% | 276 | 8.2% | 269 | 7.9% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 2.9% | 99 | 3.1% | 130 | 4.0% | 102 | 3.1% | 115 | 3.4% | 150 | 4.4% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.52 | 14.71 | 14.55 | 14.60 | 14.78 | 15.60 | 16.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.1% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.3% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.4% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.7% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.4% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 70.1% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 70.8% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 68.2% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.3% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.4% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.6% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 77.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81.5% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 81.4% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 39.5% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 40.3% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 40.4% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 45.9% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 88.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 91.9% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 87.7% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 89.7% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.1% | 82.9% |
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* Pennsbury High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.