Pottstown Shs High School
750 North Washington St Pottstown PA, 19464, Montgomery County Phone: 610-970-6700 Ranking:  (532 out of 626, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Pottstown 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: | 59 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 63 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 770 | 760 | 779 | 826 | 809 | 840 | 865 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 224 | 29.1% | 198 | 26.1% | 210 | 27.0% | 241 | 29.2% | 279 | 34.5% | 271 | 32.3% | 299 | 34.6% |
| Grade 10: | 187 | 24.3% | 195 | 25.7% | 203 | 26.1% | 230 | 27.8% | 203 | 25.1% | 235 | 28.0% | 195 | 22.5% |
| Grade 11: | 187 | 24.3% | 169 | 22.2% | 201 | 25.8% | 182 | 22.0% | 162 | 20.0% | 165 | 19.6% | 183 | 21.2% |
| Grade 12: | 172 | 22.3% | 198 | 26.1% | 165 | 21.2% | 173 | 20.9% | 165 | 20.4% | 169 | 20.1% | 188 | 21.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 409 | 53.1% | 403 | 53.0% | 399 | 51.2% | 420 | 50.8% | 404 | 49.9% | 408 | 48.6% | 443 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 361 | 46.9% | 357 | 47.0% | 380 | 48.8% | 406 | 49.2% | 397 | 49.1% | 424 | 50.5% | 418 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 111 | 14.4% | 85 | 11.2% | 75 | 9.6% | 77 | 9.3% | 68 | 8.4% | 72 | 8.6% | 67 | 7.7% |
| Black: | 272 | 35.3% | 249 | 32.8% | 301 | 38.6% | 329 | 39.8% | 315 | 38.9% | 350 | 41.7% | 333 | 38.5% |
| White: | 319 | 41.4% | 359 | 47.2% | 392 | 50.3% | 412 | 49.9% | 418 | 51.7% | 410 | 48.8% | 459 | 53.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 61 | 7.9% | 60 | 7.9% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 473 | 61.4% | 391 | 51.4% | 403 | 51.7% | 373 | 45.2% | 340 | 42.0% | 332 | 39.5% | 322 | 37.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 7.0% | 40 | 5.3% | 43 | 5.5% | 93 | 11.3% | 83 | 10.3% | 79 | 9.4% | 83 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.11 | 12.72 | 12.82 | 13.69 | 12.77 | 13.10 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 41.9% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 32.6% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 34.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39% | 38.6% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.7% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 37.1% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 43.9% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 52.8% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 46.1% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54.9% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 48.7% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 50.7% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 58.4% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 57.9% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.7% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 62.3% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.4% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.2% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.4% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.7% | 17.3% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 20.4% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 19.6% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 20.1% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 23.7% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 81.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.7% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 70.7% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 75.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.4% | 82.9% |
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* Pottstown Shs High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.