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What's something Ambridge Area HS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
705
High
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMBRIDGE AREA SD·NCES 420244006555
Ambridge Area High School
909 Duss Avenue, Ambridge, PA 15003 · (724) 266-2833 · Beaver County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
693 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 178 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 162 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 187 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 178 | 25% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ambridge Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
27.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 18.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ambridge Area High School
Ambridge Area High School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambridge Area High School this school | 705 | 98.3% | 34.1% |
| Uniontown Area SHS Uniontown | 716 | 98.6% | 45.1% |
| Meadville Area SHS Meadville | 708 | 99.6% | 53.0% |
| Iroquois JSHS Erie | 560 | 97.9% | 47.6% |
| Belle Vernon Area High School Belle Vernon | 735 | 99.6% | 52.3% |
| Oil City SHS Oil City | 611 | 100.0% | 46.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ambridge Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #469 of 576 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #437 of 626 ▲ 68 | #12 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #463 of 626 ▼ 71 | #13 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #272 of 713 | #3 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #585 of 601 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #239 of 604 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #177 of 619 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #206 of 373 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
705
-23 (-3%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,088
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 705 | 31.8 | 22.2:1 | 98% (693) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 36 | 19.3:1 | 100% (693) |
| 2022-23 | 733 | 38 | 19.3:1 | 92% (676) |
| 2020-21 | 728 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 85% (621) |
| 2017-18 | 773 | 52.2 | 14.8:1 | 41% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 784 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 33% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | 44 | 18.2:1 | 39% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 1,045 | 62 | 16.9:1 | 16% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 1,088 | 65 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ambridge Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (773 to 705); teachers down 39% (52.2 to 31.8).
About Ambridge Area High School
Ambridge Area High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. It had 705 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12.
Ambridge Area SD is the district for Ambridge Area High School. It has 5 schools and 2,186 students.
White students are 77% of those enrolled at Ambridge Area High School. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Black and 6% multiracial. In Beaver County overall, about 87% of residents are White. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at Ambridge Area High School are from different groups.
There are 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.2:1. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania, 12.8:1, is lower. Of all students at Ambridge Area High School, 98% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 55% for public schools in Beaver County.
Ambridge Area High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Ambridge Area High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.1% is 1.3 points below the 35.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Beaver County show that the median household earns about $71,089 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Beaver County has 52 public schools with about 31,222 students, including Ambridge Area High School.
The closest school to Ambridge Area High School is Highland Elementary School, located about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ambridge Area High School. On proficiency, Ambridge Area High School is behind the 46.1% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 728 students in 2020-21 to 705 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.2:1 to 22.2:1.
This page is set up for the Ambridge Area High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Beaver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,324
Census ACS
Median income
$71,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ambridge Area SD
- Ambridge Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Economy Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- State Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Elementary School0.6 mi · 284
- Hopewell SHS1.4 mi · 614
- Margaret Ross Elementary School1.8 mi · 185
- Hopewell Junior High School1.9 mi · 657
- Aliquippa JSHS2.1 mi · 493
- Quaker Valley High School2.5 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Ambridge Area High SchoolHow many students attend Ambridge Area High School?
Ambridge Area High School enrolls approximately 705 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ambridge Area High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ambridge Area High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ambridge Area High School have?
Ambridge Area High School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
How diverse is Ambridge Area High School?
Ambridge Area High School reports a student body of 77% White, 1% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ambridge Area High School public or private?
Ambridge Area High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ambridge Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.