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Avon Grove HS
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Avon Grove HS
Avon Grove HS is a high school of well-populated scale in West Grove, Pennsylvania, operated by Avon Grove SD, instructing 1,744 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Avon Grove HS sits 136% above that benchmark.
Avon Grove SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 4,871 students; Avon Grove HS is among them.
On the student-mix side, Avon Grove HS lists that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder reads as 27% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Avon Grove HS lists 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Avon Grove HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.1%; this one delivers 69.7%.
Around the school, Chester County reports that median household income runs about $127,208, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Chester County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students), of which Avon Grove HS is one.
Nearest neighbor: Chester County Technical College High School - Pennocks, around 1.5 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Avon Grove HS at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 56.2%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. Avon Grove HS's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,724 (now 1,744). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 19% to 27%.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Avon Grove HS typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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Related schools
- Avon Grove Intrmd SchElementary · 1,436 students
- Avon Grove MSMiddle · 1,131 students
- Penn London El SchElementary · 560 students
- Avon Grove CSCombined · 1,897 students
- Avon Grove Intrmd SchElementary · 1,436 students
- Avon Grove MSMiddle · 1,131 students
- Penn London El SchElementary · 560 students
- Chester County Technical College High School - PennocksHigh · 18 students
- Chester County Technical College High School - Pennocks1.5 mi · 18
- Penn London El Sch1.8 mi · 560
- Avon Grove Intrmd Sch2.0 mi · 1,436
- Avon Grove MS2.6 mi · 1,131
- Avon Grove CS3.2 mi · 1,897
- Elk Ridge School6.0 mi · 413