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Does Avon Grove HS have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
1,744
High
DISTRICT 1,218 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVON GROVE SD·NCES 420279001367
Avon Grove High School
10 Waltman Way, West Grove, PA 19390 · (610) 869-2446 · Chester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,744 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest 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
17.1:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
591 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 417 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 448 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 431 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 448 | 26% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 Avon Grove SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
81.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.6% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 76.8% | 61.2% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Avon Grove High School
Avon Grove High School's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Grove High School this school | 1,744 | 33.9% | 69.7% |
| Exeter Twp SHS Reading | 1,312 | 39.8% | 61.3% |
| Cedar Crest High School Lebanon | 1,676 | 43.5% | 59.8% |
| Phoenixville Area High School Phoenixville | 1,194 | 36.7% | 58.1% |
| Hempfield SHS Landisville | 2,281 | 40.6% | 71.8% |
| Wilson High School West Lawn | 2,133 | 42.4% | 56.7% |
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 Avon Grove High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #71 of 576 | #7 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #79 of 626 ▲ 5 | #7 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #54 of 626 ▲ 56 | #4 of 17 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,744 | #52 of 713 | #4 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #528 of 601 | #17 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #157 of 604 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #509 of 619 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #200 of 221 | #9 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
1,744
+23 (+1%) vs 2020
+133% since 1990-91, when it was 747
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 1,744 | 102 | 17.1:1 | 34% (591) |
| 2023-24 | 1,761 | 104.2 | 16.9:1 | 34% (591) |
| 2022-23 | 1,747 | 106.3 | 16.4:1 | 24% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 1,721 | 105 | 16.4:1 | 20% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 1,724 | 105.3 | 16.4:1 | 17% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 1,811 | 107 | 16.9:1 | 21% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 1,837 | 113 | 16.3:1 | 17% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 1,335 | 78 | 17.1:1 | 8% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 747 | 65 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avon Grove High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,724 to 1,744); teachers down 3% (105.3 to 102).
About Avon Grove High School
Avon Grove High School is a large high school in West Grove, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Avon Grove SD. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 1,744 students. High schools in Pennsylvania have about 738 students on average; enrollment here is 136% higher.
Avon Grove SD counts 4 schools and 4,871 students, including Avon Grove High School.
More than half of the students at Avon Grove High School are White (66%). The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Chester County's population at about 77%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Avon Grove High School scores 49%.
There are about 17.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Avon Grove High School, which has 102. By comparison, the average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Avon Grove High School is about 34%.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Avon Grove High School outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Avon Grove High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (69.7%) and its predicted rate (63.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Chester County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $127,208, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Chester County's 111 public schools enroll about 83,468 students and include Avon Grove High School.
Avon Grove High School's closest public school neighbor is Chester County Technical College High School - Pennocks, about 1.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Avon Grove High School holds 5 other public schools. Local comparison: Avon Grove High School ranks 1st of 6 nearby schools, at 69.7% versus a 56.2% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Avon Grove High School had 1,721 students in 2020-21 and 1,744 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
The discussion board for Avon Grove High School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avon Grove SD
- Avon Grove Intrmd SchoolElementary · 1,436 students
- Avon Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,131 students
- Penn London Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
Other schools in West Grove
- Avon Grove CSCombined · 1,897 students
- Avon Grove Intrmd SchoolElementary · 1,436 students
- Avon Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,131 students
- Penn London Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Chester County Technical College High School - PennocksHigh · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Chester County Technical College High School - Pennocks1.5 mi · 18
- Penn London Elementary School1.8 mi · 560
- Avon Grove Intrmd School2.0 mi · 1,436
- Avon Grove Middle School2.6 mi · 1,131
- Avon Grove CS3.2 mi · 1,897
- Elk Ridge School6.0 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Avon Grove High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Avon Grove High School?
Avon Grove High School enrolls approximately 1,744 students in grades 09-12.
Is Avon Grove High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Avon Grove High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Avon Grove High School have?
Avon Grove High School employs 102 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Avon Grove High School?
At Avon Grove High School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Avon Grove High School?
Avon Grove High School is overseen by Avon Grove SD in Chester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.