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How has Bellefonte Area HS changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
850
High
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEFONTE AREA SD·NCES 420324001343
Bellefonte Area High School
830 E Bishop St, Bellefonte, PA 16823 · (814) 355-4833 · Centre County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL850 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
257 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 216 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 206 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 193 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 235 | 28% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Bellefonte Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.2% | 53.6% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Bellefonte Area High School
Bellefonte Area High School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefonte Area High School this school | 850 | 30.2% | 56.0% |
| Blackhawk High School Beaver Falls | 763 | 33.6% | 60.1% |
| Kennard-Dale High School Fawn Grove | 755 | 28.6% | 63.6% |
| Susquehannock High School Glen Rock | 857 | 27.9% | 64.3% |
| Dallas SHS Dallas | 745 | 28.9% | 62.7% |
| Knoch High School Saxonburg | 704 | 33.7% | 48.1% |
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 Bellefonte Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Centre County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #216 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #174 of 626 ▼ 41 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #202 of 626 ▲ 252 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 850 | #224 of 713 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #341 of 601 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #421 of 604 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #527 of 619 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #221 of 221 | N/A |
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
850
-47 (-5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 782
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 850 | 59.6 | 14.3:1 | 30% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 844 | 63.3 | 13.3:1 | 30% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 847 | 60.8 | 13.9:1 | 16% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 897 | 63 | 14.2:1 | 17% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 849 | 64.6 | 13.2:1 | 16% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 63 | 13.4:1 | 26% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 953 | 73 | 13.1:1 | 23% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 913 | 66 | 13.8:1 | 18% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 782 | 57 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellefonte Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (849 to 850); teachers down 8% (64.6 to 59.6).
About Bellefonte Area High School
Bellefonte Area High School, located in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, is a mid-sized high school. Enrollment totals 850 students across grades 9 through 12.
Bellefonte Area SD counts 6 schools and 2,579 students, including Bellefonte Area High School.
Roughly 91% of students at Bellefonte Area High School are White. Enrollment also includes 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bellefonte Area High School scores 17%.
The school had 59.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 1.5 students per teacher. The school reported 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Centre County is similar, at 31%.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Bellefonte Area High School outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Bellefonte Area High School, the prediction is 64.7% and the result is 56.0%.
The school is in Centre County, where median household income comes to about $74,291, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Centre County counts 33 public schools with about 13,674 students.
The closest school to Bellefonte Area High School is Bellefonte Area Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. On proficiency, Bellefonte Area High School is behind the 59.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
NCES assigns Bellefonte Area High School the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 850 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 897.
This page collects posts and questions about Bellefonte Area High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Centre County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,576
Census ACS
Median income
$74,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bellefonte Area SD
- Bellefonte Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Marion-Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Bellefonte Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Benner Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Pleasant Gap Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
Other schools in Bellefonte
- Bellefonte Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Marion-Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Bellefonte Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Benner Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Bellefonte Area Middle School0.0 mi · 591
- Bellefonte Elementary School1.0 mi · 318
- Central PA Institute of Science and Technology2.4 mi · 5
- Benner Elementary School2.9 mi · 252
- Bald Eagle Area MS/SHS3.1 mi · 832
- Wingate Elementary School3.1 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Bellefonte Area High SchoolHow large is Bellefonte Area High School?
Bellefonte Area High School enrolls approximately 850 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bellefonte Area High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bellefonte Area High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bellefonte Area High School have?
Bellefonte Area High School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Bellefonte Area High School?
Student demographics at Bellefonte Area High School are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bellefonte Area High School in?
Bellefonte Area High School is part of Bellefonte Area SD.
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