Enrollment
359
High
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTWORTH SD·NCES 420336004188
Bentworth SHS
75 Bearcat Dr, Bentleyville, PA 15314 · (724) 239-5911 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
5.4:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
354 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 89 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 96 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 90 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 84 | 23% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Bentworth SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -18.4pp since 2023
Math
42.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 47.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Bentworth SHS
Bentworth SHS's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentworth SHS this school | 359 | 98.6% | 53.7% |
| Apollo-Ridge High School Spring Church | 327 | 98.2% | 54.8% |
| Windber Area High School Windber | 337 | 95.5% | 61.9% |
| Curwensville Area JSHS Curwensville | 429 | 99.3% | 50.3% |
| Springdale JSHS Springdale | 421 | 99.5% | 45.6% |
| Eisenhower MS/HS Russell | 425 | 97.9% | 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 Bentworth SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #246 of 576 | #5 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #272 of 626 ▼ 71 | #4 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #373 of 626 ▼ 213 | #10 of 14 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #517 of 713 | #12 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.4:1 | #1 of 601 | #1 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #466 of 604 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #161 of 619 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #170 of 221 | #4 of 7 |
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
359
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
5.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 359 | 67 | 5.4:1 | 99% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 63.5 | 5.6:1 | 100% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 54.1 | 6.4:1 | 74% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 33% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 28.7 | 12.2:1 | 30% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 39% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 28% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 10% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 32 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bentworth SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (349 to 359); teachers up 134% (28.7 to 67).
About Bentworth SHS
Bentworth SHS is classified as a high school. It is located in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania. The school serves 359 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students.
The district, Bentworth SD, has 1,060 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Bentworth SHS enrolls a student body that is 93% White. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial. For comparison, Washington County is about 90% White. Bentworth SHS has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 67 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 5.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Bentworth SHS is 99%. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is 49%.
Bentworth SHS is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 76% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 35.3% for Bentworth SHS, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 53.7%. The 18.4-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Federal survey data for Washington County show that median household income is about $78,958, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bentworth SHS is among the 56 public schools in Washington County.
Bentworth El Center is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Bentworth SHS ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 358 to 359. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 5.4:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Bentworth SHS. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,042
Census ACS
Median income
$78,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
26,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bentworth SD
- Bentworth El CenterElementary · 413 students
- Bentworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 288 students
Other schools in Bentleyville
- Bentworth El CenterElementary · 413 students
- Bentworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Bentworth El Center0.1 mi · 413
- Bentworth Middle School0.5 mi · 288
- Charleroi Area El Center5.6 mi · 621
- Charleroi Area Middle School5.6 mi · 299
- Ringgold SHS5.7 mi · 810
- Ringgold Middle School5.7 mi · 738
Frequently asked questions
About Bentworth SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Bentworth SHS?
Bentworth SHS enrolls approximately 359 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bentworth SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bentworth SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bentworth SHS have?
Bentworth SHS employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bentworth SHS?
At Bentworth SHS, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bentworth SHS public or private?
Bentworth SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bentworth SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.