Enrollment
318
High
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRISTOL BOROUGH SD·NCES 420420001014
Bristol High School
1801 Wilson Avenue, Bristol, PA 19007 · (215) 781-1000 · Bucks County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
243 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 82 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 75 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 25% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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 Bristol Borough SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.7% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 29.2% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Bristol High School
Bristol High School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol High School this school | 318 | 76.4% | 38.9% |
| Hanover SHS Hanover | 578 | 66.6% | 51.4% |
| Center for Student Learning CS at Pennsbury Levittown | 170 | 88.8% | 20.5% |
| Cornell High School Coraopolis | 252 | 95.6% | 23.9% |
| Carbondale Area JSHS Carbondale | 736 | 65.9% | 29.8% |
| Jim Thorpe Area High School Jim Thorpe | 490 | 61.4% | 55.9% |
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 Bristol High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #441 of 576 | #14 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #367 of 626 ▲ 35 | #13 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #306 of 626 ▲ 160 | #14 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #541 of 713 | #17 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #176 of 601 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #42 of 604 | #4 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #262 of 619 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #57 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
318
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 318 | 25.3 | 12.6:1 | 76% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 24.5 | 13.3:1 | 75% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 73% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 68% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 24 | 11.5:1 | 72% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 25 | 13.1:1 | 72% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 29 | 12.4:1 | 59% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 41% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 623 | 42 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bristol High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (277 to 318); teachers up 5% (24 to 25.3).
About Bristol High School
Bristol High School is a high school in Bristol, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. Total enrollment is 318 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 738 students on average.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Bristol Borough SD totals 1,128 students.
White students make up 48% of enrollment at Bristol High School, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Bucks County's population at about 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 12.6:1 is based on 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 76%. It compares with 40% for public schools in Bucks County.
Test results at Bristol High School are 6.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (38.9% actual, 44.8% predicted).
In Bucks County, median household income comes to about $114,764, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Bucks County counts 123 public schools with about 81,956 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Bristol Middle School, is the closest to Bristol High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 31.4%, lower than Bristol High School's 38.9%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 321 to 318, a small change. By 2024-25, the school had 12.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.6 in 2020-21.
People who know Bristol High School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bristol Borough SD
- Warren Snyder-John Girotti Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Bristol Middle SchoolMiddle · 187 students
Other schools in Bristol
- Warren Snyder-John Girotti Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Bristol Middle SchoolMiddle · 187 students
Other Bristol High schools
One other US public school is named Bristol High. Bristol High School is the largest of the 2.
- Bristol High SchoolBristolville, OH · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Bristol Middle School0.0 mi · 187
- Warren Snyder-John Girotti Elementary School0.9 mi · 623
- Truman SHS2.0 mi · 1,626
- Captain James Lawrence Elementary School2.1 mi · 229
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School2.1 mi · 754
- Mill Creek Elementary School2.2 mi · 974
Frequently asked questions
About Bristol High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bristol High School?
Bristol High School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bristol High School serve?
Bristol High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bristol High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bristol High School is approximately 12.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bristol High School?
Bristol High School reports a student body of 48% White, 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Bristol High School in?
Bristol High School is part of Bristol Borough SD.
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