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Enrollment
457
High
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420408004818
Brownsville Area High School
One Falcon Drive, Brownsville, PA 15417 · (724) 785-8200 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
425 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 141 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 129 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 21% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 Brownsville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
17.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 26.2% |
% 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Brownsville Area High School
Brownsville Area High School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville Area High School this school | 457 | 93.0% | 33.5% |
| Lawrence County Career and Technical Center New Castle | 418 | 94.0% | 31.8% |
| New Brighton Area High School New Brighton | 382 | 98.2% | 45.4% |
| Iroquois JSHS Erie | 560 | 97.9% | 47.6% |
| Reynolds JSHS Greenville | 426 | 94.8% | 46.9% |
| Shenango High School New Castle | 449 | 96.2% | 57.5% |
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 Brownsville Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #474 of 576 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #510 of 626 ▼ 79 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #475 of 626 ▲ 49 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #437 of 713 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #456 of 601 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #252 of 604 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #232 of 619 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #322 of 373 | #6 of 6 |
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
457
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 795
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 457 | 29.1 | 15.7:1 | 93% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 31.3 | 13.6:1 | 100% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 30.5 | 14.2:1 | 77% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 66% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 34.5 | 13.7:1 | 45% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 60% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 59% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 44% (309) |
| 1990-91 | 795 | 46 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brownsville Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (471 to 457); teachers down 16% (34.5 to 29.1).
About Brownsville Area High School
Brownsville Area High School sits in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, and is classified as a high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 457 students. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 38% smaller than that.
Besides Brownsville Area High School, Brownsville Area SD runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 1,403 students.
Brownsville Area High School's enrollment is 79% White. Next come 13% multiracial, 6% Black, and 2% Hispanic. That compares with about 90% White among all Fayette County residents. By the diversity index, Brownsville Area High School comes in at 36%.
Federal staffing data show 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Brownsville Area High School and a ratio of 15.7:1. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 93% of students. That is close to the 92% average for public schools in Fayette County.
allk12 grades Brownsville Area High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 37.7%. Brownsville Area High School scores 33.5%.
Among Fayette County residents, median household income is about $58,236, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 39 public schools in Fayette County, with a combined enrollment of about 15,340.
The next-closest public school is Brownsville Area Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Brownsville Area High School at 6th of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Brownsville Area High School is Rural: Fringe.
Brownsville Area High School had 431 students in 2020-21 and 457 in 2024-25, a 6% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.9:1 in 2020-21, and 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Brownsville Area High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brownsville Area SD
- Brownsville Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Brownsville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 329 students
Other schools in Brownsville
- Brownsville Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Brownsville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 329 students
Nearby schools
- Brownsville Area Middle School0.1 mi · 329
- Brownsville Area Elementary School0.1 mi · 617
- California Area Middle School3.2 mi · 158
- California Area SHS3.2 mi · 290
- California Area Elementary School3.3 mi · 485
- California Academy of Learning CS3.3 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About Brownsville Area High SchoolHow many students attend Brownsville Area High School?
Brownsville Area High School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Brownsville Area High School serve?
Brownsville Area High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Brownsville Area High School have?
Brownsville Area High School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brownsville Area High School?
At Brownsville Area High School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 2% Hispanic, 6% Black, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Brownsville Area High School?
Brownsville Area High School is overseen by Brownsville Area SD in Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.