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Enrollment
1,374
High
DISTRICT 1,495 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL BUCKS SD·NCES 420531005133
Central Bucks HS-East
2804 Holicong Rd, Doylestown, PA 18902 · (267) 893-2300 · Bucks County
GRADES 10–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,374 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A+Test 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
14.6:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
130 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 10 | 443 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 440 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 491 | 36% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
85.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
77.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.8% | 77.6% |
| 2023-24 | 84.5% | 69.2% |
% 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
80.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Central Bucks HS-East
Central Bucks HS-East's state test result (80.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bucks HS-East this school | 1,374 | 9.5% | 80.7% |
| Pine-Richland High School Gibsonia | 1,449 | 9.7% | 85.6% |
| Central Bucks HS-West Doylestown | 1,391 | 16.8% | 73.3% |
| Abington Heights High School Clarks Summit | 1,115 | 1.3% | 77.5% |
| Downingtown HS West Campus Downingtown | 1,796 | 18.9% | 71.8% |
| Mt Lebanon SHS Pittsburgh | 1,772 | 18.7% | 86.6% |
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 Central Bucks HS-East ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #21 of 576 | #2 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #20 of 626 ▲ 22 | #2 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #37 of 626 ▲ 15 | #2 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,374 | #95 of 713 | #13 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #377 of 601 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #267 of 604 | #13 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.5% | #614 of 619 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #174 of 373 | #3 of 12 |
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
1,374
-124 (-8%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,143
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 1,374 | 94.3 | 14.6:1 | 9% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 1,340 | 91.2 | 14.7:1 | 10% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 1,365 | 90.3 | 15.1:1 | 7% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 1,498 | 98 | 15.3:1 | 6% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 1,533 | 96.1 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,644 | 97 | 16.9:1 | 4% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 1,633 | 95 | 17.2:1 | 2% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 1,760 | 87 | 20.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 1,143 | 65 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Bucks HS-East.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,533 to 1,374); teachers down 2% (96.1 to 94.3).
About Central Bucks HS-East
Central Bucks HS-East is the name of a large high school in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The school's 1,374 students are in grades 10 through 12. Enrollment is 86% higher than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 738.
Central Bucks HS-East is one of the 23 schools that make up Central Bucks SD (16,879 students in total).
White students are the large majority at Central Bucks HS-East, with 81% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Bucks County as a whole is similar, at about 81%. By the diversity index, Central Bucks HS-East comes in at 34%.
The count of teachers at Central Bucks HS-East is 94.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. Around 9% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bucks County is 40%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Central Bucks HS-East receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Central Bucks HS-East's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (80.7%) and its predicted rate (73.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Across Bucks County, median household income is about $114,764, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Central Bucks HS-East is among the 123 public schools in Bucks County.
Holicong Middle School is located about 0.2 miles from Central Bucks HS-East. Central Bucks HS-East has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Central Bucks HS-East's average proficiency of 80.7% compares with 75.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 1,498 in 2020-21 and 1,374 in 2024-25, a decrease of 124 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Central Bucks HS-East. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Central Bucks SD
- Central Bucks HS-SouthHigh · 1,719 students
- Central Bucks HS-WestHigh · 1,391 students
- Holicong Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Tamanend Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Tohickon Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Unami Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
Other schools in Doylestown
- Central Bucks HS-WestHigh · 1,391 students
- Holicong Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Tohickon Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Lenape Middle SchoolMiddle · 779 students
- Groveland Elementary SchoolElementary · 763 students
- Cold Spring Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
Nearby schools
- Holicong Middle School0.2 mi · 907
- Buckingham Elementary School1.3 mi · 442
- Cold Spring Elementary School2.4 mi · 470
- Linden Elementary School3.6 mi · 353
- New Hope-Solebury Lower Elementary School3.9 mi · 230
- Gayman Elementary School4.0 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Central Bucks HS-EastHow many students attend Central Bucks HS-East?
Central Bucks HS-East enrolls approximately 1,374 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does Central Bucks HS-East serve?
Central Bucks HS-East serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Central Bucks HS-East?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Central Bucks HS-East.
What is the student diversity at Central Bucks HS-East?
Student demographics at Central Bucks HS-East are roughly 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Central Bucks HS-East in?
Central Bucks HS-East is part of Central Bucks SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.