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What's one thing Central Bucks HS-West gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,391
High
DISTRICT 1,495 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL BUCKS SD·NCES 420531001043
Central Bucks HS-West
375 W Court St, Doylestown, PA 18901 · (267) 893-2500 · Bucks County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,391 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest 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
14.0:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
233 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 | 424 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 462 | 33% |
| Grade 12 | 505 | 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
82.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
70.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.1% | 70.4% |
| 2023-24 | 80.4% | 62.9% |
% 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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-West
Central Bucks HS-West's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bucks HS-West this school | 1,391 | 16.8% | 73.3% |
| Downingtown HS West Campus Downingtown | 1,796 | 18.9% | 71.8% |
| Mt Lebanon SHS Pittsburgh | 1,772 | 18.7% | 86.6% |
| Penncrest High School Media | 1,255 | 20.7% | 77.1% |
| Fox Chapel Area High School Pittsburgh | 1,360 | 22.6% | 89.8% |
| Central Bucks HS-East Doylestown | 1,374 | 9.5% | 80.7% |
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-West ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #51 of 576 | #5 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #46 of 626 ▲ 28 | #5 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #52 of 626 ▲ 28 | #3 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,391 | #89 of 713 | #12 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #309 of 601 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #268 of 604 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.8% | #600 of 619 | #14 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #256 of 373 | #7 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
1,391
-100 (-7%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,163
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 1,391 | 99.4 | 14.0:1 | 17% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 1,465 | 98.4 | 14.9:1 | 16% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 1,504 | 100.1 | 15.0:1 | 12% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 1,491 | 98 | 15.2:1 | 9% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 1,482 | 96.1 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,451 | 85 | 17.1:1 | 8% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 1,469 | 89 | 16.5:1 | 8% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 1,821 | 92 | 19.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 1,163 | 64 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Bucks HS-West.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,482 to 1,391); teachers up 3% (96.1 to 99.4).
About Central Bucks HS-West
Central Bucks HS-West runs as a high-enrollment high school in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The school teaches grades 10 through 12 and enrolls 1,391 students. That puts enrollment 88% bigger than the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Central Bucks SD counts 16,879 students in its 23 schools, and Central Bucks HS-West is one of them.
The share of students at Central Bucks HS-West who are White is 81%. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Bucks County residents are about 81% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 34%.
There are 99.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.0:1. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Of all students at Central Bucks HS-West, 17% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in Bucks County is 23 points.
Central Bucks HS-West holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Central Bucks HS-West posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 73.3%, compared with a predicted 70.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Bucks County show the median household earns about $114,764 a year, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Central Bucks HS-West, Bucks County has 123 public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Lenape Middle School, is the closest to Central Bucks HS-West. Central Bucks HS-West has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 74.8% proficiency; Central Bucks HS-West posts 73.3%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 1,491 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 1,391 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 14.0 students per teacher, compared with 15.2 in 2020-21.
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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-EastHigh · 1,374 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-EastHigh · 1,374 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
- Lenape Middle School0.3 mi · 779
- Doyle Elementary School0.5 mi · 409
- Linden Elementary School1.3 mi · 353
- Kutz Elementary School1.4 mi · 436
- Bridge Valley Elementary School3.0 mi · 617
- Pine Run Elementary School3.1 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Central Bucks HS-WestWhat is the total enrollment at Central Bucks HS-West?
Central Bucks HS-West enrolls approximately 1,391 students in grades 10-12.
Is Central Bucks HS-West an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Bucks HS-West is a high school covering grades 10-12.
How many teachers does Central Bucks HS-West have?
Central Bucks HS-West employs 99 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Central Bucks HS-West?
Student demographics at Central Bucks HS-West are roughly 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Bucks HS-West?
Central Bucks HS-West is overseen by Central Bucks SD in Bucks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.